Android

Google Lens now live on all Android phones through Photos

Google’s funky new camera party trick, Google Lens, is now available on all Android phones with the Google Photos app installed. Google Lens, which…

WhatsApp buffs its message deletion time to 4096 seconds

That awkward moment when you hit send and realise that sultry message you just drafted for your significant other is heading to your granny’s…

Microsoft teases ‘lighter’ version of Skype for Android, but is it Skype Lite?

According to a new blog post by The Skype Team (great pre-2000 teen punk band name), Skype for Android will receive a “new optimized…

Go go Google Go: all the Go apps in one convenient place

The last year or so has seen Google release a variety of lightweight “Go” apps for emerging markets, using less data and requiring less…

TapOff is Cape Town’s prettiest water saving gamification app

Last week, Memeburn rounded up a few notable apps to download before Cape Town faces its imminent Day Zero crisis, but we seemingly neglected…

3 apps to download before #DayZero strikes

Remember when Eskom’s load shedding was the worst of our worries? While working electronics were as rare in 2015 as a full dam is…

4 apps to monitor Bitcoin, cryptocurrency prices

The trickiest skill when trading and investing in cryptocurrencies is keeping track of their violent price fluctuations. Bitcoin is a great example of this,…

Memeburn’s 3-minute look at the updated Google Translate app [video]

A few days ago Google gave Google Translate an impressive update. Before the update, the online service was great for translating text which is…

Smartphones now make up 75% of mobiles sold in Gulf States

International Data Corporation (IDC), the premier global provider of market intelligence, has released new research that reveals that shipments of 4G LTE handsets to…

Overall app usage grew by 76% in 2014

In 2014, according to Flurry Analytics, overall app usage grew by 76%. Flurry defines app usage as a user opening an app and recording…

These are 2014’s most popular apps, games and movies on Google Play

If you have Candy Crush along with Duolingo, Facebook and MyFitnessPal on your phone, you’re probably one of the most average Android users of…

YouTube introduces video offline playback for Android

Google has introduced offline video playback for YouTube mobile users. This feature is only available on Android devices in India, Indonesia and the Philippines…

Google mobile results are now 100-150 milliseconds faster on Chrome for Android

Google search results are getting faster than you can say ‘Google it’. According to IIya Grigorik, a developer advocate at Google, when you tap…

WhatsApp bulks up its Android encryption efforts

WhatsApp has made end-to-end encryption the default for all Android users, following a partnership with nonprofit software group Open Whisper Systems. Privacy is a…

Google, Pep Stores retailer partnering to develop ‘Africa-friendly’ Android

According to recent reports, Google and South African low-cost retailer, Pep Stores, are in talks to build an Android version that would better fit…

New Samsung Android handsets in Nigeria to feature Celltick Start-based UI

Celltick, creator of the Android lockscreen replacement app Start, has announced a new partnership with Samsung West Africa that will see it develop a…

The skydivers and flash may have been missing, but this year’s I/O keynote was very important

Make no mistake, Google’s had some seriously heavy stuff to deal with since its bombastic I/O keynote in 2012. The child-like innocence it’s always…

Want to know what’s next for Android? Here’s how to watch Google I/O live

It’s almost time: the massive annual event where Google gives us a glimpse into what it’s working on (and occasionally lets us watch its…

Check out these 8 ingenious uses for your old iPhone or Android

In with the new and out with the old, that’s the name of consumerism. If you’re keeping up with the latest trends of what…

Apple and Google have already won the smartphone wars, now what?

Last year, Android and iOS devices accounted for 93.8% of global smartphone shipments. That’s 94 out of every 100 shipped to operators and retailers….

Android Wear could be Google’s killer weapon in the wearable arms race

With the launch today of Android Wear Google has made what could be its most important move to date in the wearable space. Sure…

The Nokia X Android fork… smart move or dead-end?

Unexpected? Probably not. This was one of the worst-kept secrets in mobile. Speculation that Nokia would ship an Android phone has been swirling for…

Tracker Launches Sayf App for Family Safety

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MTN Champions Digital Inclusion on the Global Stage

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

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel