Mobile

This text message called the ‘Unicode of Death’ will crash your iPhone

The scariest line of characters on the internet right now makes absolutely no sense, but will crash your iPhone nonetheless. Word on the web…

Lenovo: why the world’s biggest PC maker isn’t really a PC company any more

Lenovo is an anomaly in the PC space. While the market as a whole has struggled with declining growth, the Chinese tech giant has…

Live video streaming for everyone as Periscope finally comes to Android

It has taken two months for Periscope to arrive on Android but it is finally here. The Twitter-owned live video streaming app has had…

5 reasons an enterprise driven omni-channel strategy should empower the mobile workforce

More and more South African companies across industries are talking about building Omni-channel strategies and infrastructures to give customers a consistent experience at every…

Factory resetting your Android won’t erase all your data, study finds

Apparently reseting your Android phone to its default factory is not safe. A study from Cambridge University found out that people could still recover…

6 things adland needs to know about SA’s smartphone space

Cheap smartphones are reshaping consumer behaviour in South Africa faster than many realise. Here’s how to position your brand at the forefront of the…

Spotify introduces adaptable songs for runners, videos and audio clips

Spotify has introduced its coolest feature yet. From now on, runners can listen to music that adapts to the speed of their running. Spotify…

Lenovo sells more phones and tablets than PCs for first time

If you’re in the hardware game, it might not be a bad idea to pay very close attention to Lenovo. The Chinese company is…

BlackBerry looking for buyers as it runs out of options

Reception to this announcement will probably be divided. Some will be delighted that BlackBerry is finally ready to sell itself, seemingly for parts while…

New study claims cellphone use doesn’t increase driving accident numbers

Look, using your cellphone while driving is dangerous. No one who’s ever tried to send a text message while behind the wheel can claim…

Think your smartphone’s safe? Here’s how to be sure

The smartphone has evolved from a device owned by the few to an essential item owned by the many. Emails, movies, news, social media…

Mobile messaging campaigns: why you need to look beyond the obvious

Very often when we think about mobile; we confine ourselves to think about MMS, SMS and then, by extension, email. These are the traditional…

Google finally brings out tool to help you find your lost Android

This has been a long time coming. Google is set to release a series of updates that will help you find your lost or…

Mobile paid search is seriously winning: here’s how

As we use our tablets and mobile phones more and more in everyday life; advertisers have to follow us. To illustrate my point; over…

Mobile video gets massive: China’s Youku hits 200m daily mobile views

It’s mobile, mobile, mobile with China’s video sites these days as they chase China’s middle-income web users onto tablets and smartphones. Today Youku (NYSE:YOKU)…

5 ways to beat the bad guys in the mobile online space

Be honest; no one’s judging you. Have you ever surfed for porn on your mobile device? Downloaded an app from an unfamiliar website? Clicked…

How to decide if you need a responsive or mobi site: an illustrated guide

Talking about digital marketing we generally recognise mobile is king, but with the many different options available in the mobile game, it remains an…

Samsung, Apple see mobile dominance slip as smaller players rise up

Samsung and Apple have been sitting pretty at the top of the smartphone pile for quite a while now. And while they look set…

iOS still killing it with mobile ads, US owns mobile transactions

When it comes to mobile ads, iOS is still raking in the biggest revenues, with the iPhone’s takings alone beating those of Android as…

Indonesia considers fining BlackBerry $1.5 million for future BBM outages

After successfully bullying BlackBerry to block porn access from its devices, the Indonesian government now thinks it might be a good idea to fine…

4 potential pitfalls of mobile app development and how to avoid them

Mobile development has come a long way in the last few years and it continues to evolve at a rapid pace with the constant…

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