Mobile Phones

HTC U11: new flagship gets leaked in press video

The HTC U Ultra is probably the most disappointing smartphone of 2017 so far. Between the small battery capacity for the phone’s size and…

What can you expect from your mid-range 2017 smartphone?

You don’t need to spend R10 000 or more to get a good smartphone these days, as there are loads of great devices for…

Spec comparison: Huawei P9/Plus vs Huawei P10/Plus

The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus launch in South Africa today, so you’d obviously expect the phones to be an improvement over the P9…

Huawei Q&A: water resistance, Huawei Watch 2 and more

Huawei held the launch event for its P10 and P10 Plus this week, also revealing that the P8 Lite 2017, Huawei Watch 2 and…

Exclusive: OnePlus 5 set for July launch in South Africa

The OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T were two of the more affordable flagships of 2016, making their way to South Africa via Takealot. Of…

Huawei P8 Lite 2017, P10 Lite, more to hit SA

We already know that the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus are coming to South Africa on Friday. But the Chinese company also confirmed that…

Huawei P10, P10 Plus launch in South Africa

Huawei has launched the P10 and P10 Plus in South Africa, being available from Friday 12 May. The company previously confirmed the price of…

Huawei Ascend P7 review: mid-range supremacy

I’m obsessed with the singularity, a moment in time where the known universe suddenly vanishes as it coalescences into one star-filled mass of pure…

Near bezel-less Sharp Aquos Crystal range coming to Sprint in August

Sharp is debuting two phones today, both heading for the Land of the Rising Sun, dubbed Aquos Crystal and the Crystal X, but one…

This $30 Android smartphone will bridge the gap between smart and feature phone

Smartphones are getting more powerful (and some, even cheaper) with each passing day. While Apple and company are locked in a vicious technological scrap,…

Xiaomi smartphones may take over the world: here are 6 reasons why

If you don’t happen to live under a rock, you might have heard of Xiaomi, a company often referred to as the “Apple of…

LG G3 review: third time’s the charm

The G2’s design was a bit too boring. The G Flex’s curved body and display was way too extravagant. Now, LG’s latest flagship, the…

Smouldering smartphones: a brief history of mobile phone fires and how to avoid them

Smartphones are a mixture of electronic circuitry and potentially volatile substances, or at least that’s what victims of spontaneous cellphone combustion believe. There’s a…

OnePlus One review: two good to ignore

OnePlus One are the words on every phone fanatic’s lips. Made by a new company that was later revealed to be wholly owned by…

Is Gionee’s 5mm thin GN900S the world’s skinniest smartphone?

Smartphones are starting to resemble compact discs with screens attached to them. The upcoming iPhone 6 for example, promises to be around 5.59mm thin,…

Alcatel One Touch Pixi review: cheap, cheery and useful

There’s something refreshing about the Alcatel One Touch Pixi. It’s a feature-rich phone that packs a great deal into its small frame, and by…

10 Samsung Galaxy S6 features we’d love to see

Samsung’s rolled out its flagship phone of 2014, the Galaxy S5 – a smartphone that will place a sales headlock on most of the…

Amazon’s Fire Phone: with Firefly, it scans and identifies real-world objects

The Fire Phone has just been unveiled and it seems like one big party of goodies. It has interesting features such as Firefly, which…

Amazon 3D phones, thin Kindles: what to expect from the #AmazonEvent

Amazon is releasing an awesome new device. According to the guinea pigs shown in a teaser video released last week, it’s also “super awesome,”…

Afrihost readying Zest T1 smartphone deal with 12GB free data

Afrihost, known as one of South Africa’s ISPs, has announced that it will offer the Zest T1 smartphone, coupled with 1GB mobile data per…

Mozilla to offer $25 Firefox OS-powered smartphones by year-end

While Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS compete at the higher spectrum of the smartphone market, Mozilla is aiming a little lower. So low, in…

6 mobile games for playing in short bursts

Even though the world is littered with gaming enthusiasts, not all of them are blessed with enough time to sink into the more long-winded…

Nokia Lumia 630 Dual Sim review: double the fun

The Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM is the first Windows Phone 8.1 based smartphone that is currently available in the market. But more importantly,…

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

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