Android

Fragmentation, OS upgrades: Do people even care?

Microsoft’s decision last week to not offer an upgrade path from Windows Phone 7.5 (currently in the market) to Windows Phone 8 opened a…

Why different mobile users think their devices are better than everyone else’s

I have done extensive research, performing interviews with countless mobile users (well, four actually, but who’s counting) to get to the bottom of which…

5 more of the coolest hidden Google tricks

Ok, I’ll admit it. I made a mistake. I tried to pack all the awesome hidden Google easter eggs into one article… and, really,…

80% of new phones ship with Android or iOS [Report]

We’ve written about how large Android and iOS’ combined slice of the smartphone market is before. It doesn’t look like that situation’s about to…

Yahoo! Axis is actually pretty cool

Yahoo!’s newly launched Axis web exploration and search tool isn’t what you’d expect from a company that’s been in corporate turmoil over the past…

It’s official: Chrome is the web’s most popular browser

It’s finally happened. Chrome is now the world’s most popular web browser. Microsoft haters the world over, rejoice. According to figures from online research…

Samsung, Android still winning in shrinking mobile market

Samsung is winning the mobile wars and at the same time helping Android kill in the mobile OS stakes. Thing is all of the…

Smartphones to rule by 2014, predicts Gartner

By the year 2014 the mobile environment will be dominated by smartphones. This is one of the many bold predictions by technology analyst Nick…

How I divorced my iPhone and ran off with a cellphone named Desire

My iPhone and I had been together for close on two years, when an SMS from a total stranger made me think the time…

Google battles Apple for worldwide OS dominance

The New York Times reported yesterday that Apple has overtaken Microsoft as the world’s most valuable technology company. According to the report, “as of…

The app boom: iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian or Windows Mobile?

The mobile app market is booming, with businesses of all shapes and sizes eager to get their brand out in the form of an…

HTC confirms August Android Market launch in SA

As predicted by Ron Bach on the 20FourLabs blog, the Android market will soon be launched here. Leaf International Communications, the distributor of HTC…

First Google South Africa networking session kicks off

The new Google country head Stafford Masie held an informal get together and networking session for about 60 or so local internet players on…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

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

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion