Smartphones to reach 70% of the population

Findings from the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, published today, show that the total number of mobile subscriptions in the first quarter of 2015 was around 910-million for all of Africa, including 21-million new subscriptions. The report also shows...

Treat office IT like your smartphone

With the environment that businesses operate in rapidly changing, finding new ways to be competitive takes them on a new challenge, says Wimpie van Rensburg, country manager, sub-Saharan Africa, Riverbed Technology. No doubt, many will be looking to grow and even...

ArcelorMittal goes mobile with Samsung

ArcelorMittal South Africa, the largest steel producer on the African continent, has chosen Samsung Electronics South Africa, in partnership with MTN Business, to equip staff with the latest smartphone technology. The primary objective for ArcelorMittal South Africa...

Smartphones set to dwarf PC, tablet sales

The combined total market of smartphones, tablets, 2-in-1s and PCs is set to grow from 1,8-billion units in 2014 to 2,5-billion units in 2019. During that time, smartphones will grow to represent the overwhelming majority of total smart connected device (SCD)...

BlackBerry introduces Leap smartphone

BlackBerry has introduced the new BlackBerry Leap smartphone for 4G LTE networks. The BlackBerry Leap is an affordable all-touch smartphone in a modern and powerful design that is built for career builders and companies who value security and privacy when pushing their productivity to the next level. BlackBerry Leap includes a brilliant edge-to-edge five-inch HD display, BlackBerry’s latest operating system and more than a full day’s battery power, keeping users hyper connected, productive and always in control.