Safeguard devices and data, Kaspersky warns
The holiday season is nearly upon us, and that means that millions of people are getting ready for a trip abroad. And while they are on holiday, many will be taking the opportunity to capture precious memories of their time away. In fact, according to Kaspersky Lab's...
Standard Bank is live with Samsun Pay
With Absa customers already enjoying the early access benefits of Samsung Pay, Standard Bank customers are also now able to make use of this highly secure and convenient payment method. Standard Bank cards supported during early access are Mastercard credit and cheque...
Superfast 4G for less than R5 per Gb
Cell C has taken the wraps off its fixed LTE-Advanced promotional offer bringing customers data access from less than R5 per Gigabyte. Customers can select from one of three packages. A 50Gb contract for R359 per month (R7 per Gigabyte), a 100Gb contract for R539 per...
Canon aims for largest Instameet record
Canon South Africa and Explore ZA are inviting people to be part of South Africa's biggest Instameet in celebration of World Photography Day (18 August 2018). The biggest Instameet in South Africa to date included 327 people and was organised by Explore ZA two years...
Crime response app builds community
At least 200 000 South Africans nationwide have signed up with Namola, the free emergency response app supported by Dialdirect that helps South Africans get emergency assistance, fast. Since Namola started in October 2017, it has assisted more than 10 000 South...
Women of CCBSA connected to ‘virtual village’
Women of Coca-Cola Beverages SA have joined a growing 'virtual village' of their sisters as the company launches a women's network called 'Women@CCBSA', in commemoration of Women's Month. Through Women@CCBSA, the company seeks to connect women to each other and also...
MTN rewards customers with free data
On Wednesday 8 August, MTN will launch a promotion to incentivise its customers to download the MyMTN App to access, among others, MTN's social bundles. The promotion will see all first-time downloaders of the MyMTN App rewarded with a free 1Gb data bundle. The MyMTN...
Mastercard, Entersekt enable scan-to-pay in Nedbank app
Mastercard and Entersekt have collaborated to enable Nedbank's customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and billers through the Nedbank Money app, whether they are paying online or at a physical point of presence. This...
Use existing Asus routers to set up a home mesh network
Asus has introduced AiMesh, a powerful new software feature for its router range that enables users to connect multiple Asus routers into a flexible, high-speed Wi-Fi network. Perfect for home users and small businesses, AiMesh allows you to extend smooth and reliable...
CrashDetech wins for innovation
CrashDetech, a mobile app which can auto-detect a medical emergency in real-time has been named the Most Innovative Mobile Application- South Africa at the International Finance Awards announced this week. The award recognises contributions and work in the field of...
Cell C doubles the data on its WhatsApp bundle
Cell C's newest WhatsApp bundles now also include access to Facebook. Based on the original WhatsApp bundle, Cell C's three new bundles in the ShoutOut range will also include access to Facebook - doubling the number of platforms that customers can use these bundles...
South Africans spot opportunities in US
The First National Bank (FNB) estate agent survey for the first quarter of 2018, South Africans selling their homes for the purposes of emigration has grown from 2% in 2008 to 7,4% of total selling by the fourth quarter 2017 survey, and has remained at that figure for...