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Apple’s iPhone slides, Samsung leads in global smartphone market share race

Apple’s iPhone is hanging on by its fingernails to its title as the world’s third biggest smartphone maker, as Chinese smartphone makers close in,…

Gallery: get a better look at Huawei’s pop-up camera flaunting Y9 Prime 2019

Huawei, last week, and rather silently, announced that its Y9 Prime 2019 mid-range smartphone is available in South Africa. Yet another Huawei mid-ranger, you…

10 steps, tips and tricks for setting up your Hisense H30

For R5999, the Hisense H30 poses a real problem for mid-range smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy A50 and Huawei P30 Lite. It’s a device…

Google Pixel 4 confirmed with Project Soli sonar tech and face unlock

Google on Monday revealed several new features coming to its Pixel 4 smartphone, including Motion Sense and an iPhone-like face unlock system. For Motion…

Energizer’s rugged HardCase H550S arrives in South Africa for R7699

Just a few days after announcing its local distribution partner, Avenir — the maker of Energizer smartphones — has announced the arrival of its…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ will get a glorious pink colour option

Samsung is preparing a pink, or rose-coloured Galaxy Note 10, this according to new renders leaked by WinFuture. Also published to Twitter by Roland…

Oppo’s ‘waterfall screen’ smartphone is a gorgeous all-screen concept

Oppo only recently sunk the selfie camera beneath a screen of its latest concept smartphone, but now, the company’s coming for the bezels. In…

Sony launches sleek smartphone & tablet Z3 series: fat cameras, waterproof, beefy batteries

Just confirming rumours of old, Sony just launched a fresh duo of sleek smartphones — the 5.2” flagship Xperia Z3 and the 4.6” Compact….

Xiaomi Redmi 1S Review: the other best $100 smartphone

The budget smartphone market is going really crazy in terms of competition. Every brand is trying to offer better specifications than their competitors at…

7 extremely affordable Android smartphones for students

If you’re still using a regular old “dumb” phone, it might be time to move into the future with a device that’s more up…

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…

Alcatel Idol S review: the budget Android phone that surprised me

When the Alcatel One Touch Idol S landed in my vicinity, I glanced at its curved edges with mixed feelings. I’ve spent quite a…

Amazon’s glasses-free 3D smartphone pictured

It would be hard to pick Amazon’s smartphone out of a lineup, it’s the most generic-looking device we’ve yet seen. But what the pictures…

Top 5 worst mobile phones ever made

Can you remember your first cellphone? I do; it was a Nokia 5110 (okay, this was my first personal cellphone — we had a…

Oppo N1, our phone of the moment [gallery]

“Technology that we take for granted has fundamentally changed the way we live. And that’s the way it should be. Technology should innovate and…

Hisense Infinity Prime 1 review: can a dual-SIM Android own emerging markets?

Mention the name Hisense to someone and they’ll probably expect you to start talking about fridges or TVs. That’s hardly surprising given how good…

Moto G unveiled, only $180 for a lot of smartphone

Earlier this week The Wall Street Journal reported that a cheaper phone, known as the Moto G, is on its way and cost in…

Meet FlameStower, the smartphone charger for your campfire

FlameStower converts fire into electricity to charge your smartphone. As simple as that, what more do you need? The Kickstarter project just surpassed its…

Samsung to announce curved smartphone in October

Curved displays have been floating around for the last year or two with much anticipation and curious skeptics. While Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note…

LG Vu 3, with 4:3 display and ‘Rubberdium’ stylus revealed

LG’s released the Vu 3, the third iteration of a range of phones you may never have heard of. That’s sad, as the Vu…

HTC Desire 500 lands in the UK, is quad-core and hopefully affordable

The HTC Desire 500 was announced in July for Taiwan at the fairly affordable price of US$399 (R3 999) but today HTC tells us…

Xolo Q1000 review: value for money, thy name is Android

The Xolo Q1000 is one of many value-for-money dual SIM Android smartphones from local brands that are on sale in India. At the price…

India’s 5 cheapest smartphones revealed

The mobile phone market in India is quite different from those in the US and Europe. There’s almost a sense of neglect when it…

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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