Mobile

Shazam now allows users to see what their favourite artists are listening to

Shazam has released a new update to its app that allows fans to discover music from about 30 famous artists. Starting today, Shazam users…

Facebook to partner with Cell C for free internet in SA

It was only a matter of time before Facebook launched its free internet service in South Africa, but it can now be confirmed that…

Social media, messaging apps driving global mobile money adoption

It’s hardly news that mobile is important to emerging economies. Stories of those countries lepfrogging older technologies have been told so many times that…

Our mobile future will be driven by WiFi

If you live in a place where mobile data is at a premium, then you’ll know all too well how important WiFi access is….

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….

In one day, BBM for Android and iPhone was downloaded 10 million times

Yes, we knew the launch of BlackBerry’s popular chat app on Android and iPhone was going to be big — c’mon, the unreleased version…

Windows Phone fans rejoice: Instagram set to arrive in ‘coming weeks’

This should have Windows Phone users jumping up and down in their seats with excitement. Instagram is officially coming to the platform, with its…

BlackBerry: 5m people downloaded BBM for iOS, Android in first 8 hours

As a company, BlackBerry might be in dire shape, but it’s clear that people are still incredibly hungry for its proprietary messaging system BBM….

BlackBerry finally rolling out BBM for Android and iOS today

Guess what BBM fans? After many toils it seems BlackBerry is ready to roll out its messenger service for Android and iOS. “This is…

How Google clamps down on Android’s open-source: the key is Google apps

Google is often seen as the good guy of the big corporations operating in the world today. Its informal motto is “Don’t be evil”…

BlackBerry, HTC squeezed tightest in consolidating mobile market

Announcements by BlackBerry and HTC show the two companies are feeling the pressure and are likely to be increasingly marginalised into the future as…

65 incredible examples of mobile innovation: Meffy finalists announced

Innovation, tech and the best in mobile development from 5 continents. Sixty five nominees in 13 categories from 25 countries around the world. Yep,…

Unseating Samsung: who has the stones to depose mobile’s current king?

On its relatively speedy ascent to the position as the world’s biggest phone maker, Samsung has crushed practically every incumbent and all new comers….

BlackBerry goes with newspaper ads in bid to reassure world of its future

All the doomsayers are wrong. Everything’s fine, promise. That’s the message BlackBerry’s been trying to spread with a series of full-page newspaper ads placed…

There’s growth in the global ad industry, but massive problems with mobile ads

Ingrid Lunden reports on the latest forecast on global advertising markets from advertising agency ZenithOptimedia. Global ad spend in 2013 will see steady growth…

Massive risks for operators, consumers as BlackBerry faces a death spiral

The only certainty about BlackBerry’s future is that it’s completely uncertain. Yes, there’s a buyout offer on the table from Fairfax Financial Holdings under…

Cheap smartphones set to flourish as high-end devices stagnate [Report]

Apple may be selling the iPhone 5S in record numbers, but within the next five years it could be smartphones at the bottom end…

BlackBerry delays release of financial information amid Fairfax negotiations

For all the trouble surrounding BlackBerry, its management is not made up of fools. A conference call scheduled for Friday with analysts and investors,…

It looks like BlackBerry has finally blown it

I am an ardent fan of BlackBerry and its latest offerings, based on BlackBerry OS 10, were some of the easiest to use (and…

TouchID was hacked, is two-factor authentication mobile security’s future?

Fingerprint security — while it may appear to be the most “high-tech” means of protecting access to secure information (every lab in a movie…

iMessage app for Android removed after security concerns

An app that lets users send and receive messages using Apple’s iMessage service on Android devices sounds cool right? But it’s also very fishy….

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