apps

Couriers delayed and orders surging: How lockdown has affected online shopping in SA

The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have posed a major challenge to businesses. But one sector has seen a major surge: online shopping. With…

GirlCode to hold hackathon to combat COVID-19 challenges

Non-profit organisation GirlCode will be holding a virtual hackathon inviting young women to create software solutions to help overcome challenges brought on by the…

Dolby’s app for musicians, singers adds live streaming

Dolby has announced a new update to their Dolby On music and video recording app for musicians that brings livestreaming to the platform. The…

Lockdown app helps simplify regulations for South Africans

When it comes to South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown regulations and levels, a common frustration from residents is uncertainty and confusion around just what will…

Google Play Store to get a kids app section approved by teachers

Google is set to launch a section for children’s educational tool on the Play Store, the company announced on Wednesday. The section will house…

Huawei, Xiaomi and BBK are readying a Google Play Store rival

Chinese smartphone heavyweights Huawei, Xiaomi, and BBK Electronics’ Vivo and Oppo are readying an alliance that could threaten the dominance of the Google Play…

How many of 2019’s biggest mobile apps do you still use?

App analytics firm Sensor Tower on Tuesday unveiled its definitive list of the apps that got thumbs smashing download buttons in 2019. Grabbing info…

When in Cape Town: download these 10+ essential apps for Android and iOS

Welcome to Cape Town! It’s the city Memeburn calls home, and a city that’s a budding tech jewel in South Africa’s crown. Although we…

The top 1% of app publishers owned Google and Apple’s stores in 2019

The top 1% of all app publishers on Google and Apple’s app stores account for 80% of all downloads and 93% of revenue, data…

Creator of DeepNude, an app that digitally strips women, thinks the world ‘is not ready’ for it

If, by some miracle, you still have traces of faith left in humanity six months into 2019, prepare to lose it all. A report…

App of the Week: Chat Journal is a beautiful diary, mood log and social media alternative

In our series App of the Week, we showcase our favourite organised lines of code from the world of mobile and desktop computing. This…

The app as we know it is dead, long live the PWA

Over the past few months, talk of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) has moved past the fringes and into the mainstream. And rightfully so, as…

The best dark mode, night mode and OLED apps for Android

It’s 2019, and finally more and more app developers are beginning to take darker user interfaces (UI) more seriously. For AMOLED screens — screens…

We review Pacifica, a meditation app that’s worth your breath

Let’s face it, all of us have to deal with stress and anxiety at some point. For some, it’s a serious mental health constant,…

Be safe, use this checklist before installing that Android app

Your smartphone has become the gateway to your digital life. They store personal information, banking details, your SIM card with your contact details, and…

Samsung’s Android browser gets major updates, OneUI design flair

Samsung Internet Beta, the Korean company’s mobile browser, is getting a slew of updates, it announced on Tuesday. “Along with updating our engine to…

EskomSePush: developing a load shedding success story

Load shedding apps first came to the fore in 2014, back when it was common practice for our glorious electricity provider to switch off…

The best iOS and Android apps of 2018, according to Apple and Google

Within a few days of one another, both Apple and Google have revealed their best performing apps and games of 2018 on their respective…

Google Allo will shut down in March 2019

Google has announced that it will be shutting down its smart-messaging service Allo which it launched just over two years ago. The decision comes…

3 Android load shedding apps for South Africa

Load shedding was a buzzword, albeit a much maligned one, during the early years of this decade. But according to every South Africa’s favourite…

Instagram launches its shopping experience, but it’s not what we first thought

Instagram has introduced a new online shopping experience to consumers, but it’s not the standalone app we expected. Instead, you can shop inside Instagram…

Google’s killing its Inbox app in 2019

Google’s graveyard is about to get bigger by one more service. Following in the vein of Reader, Wave and Picasa, Google’s Inbox email app…

3 Android apps I use to battle procrastination

If you’re more of a visual thinker like me, or simply just extra forgetful, then writing down to-dos, making lists and putting up sticky…

More people mull cancelling car insurance in face of economic crisis [Sponsored]

Microsoft SA invests R40-million in SA agriculture sector

Nigerian transport startup secures $300 000 investment

Shift Fund reopens applications for funding

South African Thabo Moloi becomes Red Bull’s first esports athlete in Africa

The coolest things you can do with the P40 Pro camera [Sponsored]

Dual-screen Zephyrus Duo 15 laptop launches in SA: price and first impressions

Shadowline upgrade for the BMW X7

Land Rover Defender returns to South Africa

Kia Seltos gains diesel engine option