Applications

You’ll love this: the plug, play and sniff bacon alarm app

Tech can make our non-kosher dreams come true, by squirting a bacon scent from our iPhones and into our nostrils. Yes, it’s true. Watch…

DirectX 12 revealed March 10 at GDC, only 5 years late to the party

Yes, this is a real thing: DirectX 12 will be revealed by the great and powerful Microsoft machine on 12 March at the Game…

The instant messaging shootout: BBM, WhatsApp, Line, WeChat and Viber

Instant Messaging apps would be great material for a spaghetti western. You can almost picture it; the five big guns in the west are…

Office 365 Android SDK ready for eager developers to tinker with

Microsoft’s being extra generous today and is offering the Office 365 Android SDK, for free. Users can download it directly from GitHub, as announced…

The 6 worst OSes in the history of computing

Operating systems. This sounds like an incredibly boring topic — but in today’s technological society they are an essential part of our daily lives,…

Tennis app ‘Game On’ smashing records in Australia, is weirdly fun to play

Li Na and Roger Federer are two of the world’s top tennis champions, sports stars part of the 2014 Australian Open. Now Tennis has…

Adobe Photoshop update adds 3D printing

The more commercialised 3D-printing has become over the past few years, the more friendly it’s become. Adobe is without a doubt responsible for the…

SA exclusive mobile shooter ‘Fleet of One’ blasts its way onto iOS, Android

Fleet of One, the South African-developed game for iOS and Android is now available for Apple’s iDevices and will be “released soon” for Google’s mighty…

15 apps for an easier, more productive life

I am constantly in search of the perfect, “must-have” productivity app. Of course we all know there’s no such thing. No matter how much…

Badland for iOS review: an instant, indie classic

I follow a lot of app blogs online, and have tons of notifications going off everyday regarding apps that have been discounted or set…

WhatsApp for iOS now free for first year of use

WhatsApp, the messaging app we all know, love and continuously use is now free, sort of. Instead of the US$0.99 (R10) fee, there’s now…

Google Maps Android update includes freshly revamped UI

Google’s latest update for its Maps app, version 7.0, is slowly rolling out to Android devices that are version 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and…

Two CyanogenMod security features Android 4.3 needs

If you are reading this, you probably know what CyanogenMod is. In case you don’t, here’s the official description. CyanogenMod (pronounced sigh-AN-oh-jen-mod), is a…

System Monitor review: Android’s best stat app

This article won’t matter to many of you, however, to the fellow nerds it will appeal to, I could not recommend System Monitor fervently…

3 free productivity apps your Android deserves

Android has a lot of baked in apps that make life really easy. Combine that with being able to use your device as a…

8 reasons why iOS 7 is the freshest fruit from Apple yet

Of all the announcements made at this year’s WWDC, the launch of the hotly anticipated and much-needed refresh of iOS was definitely the most…

3 must-have minimalist Android apps

Since I’ve been using Android, and trying to encourage other people to use it, I’ve waxed lyrical about the customisability and open nature of…

5 free apps that will make your daily commute a pleasure

So I walk to and from work, most days. That means a lot of time to muck around while on foot, whether it’s taking…

Google Play Services is the golden child of Android apps

As I mentioned in my previous post, there was no new version of Android announced at Google I/O this year. I speculated, and suggested…

iTunes app updates are broken and here’s why

Apple just celebrated 50-billion apps downloaded, but that number pales in comparison to the number of app updates it’s delivered. So I thought I’d…

5 iPhone apps better than Apple’s native equivalents

My name is Danny and I’m an iPhone user. I have been actively using since the 4, and I can even remember the time…

13 of the best tablet apps for graphic designers

Everyone’s using tablet computers these days, even graphic designers. But designers need maximum functionality on the go, including sophisticated graphics capabilities, vector graphics, image…

Clean File Manager for Android review

I have always unlocked, rooted and tired out custom software on my devices. That all changed when I got my Nexus 4 though. This…

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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

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

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