Mobile

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….

BlackBerry to be acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings for $4.7 billion

BlackBerry announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited for US$4.7-billion, pending due diligence. The conclusion of the…

BBM for iPhone and Android halted… for now

Things are not going well for BlackBerry this weekend. First it announced that it will be laying off around 4 500 members of staff…

Sorry China, Apple’s stopped taking iPhone 5S preorders from you

So much for the new iPhone being available in China early! It looks like many Chinese Apple fans will be forced to wait for…

BBM for iPhone, Android to save us from iMessage, WhatsApp on 21 September

While BlackBerry is rumoured to be pursuing a sale — to be wrapped up as quickly as November — and preparing another round of…

Honeycomb and Xoom: Just one look and then my heart went boom

I’m in love with Android Honeycomb and I want it right now. Google held a special event at its headquarters in Mountain View on…

‘Da Buzz’: How township youth use mobile technology

With the digital divide becoming somewhat smaller and significant numbers of young people having access to mobile technology, I was keen to find out…

The mobile banking race begins in Nigeria

Last week I got a visit from Peter Afam Emeleogu, an old contact from TED Africa in 2007. We’ve both been busy in the…

LG to unveil world’s first full 3D smartphone

LG will unveil the world’s first full 3D smartphone, the LG Optimus 3D handset, at the 2011 Mobile World Congress – offering consumers a…

TomTom delivers a world-class iPhone app and car kit [Review]

Last week, I received a mouth-watering package from the good folk at TomTom South Africa — an iPhone 4 and a Tom Tom car…

Top 10 most-downloaded free iPhone apps of all time

Just two and half years since its launch, the Apple App Store is about to clock in its 10 billionth download. This same feat…

The next great mobile wave, Bric by Bric

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — collectively known as the BRICs countries — represent the next great wave for both mobile telecommunications…

Facebook: The China challenge

A few weeks back Mark Zuckerburg was spotted in Beijing, strutting through the headquarters of Baidu – China’s dominant search engine and resident Google…

10 mobile trends to watch out for in 2011

Apple was the telecommunications industry’s flag-bearer during 2010, finally delivering on the promise of the “Year of the Mobile” — initially with its launch…

Android apps: ‘Manna from heaven’ for writers on the road

Not too long ago, journalists rushed off to a story armed only with pen and paper. They gathered information and scribbled down notes before…

In-car infotainment: Will Android dominate the new tech battleground?

Microsoft Windows Embedded Automotive is the infotainment OS of choice for today’s powerhouse car manufacturers such as Ford, Kia, Fiat and Nissan. If you’ve…

Google debuts real-time translator for Android phones

The barriers of language are coming down, as Google focuses its considerable computing power on its mobile Android platform. On Wednesday, the California internet-giant…

Africa’s mobile numbers, and where to find them

It’s not a big surprise to see Nokia’s Symbian operating system is the most popular in Africa. We all knew that, but it’s by…

Must-have Blackberry apps for the summer holidays

Summer holiday means long days, warm nights, and lots of travelling. To make your vacation more enjoyable we have selected a dozen of our…

Lessons on developing for the mobile world

Getting onto the mobile web is easy, right?. It’s just some slimmed down css and html, with a few new rules, such as the…

Are you looking for the best smartphone in the country?

According to Gartner, smartphone sales increased by 96 percent in the third quarter of 2010. Over 80-million of more than 400-million handsets sold over…

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