Mobile

75 of the biggest mobile innovations of 2015

Global mobile trade body, Mobile Ecosystem Forum, has revealed the finalists for the 12th annual Meffys – the international awards for recognising commercial success…

How GIFs are affecting mobile messaging

The world continues to attempt to develop quicker and shorter methods to present information and emotions to others. One of the latest, most powerful…

The ‘so what’ marketing analysis on the growth of mobile in South Africa

It’s an obvious truth that South African mobile penetration is at an all-time high. The Cape Times has just reported a 100% rise in…

Google Maps takes a giant step into Zomato’s territory with individual restaurant recommendations

Google Maps has always been about giving users more than detailed directions, and now it seems to be heading into Zomato’s territory. The internet…

We’re about to start using wireless mobile chargers in a big way

It’s been a while since a mobile manufacturer made a big deal about wireless chargers, but apparently they’re about to become a lot more…

MoneyGram, Vodacom give Tanzanians a new way to receive funds directly into mobile accounts

MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer and payment services, and Vodacom, an African mobile communications company, have announced that Vodacom subscribers in…

Microsoft’s Cortana now available on Android in public beta

First announced in May this year, Microsoft has finally launched Cortana for Android devices in public beta. Some of the digital assistant’s features include searching…

Windows Phone, Windows 8.x updates show Microsoft confident in platform

Forget any suggestions of retrenchments and screw anyone who thinks forking to Android would be a good idea. That seems to be the message…

Huawei’s sub-$70 smartphone shows MTN’s $50 Steppa gamble’s already paying off

If MTN needed any vindication that its gamble to launch a sub US$50 MTN-branded smartphone will pay off, here it is: Chinese manufacturer Huawei…

How Chinese New Year changed how people use their mobiles

Everything’s getting back to normal in China as the New Year festivities dwindle to a halt. The daily lives of Chinese people dramatically break…

After a clone onslaught, Google and Apple are rejecting ‘Flappy’ games

When Flappy Bird‘s creator decided to pull his hit game from the app stores, developers around the world sprang into action to fill the…

MTN answers #Neknomination by giving users free Wikipedia access

The pupils of Sinenjongo High School in Cape Town have been lobbying for South Africa’s mobile operators to provide the country with free Wikipedia…

5 things we now know about smartphones and the ‘second screen’

The smartphone has changed the way we do a lot of things, from consuming online content to communicating and taking photos on the fly….

At what point does HTC stop making phones, shut down and return money to shareholders?

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC believes the middle-market will help it return to profitability this year. But the signs aren’t pretty. Sales have fallen year-on-year…

Flappy Bird’s indie developer has taken his crazy popular game down. Seriously

It was a story that made headlines around the world: an indie developer from Vietnam somehow cooked up the latest smash hit mobile game,…

MTN’s $50 Steppa smartphone changes (almost) everything

It’s been astonishing to see how quickly mobile operator MTN’s Steppa smartphone has been written off, when the devices have hardly made it to…

India’s massive online population keeps growing, looks set to hit 243-million

Cheaper internet plans and devices made 2013 a catalyst year in terms of increasing internet penetration and number of web users in India. Internet…

Woah. Chat app Line now makes more money than any other non-game app

Japanese chat juggernaut Line‘s active user count might be an enigma, but the latest edition of the App Annie Index shows outside of games, Line was the…

Have sluggish smartphone sales left Samsung singing the blues?

The results are in and reveal that Samsung had a fairly torrid fourth quarter of 2014. Smartphone competition has kicked in, and in its most…

Patents, Samsung wins and enterprise: 5 views on the Lenovo Motorola deal

Two and a half years after buying Motorola Mobility for US$12.5-billion, Google has sold the handset maker to Chinese tech giant Lenovo for just…

It’s official: Facebook now makes more than half its ad money from mobile

Wondering how much cash Zuck and company are raking in from those little ads they keep sticking into the Newsfeed of your Facebook app?…

Tablet wars: Samsung and Lenovo keep growing as Apple stagnates

IDC’s latest Q4 2013 report of global tablet shipments showed only Lenovo and Samsung increased their market share among the top five brands. Apple…

Samsung owning numbers game as smartphone shipments go past 1bn

Turns out 2013 was a landmark year for smartphones. Not because any particularly amazing models were launched, things were actually pretty slow on that…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves