Programs & Apps

Ollie Health: South Africa gets first virtual healthcare appointment app

The first virtual healthcare booking app for South Africa has launched, bringing locals a new way to book virtual appointments with healthcare professionals. The…

Google Photos ending unlimited free storage

Google Photos, Google’s gallery and cloud storage app, will end its unlimited free storage policy — requiring users to pay for extra storage when…

Pick n Pay launches digital receipts for Smart Shoppers

Pick n Pay will be reducing its use of paper with a new digital receipts initiative for Smart Shopper cardholders nationwide. This new initiative,…

Here are the winners of the 2020 MTN Business App of the Year Awards

The winners of this year’s MTN Business App of the Year Awards have been named — with South African financial apps, education apps, and…

Apple leans into TikTok format with new Clips video editor update

Apple has its eyes firmly set on the short-form video market as it rolled out “its biggest update” for its video creation app, Clips,…

Local team wins $5000 from Microsoft to tackle GBV in South Africa

Microsoft has announced the winners of its Safe@Home hackathon, with the winning team receiving $5000 from the company to further develop their solution. The…

Capitec brings shares investment platform EasyEquities to app

Capitec has brought the EasyEquities investing platform to its banking app to help clients invest in shares in South Africa and the USA. The…

Instagram adds a new camera ‘Create’ tool with GIF support

Instagram on Tuesday revealed a redesigned version of its in-app camera, which includes the platform’s new Create tool for Instagram Stories. Making the announcement via…

Looks like you’ll be able to ‘theme’ WhatsApp’s upcoming dark mode

A report by WABetaInfo on Monday revealed new information about WhatsApp’s long-awaited dark mode for Android. After spotting the feature in development in April,…

Opera 64 blocks website trackers, brings enhanced web page saves

Opera 64 now blocks web trackers as you travel across the internet, and includes more useful ways to save web pages and websites. The…

Instagram is killing the underused and super creepy ‘following’ activity tab

Instagram is doing away with its “following” activity tab, a feature that allows you to see your followers activity on the platform. The invasive…

Instagram Threads: Facebook’s new ‘camera-first’ app for your closest friends

Facebook on Thursday officially revealed Instagram Threads, a new standalone “camera-first” app designed to keep Instagram friends connected. The app allows users to share…

Google Lens now features ‘style ideas’ to help you plan your looks

Google Lens can now help you put an outfit together with “style ideas”, a new feature that allows you to search for fashionable looks…

Uber Works is a new app that connects job seekers with employers

Uber on Wednesday announced the launch of a new app that gives job seekers and employers a platform to connect. Called Uber Works, the…

Google’s ‘Personal Safety’ app will detect car crashes, call 911 for you

A report by XDA Developers on Monday revealed that Google’s upcoming Pixel 4 smartphones will include a new “Personal Safety” app that can detect…

Google’s Android 10 (Go Edition) will be 10% faster and more ‘memory efficient’

Google on Wednesday revealed new improvements coming to Android 10 (Go Edition), the company’s operating system for entry-level smartphones. According to the company, Android 10…

Gmail is rolling out dark mode support to Android and iOS

Google on Tuesday announced the rollout of Gmail’s dark mode to both Android and iOS devices. The company teased the new theme in a…

Opera Mini browser adds offline file sharing using WiFi Direct

If you happen to use Opera Mini as your main smartphone browser, you can now also use it as a file transfer service. The…

You can now back up your Android phone from the Google One app

Google on Thursday announced that Google One, its premium cloud storage service, will soon let you back up your device to the cloud from…

Mozilla launches built-in VPN for Firefox Test Pilot programme

Mozilla on Tuesday officially launched the Firefox Private Network, its own built-in VPN, as part of the Firefox Test Pilot programme. The company first…

Google teases Play Pass release right before Apple confirms Apple Arcade launch

We first heard about Google Play Pass in early August when a report revealed that the subscription service from Google will offer Android users…

Some Google Play apps were infected by the ‘Joker’ virus, report reveals

A Trojan virus titled “the Joker” was last week found in 24 Google Play Store apps, a report by malware analyst Aleksejs Kuprins revealed via…

Truecaller now has 150m daily active users across the world

Truecaller now has over 150-million daily active users, the company announced last week. This comes after its announcement in April 2018, when it crossed…

ClawDBot: The AI That’s Quietly Taking Over South African WhatsApp

Crypto Enters 2026 With New Momentum And A Very Different Mood

Why South African Parents Are Turning Chores Into Games

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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