Donors For Life reshapes crowdfunding in SA

In South Africa's crowdfunding landscape, digital platforms have become an essential mechanism for responding to crisis, from medical emergencies and education costs to disaster relief and family hardship. Through platforms such as BackaBuddy, thousands of campaigns...

Cape Town approves Stage Zero’s locally-developed Gilbert Series

Stage Zero’s Gilbert 48V hybrid PV inverter series, including the 3kVA, 5kVA, 6kVA and 8kVA grid-tied models, has been added to the City of Cape Town’s Approved Photovoltaic (PV) Inverter List, marking an important compliance milestone for the company’s managed solar...

Woolworths debuts AI-powered food assistant

Woolworths has introduced My Woolies Chef, an AI-powered food assistant designed to help customers answer one of the most common daily questions: “What’s for dinner tonight?” Built into the Woolworths app, My Woolies Chef uses conversational AI to help customers find...

Infobip launches AI fan companion for global football

Infobip has launched PitchMate, a new AI-powered conversational agent that brings football fans closer to the action of the world’s biggest football tournament. Purpose-built for the global football audience, PitchMate joins the TGR Haas F1 Team RaceMate — Infobip’s...

BlackBerry rolls out Blackberry 10 upgrade

BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.3.1 will begin rolling out globally for in-market BlackBerry 10 devices, including the BlackBerry Passport, Z30, Z3, Z10, Q10, and Q5, as well as the Porsche Design P’9983 and P’9982 smartphones from BlackBerry. Once downloaded, users will gain access to incredible new enhancements, including BlackBerry Blend, BlackBerry Assistant, battery boosting technology, plus improvements to the BlackBerry Hub, calendar, camera, multimedia and more.

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GoMetro launches e-mail service

In another move to help South African commuters by using mobile technology, GoMetro has launched a service for commuters to initiate an e-mail to their employers from a delayed train – no matter their device type. This button has been designed for the South African developing environment for users who do not have e-mail addresses and are accessing train times and delays on older phones – they don’t even need an Internet connection.

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LG to unveil all-metal smartwatch

LG Electronics (LG) will unveil its first all-metal luxury Android Wear device, LG Watch Urbane, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015. As its name suggests, the smartwatch is designed for a sophisticated and cosmopolitan wearer that delivers unparalleled technology and...

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LG G3 makes VR accessible

LG Electronics (LG) and Google are making virtual reality (VR) more accessible to mainstream consumers. LG announced on 10 February, a free VR for G3 giveaway for customers who purchase new LG G3 smartphones. LG’s VR for G3 works with Google Cardboard and enables G3...

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Sony releases new Xperia E4

Sony has introduced its new Xperia E4 smartphone, offering ease-of-use, big screen entertainment and powerful battery performance in a high-quality yet affordable design. “With Xperia E4, we wanted to offer people some of the premium Sony features they have come to...

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BlackBerry Classic available in SA

BlackBerry, a global leader in mobile communications, has launched the BlackBerry Classic in South Africa.
The no-nonsense smartphone built to meet the needs of productive people who appreciate the speed and accuracy that can be found with a physical QWERTY keyboard is now available from authorised partners.

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LG G3 users to receive Lollipop

Android’s latest operating system, Lollipop, is now available in South Africa. LG Mobile is the first to bring it to local consumers and is available for download now. Lollipop is available only for the LG G3 at the moment, but will roll out for other devices at a...

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