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Update: Vodacom Vibe 4G is the company’s new R299 smart feature phone

Vodacom on Wednesday announced that its launching another challenger in the “smart feature phone” race with its new device, the Vodacom Vibe 4G. The…

3 (more) phones under R500 that will run WhatsApp in South Africa

In 2019, smartphones fold, feature fingerprint sensors beneath the screen, and are coated in multiple levels of shimmering paint. But you really don’t need…

Here’s how much you’ll pay for the Huawei P20 Pro on contract

After South Africa’s collective tech ears pricked yesterday at the news of the Huawei P20 Pro’s fairly modest prepaid pricing, retailer Cellucity is at…

5G in South Africa: here’s what you should expect from networks

The past year has seen a massive uptick in 5G connectivity talk, as cellular networks, infrastructure providers and device manufacturers gear up for the…

Vodacom launches two new budget smartphones at solid prices

Last year saw Vodacom launch the Smart Platinum 7, the Kicka 2 and a host of other solid smartphones. Now, we’ve got two more…

Tizen-powered Samsung Z2 coming to Vodacom

Here’s an interesting little story. Among the iPhone 7 kerfuffle and heated Samsung Note issues, Vodacom has announced that the Samsung Z2 will be…

Yep, Vodacom reveals Smart Platinum 7 and six other devices

True to our story on Monday, Vodacom has revealed the Smart Platinum 7, being the first high-end Vodacom-branded smartphone. The handset features a Snapdragon 652 processor,…

Vodacom Smart 6 is the company’s latest R799 budget smartphone

It has been a while since we’ve seen a new smartphone from Vodacom, one of South Africa’s largest cellular providers, but the silence has…

Vodacom launches new ‘Use & Get’ prepaid promotion

Vodacom, one of South Africa’s largest cellular providers, has announced that it’s offering a new prepaid promotion dubbed “Use & Get”. Rather refreshingly, the…

5 reasons why the gold Samsung Galaxy S6 should be your pocket pal [SPONSORED]

Samsung South Africa and Vodacom have ushered in a new era of mobile communication with the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge….

Vodacom VoLTE launches in South Africa with Samsung Galaxy S6

Here’s some pretty big news. Vodacom will be opening its consumer doors to VoLLTE (voice over LTE) in South Africa, a move that will…

Vodafone Smart 4 Turbo review: sweltering LTE, lacklustre UX

The budget smartphone space is becoming a little universe on its own. A lot is going on in the space: competition, innovations, deals, and…

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will retail via Vodacom South Africa from tomorrow

Vodacom has announced that it will offer Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models both in physical South African stores and through its…

Vodacom launches Smart Tab 3G 7-inch tablet aimed at the masses

Two months after the launch of the Smart Kicka, an entry level smartphone retailing at R549, Vodacom has launched a 7-inch 3G tablet that…

SA telecom Vodacom now taking iPhone 5C, 5S bookings from R399

It’s so close now we can taste it. It’s also funny that whenever there’s a new iPhone, the world loses its mind. You’d never…

South Africa gets first LTE network, care of poppa Vodacom

Mobile telecom Vodacom has gone and launched the first LTE services in sunny South Africa. LTE is roughly double the speed of 3G according…

Vodacom nano-SIM update hints at South African iPhone 5 launch

The iPhone 5 uses the new nano-SIM. And South African mobile operator Vodacom has told its trading partners to “order new Nano SIM cards…

Vodacom launches smartphones for the visually impaired

Emerging markets mobile giant Vodacom today announced the launch of smartphones for the visually impaired in its South African market. These will include the…

iPhone 4S to land in South Africa on 16 December

“Please Santa, stick an iPhone 4S in my Christmas stocking,” say the hopeful South African Apple lovers. Santa may not be real, but Vodacom…

Vodacom launches multiplayer social mobile game

The Grid, Vodacom’s location-based mobile social network, has launched Legends of Echo, a multi-player social game for mobile phones that allows players to battle…

Rumour: ‘SA #3 in line for 3G iPhone’

Ok, one thing we should expect for a while are plenty rumours over local release dates for the iPhone. I don’t think Vodacom actually…

New iPhone available in South Africa July 20

According to tech journalist and Stuff Magazine editor Toby Shapshak, Vodacom will be launching the new 3G iphone, also popularly know as the “iPhone…

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