Android

Exclusive: we review Android KitKats [video]

Android KitKat is going to be the sweetest, tastiest mobile OS from Google yet. After months of slaving away in the coding kitchen and…

6 easy ways to move from Apple to Android

Let’s say you own an iPhone. A 3GS, a 5, a 4S or maybe you’re even lucky enough to own the 5S. It doesn’t…

Uber review: just about the best damn taxi service ever

Traveling from South Africa to first world countries always opens my eyes to the vast chasm that exists between the way things are and…

Google Watch with Nexus could launch 31 October

These type of situations are bound to happen. First Sony, then Samsung and soon (hopefully) Apple. Today though, there’s more news on the Google…

5 Android zombie apps to play after watching ‘Walking Dead’

The Walking Dead season 4 shambled into life yesterday. But what do you do while you’re waiting for the next episode? You download and…

Mad Catz Mojo Android gaming console launches 10 December for $250

Mad Catz‘s mini Android console just got a launch date. The US$250 device will be available 10 December the company announced today. The M.O.J.O…

Hybrid much? Windows Phone could soon be in your HTC Android

Waking up to stories like these make us doubt our sobriety. According to a report by Bloomberg, HTC and Microsoft are in talks to…

Has Windows 8 killed the Android tablet?

In the smartphone market iOS remains the undisputed king of all smartphones because one device rules the roost. We can have a small war…

It could only be Japan: 21.5-inch Android 4.0 tablet emerges

This is the maddest tech we’ve seen. Take one bog-standard Android 4.0 tablet, inject it with steroids and boom! One instant 21.5-inch tablet we…

Jelly Bean hits open source community, geeks rejoice

Normally I wouldn’t be overly excited to share this kind of news with anyone, however, the very short turnaround time from Google’s Android developers…

Coming soon: the Amazon Android smartphone

Google and Amazon are pairing up to release an Android smartphone, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Working hand in hand…

Rumoured: a US$199 Google Nexus 7 tablet to hit stores in July?

We love a juicy piece of leaked info. And Google’s possible Nexus 7 tablet is the juiciest fruit we’ve tasted in a long, long…

Top 5 must-have Android car apps

Instead of watching other people in traffic having fun on their phones while you listen to the meaningless drab on the radio, why not…

Pimp out your Android the easy way

The world is your oyster… or rather your Android is your canvas, with a ton of gorgeous apps that will leave your Android looking…

on{X} automates your Android life, thanks Microsoft

Apple has Siri, Samsung has S Voice, now Android phones get on{X}, the life automating app, care of Microsoft Israel. Wait, what? Microsoft has…

Extra Android love added to PlayBook OS update

The BlackBerry PlayBook equals love. Android equals freedom. Mix these ingredients together with the PlayBook’s OS 2.1 update and developers get an improved level…

Ready to root? Here are 3 awesome Android ROMs

If you’ve ever rooted a Nexus, then the following steps should ring true: adb reboot bootloader fastboot flash recovery touchrecovery.img fasboot reboot-bootloader select recovery…

MS Office launches for iOS and Android come November

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Office is not suited to the mobile format. But bugger what we say, Microsoft is…

Top 5 Android games for May 2012

When the HTC One X having landed on our desks at the Gear, we merrily installed a slew of HD titles to test its…

Tiny Android PC sells for US$74

First we had the Rasberry PI, now there’s the Smurf-sized, ultra-teeny Android PC and by our reckoning, it’s no bigger than a USB drive….

Reason #57 to divorce your iPhone: Get Flipboard for Android now

Some time ago, iPhone users walked around haughtily brandishing their Instagrams and Flipboards, but no more. Instagram launched officially on Android recently and now…

Samsung Galaxy Nexus — bow to our Android overlords

If brilliance is a crime, Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus is a mass-murderer. From tip to toe, the Nexus exudes class. It doesn’t have the glass and metal knockout…

The Pebble e-Paper Watch, a Kickstarter darling

The Pebble Watch is an instant hit. It’s a watch, injected with e-paper magic, filled with apps and is “infinitely customisable” as its developers…

Hisense Bets On Gaming And Hybrid Work With A New Monitor Push In South Africa

ClawDBot: The AI That’s Quietly Taking Over South African WhatsApp

Crypto Enters 2026 With New Momentum And A Very Different Mood

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

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel