Mobile

BlackBerry sues Snap Inc’s Snapchat for patent infringement

BlackBerry’s back at it again. Not content with simply suing Facebook-owned WhatsApp for alleged patent infringement this year, BlackBerry is now suing Snap Inc’s…

MTN debuts airtime-doubling ‘100% BONUS Starter Pack’

MTN is this week debuting a new starter pack in South Africa with a value-added twist, just ahead of the 1 April 2018 VAT…

Zando’s apps, mobile site traffic is now zero-rated on Vodacom

African fashion retailer Zando’s apps and mobile site is now zero-rated on Vodacom’s networks, the company announced on Wednesday. The agreement means that prepaid…

Microsoft teases ‘lighter’ version of Skype for Android, but is it Skype Lite?

According to a new blog post by The Skype Team (great pre-2000 teen punk band name), Skype for Android will receive a “new optimized…

The Moon is getting its own 4G network in 2019

I only just got 4G LTE in my area, but noooo, serving the planet Earth is just too damn boring for some companies. Four…

These are MTN’s new customer care, airtime balance numbers

Keeping in tune a new ICASA regulation, MTN will ditch its old airtime balance check number, voicemail numbers and customer care numbers (short codes)…

Why are children driving touch screen sales?

Renowned educator, Maria Montessori once said, “The hands are the instruments of a man’s intelligence.” Given that she lived around the turn of the…

Don’t know which Android you should have? Google thinks it does

Buying a new smartphone can be difficult. Even if you buy something low-end, you’re likely to be outlaying a fairly significant amount of capital….

Instagram opens feed to businesses to increase revenues

Instagram has expanded its ad product offering as it looks become a financially viable entity. The Facebook-owned company announced on its blog that it…

Why you should consider replacing airtime giveaways with sponsored call marketing

Many brands are finding that instant airtime giveaways are a fantastic marketing product to drive engagement with consumers. It’s an instant reward that the…

Your move Apple Music: Spotify completes new funding round

Spotify just closed its latest financing round, a day after Apple launched Apple Music. TeliaSonera, a Swedish mobile network operator company, had bought a…

Messaging traffic is exploding but it’s making less money than ever

If you want to message someone today, you’re not exactly short on options. Where you would once have been limited to SMS and then…

New study reveals long form’s where it’s at when it comes to mobile video

Anyone who’s watched the space over the past few years knows that mobile video is big and only getting bigger. Until now though, the…

South Africans are increasingly miffed with their mobile operators

If you find yourself increasingly annoyed with your mobile operator, then you can at least take solace in the fact that you’re not alone….

Uber is testing a cash payment option in Nairobi

Uber has launched a cash payment system in Nairobi, Kenya. Uber has been operating with a credit card-based system, a strategy that made sense…

iStore iPhoneography competition now open

The iStore’s iPhoneography competition is back and you can enter now. Apple has launched two campaigns to showcase the camera prowess of the iPhone…

Vendors shipped 11.4m wearables in the first quarter of 2015

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), vendors shipped a total of 11.4-million wearables in the first quarter of 2015. Fitbit shipped the most…

FNB confirms mobile network plans

This has been coming for a while. South African banking giant FNB has confirmed plans to launch its own mobile network, with SIM cards…

Beyond the mobile phone: 112m cellular-enabled devices to ship in 2015

It’s no secret that we live in a mobile world. According to the latest stats from VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, there are…

Pinterest introduces ‘buyable pins’, making it possible to make purchases within the app

Pinterest has revealed a new feature that will see users buying things, all within the app without leaving the platform. The feature, ‘buyable pins’,…

Will crucial partnerships help drive Android Pay’s ecosystem?

Android Pay has officially introduced at Google’s I/O conference in San Fransisco. While the “simple and secure” mobile payment solution has been in the…

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…

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