Mobile

Samsung will make fewer smartphone models next year

Samsung executives have confirmed that the company is betting on a more streamlined range of smart devices as it looks to claw back some…

Mobile networks can use device insights to boost their marketing efforts

Mobile marketing has long promised to be an extraordinarily effective way for networks to reach their customers with relevant, timely messages – but getting…

Survey reveals 80% of African consumers are annoyed by mobile marketing

New research conducted in South Africa and Nigeria by French research firm Ifop reveals that 80% of people feel annoyed when receiving unsolicited marketing…

Vodacom reports data usage increase in its interim results

The average volume of data that is consumed per smartphone on Vodacom’s network has jumped by 55.4 % to 336 MB/month year on year…

Sub-Saharan Africa will have half a billion mobile subscribers by 2020

Africa is a mobile continent. It’s something we’ve heard so often that it’s become a cliche. Like many cliches however it’s based in truth….

9 graphs that will give you new insight into Africa’s thriving mobile landscape

We love graphs. They are colourful, digestible and usually provide interesting, insightful data. Below are a couple of charts provided by GSMA’s latest report…

Meet Dau-Pesa, Tanzania’s new mobile money service

A new mobile transfer platform has been unveiled in Tanzania. Called Dau-Pesa, it is yet another affirmation that Mobile Money transfers still have a…

Android user? Your apps could be your weakest security link

According to the BBC, thousands of apps in the Play Store have failed in implementing standard scrambling systems, thus failing to protect bank accounts…

Android tablets increase in global sales… but it’s not what it seems

Apple iOS tablet sales are still on top in the world, but recent figures show that Android has made a considerable increase in sales….

iOS is the king of mobile advertising, Android worse than BlackBerry

If you want your mobile ads to pack real punch then they’d better be on iOS. And while Android might be installed on more…

Music service rara.com launches new apps, enters 7 new countries

UK-based music streaming service rara.com has announced that it has expanded to reach 27 countries worldwide — including South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong,…

What people really want from mobile money services in emerging markets

No bank account? That’s becoming less of a problem thanks to the proliferation of mobile money services which let you send cash and pay…

What are we doing to protect kids from the dangers of smartphones?

We live in a time when many four-year olds are able to pick up an iPad and operate it better than most adults, where…

Apps, OSes, and devices: how China’s mobile internet usage has grown

In the gradual but massive shift to the mobile internet, Asia is leading the way. The continent has seen 192.5% growth in mobile internet…

Samsung denies shortchanging Apple on LCD panels

In the already strenuous relationship between Apple and Samsung, the Korea Times reports that the Asian smartphone maker will be stopping its shipments of…

Worldsecond: the worldwide photo shoot at one point in time

Worldsecond, an app funded by aker of fine watches and pens Montblanc, aims to have a collective gathering of people from all over the…

Nokia Q3 report: misery, misery and more misery

The mood at Nokia’s Finnish headquarters must be pretty bleak today. The once-dominant mobile giant has announced its third quarter financial results and to…

Mobile overtakes desktop internet in China

When it comes to accessing the internet, mobile has a lot of advantages over traditional desktop PCs, particularly in emerging markets. Top of that…

Why has the genesis of the mobile wallet been so slow?

The mobile wallet has been touted as the next big thing for a number of years, so you would expect that by now the…

The new Aakash: Can India’s student tablet really make an impact again?

News recently dropped that the new version of the Aakash, India’s “student” version of a tablet computer, will launch on 11 November this year….

Apple and Samsung at it again… ding dong let’s get it on.

The Apple vs Samsung patent war is heating up again with the two tech giants once more trading punches. The US injunction that the…

India mobile sales to hit 250m in 2013, will be 326m by 2016

India is a mobile country. Earleir this year, it became the first country on the planet to have more people access the web via…

Ralph Simon: Memeburn talks mobile’s future with the ‘Father of the Ringtone’

Mobile is pretty big right now: it’s where people are innovating and it’s the common denominator device. Gartner predicts that by 2015 there will…

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