Tablets, smartphones fuel telepresence

Smartphones and tablets continue to nab market share from more traditional computing technologies, such as netbooks, as they are integrated into the enterprise arena, says Alain Schram, chief operating officer at Kathea.  Apple’s iPad and tablets featuring...

Smartphones outship feature phones

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 4% year-over-year in the seasonally slow first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,...

Gaming set to move off the console

Gaming-capable smartphones and tablets are overtaking dedicated gaming consoles – and this trend is set to continue.  International Data Corporation (IDC) has published the Worldwide Gaming-Optimised Handheld, Smartphone and Tablet Gaming 2013-2017 Forecast, a...

Cell C debuts Galaxy S4

Cell C has launched packages for the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4, which will be available to customers from 27 April. Cell C customers will be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy S4 on one of four contracts tailored to meet the needs of smartphone users. “We knew...

BBM 7 available on BlackBerry 5 OS

BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) version 7.0.1,which features voice chatting over a WiFi connection, is now available for BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry 5 OS. BBM version 7.0.1 with BBM Voice is a fast, convenient, and...