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Spotify introduces Jam, the group listening feature

Music streaming platform Spotify has introduced a new feature that will most likely have groups jamming together come Christmas. The streaming service announces a…

Why Blackberry phones failed: What to do with your Blackberry in 2023

Ever wonder what happened to Blackberry? The Canadian software company now specializing in cybersecurity was once a popular contender in the cellphone messaging domain….

Mxit founder Herman Heunis’ legacy of cost-effective chats

Namibia-born Mxit founder Herman Heunis passed away on Wednesday following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Heunis diagnosed two years ago was a software…

WATCH: SASSA warns against fake social media accounts ripping people off

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has once again warned the public against fake social media profiles that lure victims into scams. SASSA…

How to keep things confidential with these simple Google tricks

Imagine a world where someone needed a password to unlock an email you sent them. A world where reading an email you sent them…

Clickatell launches Chat 2 Pay mobile payment service

Technology company Clickatell has launched Chat 2 Pay, a mobile service that lets businesses accept payments from customers via SMS or WhatsApp. The service…

How to track a spam or marketing SMS number

The Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has launched a website tool with which people can track spam or advertising SMS numbers. The tool…

Truecaller launches Smart SMS feature in Africa

Truecaller has added a new SMS feature to its app that filters important messages and protects users from spam and fraud. Smart SMS is…

Telkom expands International Roaming for prepaid customers

Telkom has launched full international roaming services for its prepaid and Top-Up customers to make calls and browse the internet. The service provider announced…

South African Post Office partners with Wish to improve product delivery

The South African Post Office has partnered with e-commerce giant Wish to improve customer experience when ordering from the platform. Wish parent company ContextLogic…

Over 14 million South Africans included in Facebook data leak

Over 14 million South Africans had their Facebook data leaked in the recently revealed data incident that hit the social media giant. That was…

City of Cape Town launches Ombudsman SMS service

The City of Cape Town Ombudsman Office has launched a new SMS service for residents of the municipality. Residents can now either send an…

Brand recognition is vital to success: SMS can help small businesses build it

Smaller businesses face numerous obstacles when it comes to surviving, never mind taking on the bigger players in their fields. One of the biggest…

Cape Town’s Metrorail trains to shutter free SMS alert service from August

Cape Town’s Metrorail train service announced in a communication with commuters on Tuesday that it will soon shutter its free SMS notification service. Users…

SMS is still the best way to reach South Africans, but you need the web to engage them

It’s a commonly accepted truth that South Africa is a mobile-first country. The numbers bear that out too. As of 2019, there are an…

What Android SMS app should you be using?

For those still tied to contracts, sending an SMS is part and parcel of daily life. I mean, you can’t let those 500 SMSes…

Bug or business? Facebook joins the SMS spamming game [Update]

Update: According to a note published on Friday by Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos, it was indeed a bug. “When we heard about this,…

RCS: introducing the successor to SMS

It’s been in the pipeline for a few years now, but RCS (Rich Communication Services) is slowly making its way around the world, being…

Cape Town road users can soon receive, pay for fines via SMS

Great news, everyone. The City of Cape Town is trying to make SMS technology relevant again. The City’s Safety and Security mayoral representative JP…

Google acquires Jibe Mobile, a leading provider of Rich Communication Services

Google has acquired Jibe Mobile, a startup that is a leading provider in Rich Communication Services. Google is in the process of implementing RCS…

Google lends disaster relief tools to typhoon stricken Philippines

The massive typhoon that crashed into the Philipines late last week has left untold devastation in its wake. Estimated to be the largest in…

Google rolls out email from SMS service, starting with Africa

This is very cool. Millions of people around the world have GMail accounts. But a sizeable number of those people who own “dumb phones”…

The Great Smartphone Showdown: A Decade of Samsung vs. Apple

Samsung Brings Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification and Sleep Apnea Features to Galaxy Watch in South Africa

How Lyra and Courtne Marland are shaping communication with AI

Is the HONOR X9C the Right Smartphone for Startups and Entrepreneurs?

ALX South Africa Expands Digital Training as PYEI Report Highlights Youth Job Growth