Mobile

Live video streaming for everyone as Periscope finally comes to Android

It has taken two months for Periscope to arrive on Android but it is finally here. The Twitter-owned live video streaming app has had…

5 reasons an enterprise driven omni-channel strategy should empower the mobile workforce

More and more South African companies across industries are talking about building Omni-channel strategies and infrastructures to give customers a consistent experience at every…

Factory resetting your Android won’t erase all your data, study finds

Apparently reseting your Android phone to its default factory is not safe. A study from Cambridge University found out that people could still recover…

6 things adland needs to know about SA’s smartphone space

Cheap smartphones are reshaping consumer behaviour in South Africa faster than many realise. Here’s how to position your brand at the forefront of the…

Spotify introduces adaptable songs for runners, videos and audio clips

Spotify has introduced its coolest feature yet. From now on, runners can listen to music that adapts to the speed of their running. Spotify…

Worldwide mobile data usage expected to double over the next four years

According to a new research by Juniper Research, data mobile traffic generated by smartphones, featurephones and tablets will double over the next four years,…

Google Fit receives an update, now estimates distance and calories burned

Google Fit has received an update and can now estimate distance and calories burned. The LG Health has this feature so Google Fit is…

Mobile video gets massive: China’s Youku hits 200m daily mobile views

It’s mobile, mobile, mobile with China’s video sites these days as they chase China’s middle-income web users onto tablets and smartphones. Today Youku (NYSE:YOKU)…

5 ways to beat the bad guys in the mobile online space

Be honest; no one’s judging you. Have you ever surfed for porn on your mobile device? Downloaded an app from an unfamiliar website? Clicked…

How to decide if you need a responsive or mobi site: an illustrated guide

Talking about digital marketing we generally recognise mobile is king, but with the many different options available in the mobile game, it remains an…

Samsung, Apple see mobile dominance slip as smaller players rise up

Samsung and Apple have been sitting pretty at the top of the smartphone pile for quite a while now. And while they look set…

iOS still killing it with mobile ads, US owns mobile transactions

When it comes to mobile ads, iOS is still raking in the biggest revenues, with the iPhone’s takings alone beating those of Android as…

Indonesia considers fining BlackBerry $1.5 million for future BBM outages

After successfully bullying BlackBerry to block porn access from its devices, the Indonesian government now thinks it might be a good idea to fine…

4 potential pitfalls of mobile app development and how to avoid them

Mobile development has come a long way in the last few years and it continues to evolve at a rapid pace with the constant…

Global mobile ad revenue to hit $9bn in 2013 after massive 2012 surge

If for some reason you still have doubts about the mobile advertising game, this should put them firmly to rest. Global mobile advertising revenues…

Foursquare takes aim at feature phone market with new Nokia S40 app

This is interesting. Location-based social outfit Foursquare has launched a version of its app for Nokia Series 40 phones, suggesting that it’s looking to…

Jelly Bean overtakes Gingerbread as most popular Android version (finally)

Yep, Android users are moving on: Google’s latest refresh of stats for developers shows that dear old Gingerbread is no longer running on the…

Interest, engagement, loyalty: mobile marketing in the mainstream

In a fragmented media landscape, companies have to fight for consumers’ attention. It’s time for companies to rethink how they connect with their customers….

Samsung set for record Q2 but likely to miss analyst predictions

It might have the lion’s share of the global smartphone market, and it may be about to announce record profits for Q2, but some…

BlackBerry’s fruit falls despite healthy predictions

After launching its new BlackBerry 10 series to take on the dominant players in the smartphone market, investors are unimpressed, with the company’s shares…

Smartphones on the cusp of overtaking feature phones in Thailand

Thailand has been known to be a huge feature phone market, just like Indonesia. However, a release published by GfK Retail and Technology Asia…

The mobile payments space is accelerating: here’s how

Did you know that there are 5-billion mobile subscribers around the globe? And that in developed markets like America more than half of all…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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