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Bookmarks 2015: record entries, digital power players dominate shortlist

IAB South Africa has announced the shortlist for its revamped Bookmarks Awards. The awards, which traditionally take place toward the end of the year,…

Rise of the Android: 1 billion devices shipped in 2014

Globally, the shipping of mobile phones has passed the one billion mark for annual shipments with 1. 28 billion devices in total passion from…

Online marketing done the smart way: save costs without scrimping on effectiveness

Web marketing has come a long way from the tacky, blinking banner ads on AOL and Yahoo to laser targeted ads delivered through search…

The legal view: what actions can Uber take when it comes to its impounded vehicles?

The recent controversy surrounding the impoundment of Uber affiliated taxis in Cape Town has highlighted the need for consumers to be more aware of…

Google Play may have more apps but iTunes is making way more money

A new report by AppAnnie — probably one of the most comprehensive application analytic firms out there — found that although Google Play apps…

LG’s annual financial report reveals $475 million profit

LG Electronics has posted its of 2014 financial results and they look a lot better than they have for a while. The South Korean…

Google Indoor Maps now in SA

South African Google Maps can now get directions for select indoor locations. The indoor areas that have been selected to be mapped by Google’s…

Free voice calls over Wi Fi comes to BBM in beta

While RIM is focusing on the BlackBerry 10 OS launch, a new feature for BBM users is also ready to roll. Free voice calls…

MEF launches Africa office to showcase mobile innovation

MEF, a global community for mobile content and commerce, has launched a dedicated African office to help promote mobile growth and showcase innovation on…

Africa to spend $18.5bn on mobile data by 2016

Mobile data is about to explode on the African continent. In fact, it could represent as much as US$18.5-billion in revenue across the continent…

Take a trip to Mars with Google Earth

The Context Camera (CTX) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been quite busy, prompting Google Earth to let its users take a better…

The trend continues: mobile money services keep growing in Africa

It’s been widely heralded as the medium for Africa: the mobile phone is giving people on the continent a means to do everything from…

Africa to have 1bn mobile subscribers by 2015

We all know that mobile in Africa is a big deal. It allowed countries to leapfrog some Western technologies and has fostered innovative products…

Samsung screws Apple, bumps up the price of processors

In every iPhone, iPod and iPad you will find a Samsung processor. Yes even though the two tech giant are battling it out in…

Vodacom: SMS on the decline, 35% increase in smartphone uptake

For the first time in Vodacom’s history SMS revenue is on the decline driven, it seems, by increased use of data. The African mobile…

Apple and HTC play nice and settle differences… something for the future?

Apple and HTC’s more than 20 patent infringement cases around the world seem to be a thing of the past, as the two companies…

Two of a kind: new iPad mini ads showcase iBooks, Photos

Wow, Apple’s really determined to push this whole “concentrated iPad experience” thing with the iPad Mini. Case in point: the two latest ads for…

Microsoft set to unleash celebrity assault in Windows Phone 8 promotion

Looks like a fair chunk of Microsoft’s massive marketing drive for Windows Phone 8 is going toward celebrity endorsements. After the Redmond-based company’s CEO…

Wireless charging: the tech’s here, standards are the new headache

You would once have had to be a nutty professor or James Bond to do the stuff that I am about to talk about….

Life under Google and lies on Twitter: 5 top stories you have to read

Google is greedy. Twitter lies. Colour is simple. Data is boring. Processing power is all that’s important. Well, maybe. This instalment of top tech…

Google brings data free mobile search Gmail, Google+ to the Philippines

While the smartphone revolution is well established in most mature mobile markets, there’s still a long way to go in some countries, particularly in…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel