Edutainment apps see growth in SA

The adoption of technology for entertainment, learning and developmental assessment amongst children is expected to increase in South Africa significantly as a result of the rise of smart device usage in the country. This is according to local artist and entrepreneur...

Managing the mobile enterprise

BYOD is no longer the exception, but the rule. A recent MobileIron survey revealed that of the 3 000 respondents, a whopping 80% said they regularly use their personal devices – smartphones and tablets – for work purposes. There can be no doubt that it is no longer a...

Smartphone take-up drives monitoring need

Over the next five to 10 years, data traffic is expected to increase exponentially due to the growing adoption of smartphones globally. This amplified volume of data will place considerable strain on the networks of communication service providers (SPs) and their...

Smartphone sales overtake feature phones

Worldwide sales of smartphones to end-users totalled 968-million units in 2013, an increase of 42,3% from 2012, according to Gartner. Sales of smartphones accounted for 53,6% of overall mobile phone sales in 2013, and exceeded annual sales of feature phones for the...

Smartphones reach key milestone

The smartphone market passed an important milestone in 2013 when worldwide shipments surpassed the 1-billion mark for the first time, driven by continued momentum from Android and iOS, says IDC. According to the company’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,...