Uber launches 24/7 phone support
Uber has launched a 24/7 phone support for users across South Africa. Passengers and drivers will have a dedicated phone support line, staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To call, Uber users need to simply tap "Help" in the main menu of the Uber app and select...
MTN launches music streaming service
MTN has announced the launch of MusicTime!, saying it is a world first offering from the team at Simfy Africa. MusicTime! is a fully inclusive time-based music streaming service, offering users premium trending and locally relevant music through partnerships with key...
Vox launches fixed LTE-A packages from Cell C
Vox has signed an agreement with Internet Solutions to become a distribution partner to offer Cell C's fixed Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) packages, with prices starting at R219 per month. "Fixed LTE-A has experienced tremendous uptake as it offers speeds that...
Upgrade your photography skills these holidays
The festive season provides the perfect opportunity to enhance your portfolio ready for the new year. By Helen Bartlett, Canon ambassador and family photographer Whether you're a landscape photographer, event photographer or still trying to find your niche, Canon...
FNB Connect offers holiday season promo
As the holiday season kicks off, FNB Connect will be running an 'eBucks Galore campaign' from 1 December 2018 to 31 January 2019. Qualifying clients will receive a once off eBucks allocation on the most popular smart devices currently on the market. This is in...
Huawei enters SA smart wearables market
Huawei has launched a range of smart wearables in South Africa for the first time. The eight devices, each of which are compatible with all operating systems, are stylish yet affordable, and designed to suit all kinds of South Africans - from the fitness obsessed to...
Fedgroup’s Black Friday Impact Farming offer
In celebration of Black Friday, financial services company Fedgroup has unveiled a special offer for consumers to invest rather than spend their money this year, via its Impact Farming investment platform. Fedgroup's Black Friday offer gives investors the opportunity...
App replaces the traditional home phone
There is a free mobile app that will replace the traditional home phone, it enables customers to manage all their home phone calls seamlessly on their mobile phones. FreshPHONE has no setup costs or monthly line and rental fees and one pays less for calls. There are...
Lenovo shows off Mirage Solo with standalone VR
Lenovo has demonstrated the world’s first standalone Daydream virtual reality (VR) headset, Lenovo Mirage Solo with Daydream. This VR device brings you the next generation of virtual reality: it combines the simplicity of an all-in-one headset - no more being tethered...
Sharable VR with Lenovo Mirage Camera
Lenovo is showing off the Lenovo Mirage Camera with Daydream, a powerful new tool that lets you capture and relive memories like you’re really in the moment. The Lenovo Mirage Camera is a VR camera that simplifies creating virtual reality content with easy video or...
LG expands XBoom lineup
LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled its expanded line-up of its XBoom audio product. The XBoom name has always stood for powerful sound in a festive environment, which has contributed to its 35% global market share among mini components and all-in-one audio categories....
Pay it forward with uKheshe
South African startup Jini Guru has launched uKheshe, a smartphone app and QR card that will make it easy for South Africans to pay it forward in everyday situations. Whether you want to tip your car guard, pay your gardener or help someone in need, uKheshe makes it...