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Vivo Y33s smartphone launches in South Africa: price and contract details

Vivo has launched another smartphone in South Africa, this time bringing the Vivo Y33s to the country with a mid-range price and various contract…

Xiaomi 11T Pro launches in South Africa: price and details

Xiaomi has announced the launch of its Xiaomi 11T Pro in South Africa, bringing premium specifications for a price tag under R14 000. The…

Nokia T20: HMD Global unveils its first Nokia tablet

HMD Global has unveiled its first-ever Nokia tablet with the Nokia T20 — an Android tablet that features a 2K screen and the company’s…

Xbox adds spending limits to Family Settings App

Xbox has introduced a feature to its Family Settings App that lets users add money and set spending limits on their children’s gaming accounts….

Itel launches affordable Vision 1 Pro smartphone in SA

Itel Mobile has launched its Vision 1 Pro smartphone in South Africa — another addition to the affordable Android phone market. The company, owned…

LG closing smartphone business: What does this mean for SA consumers?

LG Electronics has announced that it will close its mobile business unit, meaning that the company is pulling out of the smartphone market. This…

Rocket League spinoff coming to mobile devices

A new Rocket League spinoff called Rocket League Sideswipe will launch on mobile devices later this year. Psyonix, the studio behind the popular car…

Pre-installed malware found on Android phones in Africa, including SA

An investigation by Upstream’s Secure-D platform found that pre-installed Android malware on a major Chinese brand of smartphones has been targeting users in Africa….

10 common questions about the Huawei P40 lite [Sponsored]

With a competitive price and appealing design, the Huawei P40 lite has attracted the interest of many South Africans. Are you looking for an…

Google confirms the compact Huawei Nova 5T Pro is a real thing

If you had told me in May that Google would be responsible for leaking a Huawei device in 2019, especially after the US entity…

Huawei Mate 30: potential Google app support is dealt another blow

Well, damn. It just got a lot more difficult to install Google’s apps on the Huawei Mate 30 series. A closed-source app, known as…

Nokia crushes the Android updates game as others couldn’t care less

An aspect of smartphones we don’t cover enough of is manufacturer software updates, but it seems that the likes of Nokia, Samsung, Xiaomi and…

Huawei Mate 30 won’t have Google services or the Play Store installed at launch

The Huawei Mate 30 could be severely crippled at launch, thanks to US President Donald Trump, the US government, and Google. In a report…

These 17 Nokia smartphones will get Android 10 by Q2 2020

HMD Global’s Nokia has announced its release roadmap for Android 10. After Google announced that it would be dropping its dessert codenames for its…

Android has unofficially arrived on Nintendo Switch, but mostly features bugs

You can now turn your Nintendo Switch into an Android device via an unofficial Android 8.1 build released by XDA Developers. “This is the…

Forget TVs, Android TV is coming to a soundbar near you

Google on Tuesday revealed that you can now access Android TV through soundbars, particulary the new JBL Link Bar. “With Android TV now available…

Android Q Beta 1 debuts with permission alerts, better privacy features

Android Q — the tenth edition of Android — is now live, but only for those with Google Pixels, and only for developers. But…

Farming sim Stardew Valley arrives on Android

Farming simulator and indie darling Stardew Valley is now available to download for Android devices. It was available for pre-registration in February, but is…

HTC’s U11, U11 Plus and U12 Plus to get Android Pie by mid-year

If you’re one of the few people who own one of HTC’s newer flagship smartphones, you’re in luck. The company this week announced that…

LG Q9 is a reheated G7 Fit for students

LG has this week launched a new phone, but it’s not a flagship. Instead its a new entry to its Q-series, the LG Q9….

4 Android games for time-wasting this festive season

The festive season is here, and so is the prospect of immense boredom. If you like to keep busy and don’t have baking, travelling…

Nokia 6.1 gets Android 9.0 Pie this week

After the Nokia 7 Plus became the first device in HMD Global’s stable to receive the Android 9.0 Pie update earlier this year, another…

Ironically and worryingly, Android Pie is absent from this pie chart

Android Pie received months of hype and feature teasers before it actually released to the public. But all that hullabaloo has made little impact…

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Pick n Pay groceries coming to Takealot’s Mr D app

Gumtree launches new mobile app

From buses to taxis, Yobante Express shakes up shipping

Healthcare start-up helps SA with stress management

Autopilot Workflows app now available for Microsoft Teams

New Asus Zenbooks coming to SA in July: price and details

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Vivo opens service store in Cape Town following Y76 5G launch

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