In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Is mCommerce the secret sauce for chat apps?
With the massive uptake in chat apps, there has been increasing news on how these services are monetizing their audiences – and who will…
Know me, be me: why your smartphone will soon be smarter than you
You’ve probably already noticed the change. Perhaps your favourite travel app scans your emails for your flight details and monitors if there’s a delay…
With Android KitKat, Google knows everything you do… and that’s scary
Android KitKat (4.4) is all about “connecting the next billion users”. That’s a lofty ideal from Google, and the fact that the new version…
Vodacom results show big data growth, 6.6m smartphones in SA
The mobile networks don’t have things as easy as they once did, particularly in emerging market countries like South Africa. As fixed line internet…