Beware the walled gardens
The technology industry is well-known for coining its own unique phrases and expressions. From big data, to digital divide, to Web 2.0 – and all of the others in between – these phrases have often translated into common usage. While many have become obsolete as...
Samsung previews new Galaxy S4 content
At the Samsung Galaxy S4 local launch event, Samsung Electronics unveiled a suite of exciting new content services including Samsung Hub, an integrated multimedia content store offering a comprehensive media experience, providing, videos, books, games and learning...
Mahindra Comviva grows mobile music
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, is rapidly expanding its mobile music offerings in Africa. Over the last 12 months the company has become one of the largest music aggregators in the African continent, having collaborated...
SPAR launches DRYVER app
With a solid retail footprint and more than 500 stores across southern Africa, TOPS at SPAR is known for its edgy marketing and advertising campaigns. The launch of a new social network, DRYVER, that will be a "push of a button" away for those who’ve had one too...
Local apps for BlackBerry 10 released
Many of users' favourite South African brands and companies have created local apps for BlackBerry 10 smartphones, so that people can do their banking, read the news headlines, shop online, book movie tickets, get travel info and so much more, on the move. Some...
AIO PCs the new face of home entertainment
With the blistering pace of advances in all things digital, technology is increasingly becoming simpler to manage, easier to use, and part of the furniture and fabric of life. In the past, our ideas of home entertainment were largely constrained to a complex and bulky...
Mobile apps can boost tourism
As the travel industry builds up to INDABA, from 11 to 14 May, tourism-dependent Africa should give mobile apps their serious consideration, as apps can help them capitalise on commercial opportunities more swiftly and build more lasting relationships. Mobile is an...
Nokia Music+ now available locally
Nokia’s new subscription-based upgrade to its popular free-to-stream mobile music service, Nokia Music+, is now available in South Africa for just R25.00 a month. For even greater music enjoyment, Nokia Music+ provides increased control over the listening experience...
DreamWorks uses HP technology in new film
HP has announced that it was selected by DreamWorks Animation SKG, to deliver the technology behind The Croods, pushing the boundaries of modern imagery for this prehistoric animated adventure that is anything but primitive. DreamWorks Animation leveraged technical...
Use LBS to find friends on WeChat
WeChat, a social communications services available for smartphones, announced the launch of a new version for BlackBerry smartphones. The new version, WeChat 2.0, features a new location-based services (LBS) feature that integrates both "Look Around" and QR code...
Experience mobile music with music streaming
Streaming music feels almost as old as the Internet itself, but due to limitations in bandwidth and high data costs, not many South Africans have been able to experience this, says Matthew Thackrah, deputy MD and head of Consumer Electronics and IT Solutions at...
BlackBerry, Zimbalam aid unsigned musicians
BlackBerry and Zimbalam, a leading global digital music distributor for developing and independent artists, have announced that they are working together to offer unsigned musicians an easy and efficient way to bring their music content to the BlackBerry World...