Smartphone LBS grows in banking sector

Location based services (LBS) has allowed FNB to offer Banking App users the ability to locate ATMs and branches and make GeoPayments, cashless, person-to-person payments, with just three taps and a pin. This service, launched by FNB on the Banking App in May 2012,...

Nokia Lumia 1320 arrives in South Africa

The Nokia Lumia 1320 has arrived in South Africa. Nokia Camera and Nokia Storyteller combine with HERE Drive and unlimited streaming of ad-free music on Nokia MixRadio to give consumers a great value-for-money offer. “Like the Lumia 520, we believe the 1320 has a...

Verbatim Power Packs available from DCC

Keeping mobile devices up and running is essential while on the move, and running low on battery can be an inconvenience. Verbatim has tackled this challenge with two power packs from Verbatim – the Verbatim Ultra Slim and Portable power packs – available from...

Samsung curved UHD TVs now on pre-order

Samsung Electronics South Africa is introducing the world’s first Curved UHD TV to South African consumers, who now have the opportunity to pre-order their television from 11 April 2014 to 11 May 2014. According to Ansgar Pabst, business lead for TV/AV, Samsung...

Improve safety this Easter with LBS

If you’re one of the millions of South Africans taking to the roads for the Easter holidays, keep in mind that there are a range of mobile location-based services (LBS) that can help you travel more safely and conveniently to your destination. These services can...

Enhanced ecosystem for Galaxy S5

The Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone comes complete with an enhanced ecosystem of benefits to further improve the consumers’ mobile communication experience. Craige Fleischer, director of Mobile Communications at Samsung Electronics SA, says the new device comes packed...