Microsoft adds Nokia X2 to portfolio
Microsoft Devices Group has unveiled the Nokia X2, the newest addition to the expanding Nokia X family of affordable smartphones designed to introduce the "next billion" people to the mobile Internet and cloud services. The Nokia X2 represents the rapid evolution of...
TomTom powers MapQuest
TomTom has announced a multi-year partnership with AOL to power its core mapping services for AOL’s MapQuest. MapQuest users will now have access to TomTom’s extensive digital map database, across all digital platforms including MapQuest.com and its smartphone and...
ACSA launches Airports App
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has unveiled a free Airports App that will assist passengers to not only easily navigate any of its nine airports, but also make all their travel arrangements from the comfort of their smart devices. The company which facilitates...
Samsung announces new 840 EVO SSD
Samsung Electronics has announced the local availability of the Samsung solid state drive (SSD) 840 EVO. The product is the company’s new addition to its line-up of superior SSDs, aimed at enhancing the consumer’s PC experience. "The new SSD line-up, offering up to...
LG sees market growth after G2 release
Following the October 2014 launch of the G2 smartphone, LG marked the biggest growth rate in the smartphone market during that quarter by shipping 12-million units, up 71,4% from the same period the previous year. The G2 is the only device of its kind to place the...
I’m Bored expands offerings
I’m Bored is an easy application that informs, excites and communicates family-focused events, services and happenings. It has now added a new feature that allows anybody – consumers, events owners and organisers - the ability to upload info on their latest happenings...
Wits to host first Digital Africa Festival
In recognition of the role digital technology is destined to play in “Africa’s Century”, Wits University has announced that it will host its inaugural Fak’ugesi: Digital Africa Festival 2014. Running from 11 August to mid-September 2014, the festival will showcase all...
A new viewing experience with ultra HD TV
It’s impossible to separate contemporary urban living and technology. From electric razors and toothbrushes to smartphones and laptops, technology influences every aspect of our lives. The South African man is no different, and technology has an additional role to...
TruTeq Devices to sell Active Track GPSes
Wireless specialist, TruTeq Devices, is to distribute the Active Track personal GPS system following a partnership deal struck with the developers, EBS. Active Track is a realtime personal GPS and communications device, bringing a host of benefits for users, says...
TruTeq to distribute Safe Sports Tracker
TruTeq Devices, which focuses on providing wireless connectivity solutions to all market sectors, has signed a partnership contract with Safe Sport Tracking to market and sell the Safe Sports Tracker solution in South Africa. The Safe Sport Tracker is designed to...
LG announces G3 smartphone
LG Electronics (LG) has announced its G3 smartphone, the successor to the company’s LG G2. Developed under the Simple is the New Smart concept, LG G3 is a culmination of consumer research based on LG’s product development philosophy, Learning from You. The LG G3 was...
Smartphone design now key for consumers
Considering 80% of the world’s population is equipped with a mobile phone, with over 1-billion of these being smartphones, mobile communications technology has entrenched itself into modern day life. As these devices continue to become more integral to our day-to-day...