Applications

Dropbox app coming to Windows 8, competition for SkyDrive?

Dropbox will soon be making its way to Windows 8. The announcement made by VP of Engineering, Aditya Agarwal, at Le Web 2012 sees…

iPhone 5 gets full-screen update to Xbox SmartGlass app

Microsoft’s SmartGlass app, a cross-platform Xbox 360 controller that works through a smartphone, has been updated to take full advantage of the iPhone 5’s…

Xbox LIVE launches new apps in US, UK and Europe

Yesterday, Xbox LIVE Director of Programming Larry Hryb, announced via his pseudo blog Major Nelson that the company had launched new entertainment apps in…

Windows Phone Store sits at 120k apps as WP8 deemed ‘success’

Windows Phone Store has seen steady growth in the amount of published apps available for WP users. Windows Phone Senior Platform Designer, credited this…

Windows stores hit 42 new countries as Microsoft aims for emerging markets

In an effort to make Windows Phone the go-to device in emerging markets, Microsoft’s Developer Blog has announced that the company will be opening…

Nintendo TVii set for 8 December launch in Japan, Europe and US to wait until 2013

Nintendo unveiled its new Wii U console to the American public on 18 November, the reception was strong with the company reporting an estimated…

WP8 launcher app marries Android and Metro

Still contemplating whether or not to get a Windows Phone 8 device? To help persuade users, app developers have designed and uploaded a host…

App Review: AirCassette to retrofy your life

When last did you play music on a tape? Try a blast from the past with AirCassette! This little app will ‘retrofy your hi-fi…

App of the Week: This Day in Pink Floyd

This week I take a look at This Day In Pink Floyd, a digital companion to (and a concise encyclopaedia about) Pink Floyd, the…

App of the week: Alertnotes

This week I continue my obsession with digital personal organisation (using your iPhone to get shit done, in other words) by taking a look…

10 Android apps I can’t live without

We all know that finding the right application for a specific job can be difficult, and with the massive selection available on the Android…

App of the week: HQ: To Do

This week I take a look at HQ: To-Do, a stylishly designed and highly intuitive app that will revolutionise the way you see to-do…

WhatsApp rocks and will kill SMS

It’s an open secret that SMS is a cash-cow for operators. They can charge obscene amounts for messages (compared to the cost of delivering…

App of the week: Official Rugby World Cup 2011 App

This week I take a look at the Official Rugby World Cup 2011 App, a resource rich and very informative app that I would…

App of the week: FNB banking app

As regular readers of my app reviews will know, I have a sick obsession with budgeting, recording expenses and knowing where I stand financially…

Apple App Store: 15 billion downloads but doesn’t get name

Apple announced on Thursday that more than 15 billion applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store…

App of the week: Expensify

This week I take a look at Expensify, a powerful, functional and incredibly good-looking expense reports app. No, not another personal finace tool, this…

App of the week: Moneybook

This week I take a look at Moneybook, a simple yet powerful personal finance app that looks great and is unrivalled in ease of…

App of the week: Nike+ GPS

This week I take a look at a classic iPhone app that has changed the face of fitness forever, the ever popular and worth-way-more-than-you-paid-for-it…

App of the week: Discovr

This week I take a look at Discovr, a music discovery app that is creating huge amounts of buzz between music junkies all over…

Why it’s a good time to be developing mobile apps in Africa

The African mobile developer community should be smiling right now, what with being ideally placed to take advantage of a number of factors that…

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Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project

CHARGE taking EVs off-grid in the North West