Mobile

Banking Africa’s unbanked — time for a reality check

Plenty of progress has been made on increasing the size of Africa’s banked population. The trouble is, from the amount of noise that is…

Mobile adspend set to top $105bn by 2019

It’s difficult to overstate the importance of mobile. According to GSMA, there are currently around 3.6-billion unique mobile subscribers around the globe, with another…

China sees its first smartphone shipment decrease in six years

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), smartphone shipments in the last quarter decreased for the first time in six years in China, one of…

5 ways to keep your mobile devices secure

It seems like every time you turn on the news lately, there are more stories of companies having their data stolen or corporate networks…

Mobile marketing’s consumer success shows why it has massive B2B potential

The success of mobile marketing with consumers makes this a potentially valuable asset in B2B communications. But there are some important rules that must…

Uber’s $3bn bid for Nokia’s Here Maps is the one you want to be successful

According to the New York Times, Uber is rumoured to have put a bid for Here, Nokia’s mapping product. This is great news, not…

The Snapscan effect: how mobile payments made QR codes relevant in South Africa

Flash back a few years and things weren’t looking great for QR codes. The Matrix barcode, first designed for the automotive industry in Japan,…

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…

42 brilliant mobile marketing campaigns [Cannes Lions]

There was a time when mobile marketing meant sending someone out onto the street with a sandwich board with your latest special printed on…

Is FNB set to become South Africa’s next mobile operator?

Is the world’s most innovative bank getting ready to launch its own mobile network? That answer may be yes, according to reports which suggest…

Workflow on the go: how to bring your office to your mobile

Are you busy meeting clients all day? Do you have an important conference to attend for the remainder of the week? Five years ago,…

Absa launches mobile cash rewards system

African banking giant Absa today launched a new programme which will allow South African customers on its mobile rewards scheme to redeem cash rewards…

Africa to fall from top spot as global mobile payments pass $235bn

Africa has led the world in mobile payments from the very start. A lack of wired infrastructure and large numbers of unbanked people with…

Why BlackBerry, Microsoft’s desperate scrap for third place is so important

Few people remember third place. Whether in sport, science or business, there’s little glory attached to the bronze medal. But two multinational giants, BlackBerry…

How China’s top video site is fighting mobile piracy

After merging into one company last year, Youku Tudou further established itself as China’s top online video business with its two sites. Combining user-generated…

BlackBerry Messenger is headed to Android and iOS: but can it compete?

Finally. After years of rumours and cries for a cross-platform service, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is headed to phones that don’t carry the company’s logo….

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