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Mon, March 4th, 13:25 · Richard Cutcher

Jury to decide how much in damages Samsung owe Apple

A new jury will re-evaluate how much in damages Samsung should pay Apple concerning patent infringements on 14 handsets and tablets. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 11:12 · Nanine Steenkamp

Data to dominate mobile use in SA

Mobile networks in South Africa are focusing on data growth, which is predicted to boost 2013 mobile activity with smartphones enabling increased social media access. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 08:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxit encourages app building

South African chat network Mxit has encouraged developers to build more apps for the platform as the company concentrates on stability of core development of the chat service as a key feature. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:20 · Babongile Matyila

Annual Mobile World Congress sets new records in 2013

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) took place in Barcelona, Spain from February 25-28, seeing some of the world’s leading experts and executives in mobile communication coming together to discuss future innovations. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:14 · Tom Jackson

Smartphone users 40% of network – Vodacom

South African mobile operator Vodacom says 40 percent of its 30.6 million customers in South Africa are smartphone users, a figure which is “increasing rapidly”. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 12:50 · Kamau Mbote

New black and white smartphone to offer longer battery life

A new Android phone with E-ink screen display allows the user to use the device fully for an entire week without recharging the phone. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 09:44 · Kamau Mbote

Cheaper plastic iPhone rumours rife

Rumours are circulating a low-cost iPhone made from polycarbonate plastic is to enter the market. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 08:42 · Vincent Matinde

Ogilvy & Mather acquires Strike Media to dive into mobile marketing

Ogilvy & Mather, Africa’s premier advertising agency, has purchased a majority share in South African mobile marketing company Strike Media, indicating an intention to plunge into the continent’s mobile marketing space. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 15:36 · Tom Jackson

Smartphones “emasculating”, says Sergey Brin

Google founder Sergey Brin says the company’s new internet glasses could free web browsers from “emasculating” smartphones. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 11:48 · Elly Okutoyi

Mobile subscriptions to outnumber earth’s population by 2014: ITU report

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has reported the number of global mobile subscriptions will soon outnumber people living on the planet, with the figure set to hit the 7 billion mark in early 2014. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 09:37 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxit Launch, a content management community tool revealed

South African social chat app Mxit revealed a new content management page, similar to Wordpress, expected to launch tomorrow, March 1, at the 27dinner in Cape Town last night (Wednesday). → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 08:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

Election Thief game app launches in Kenya

Kenyan developers University of Games (UoG) have created election-themed game app Election Thief in a bid to prompt consideration of peace and leadership ahead of the March 4 polls. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 08:02 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Nigeria reveals new data plans for BB Z10, lowers cost of device

MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest operator, is promoting the sale of the latest BlackBerry device, BB Z10, by slashing its price. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 15:36 · Tom Jackson

Adobe brings Photoshop Touch to iPhone, iPod Touch, Android

Adobe has brought the Photoshop Touch app to iPhone, iPod Touch and Android phones, almost a year after it launched on iPad and Android tablets. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 14:24 · Nanine Steenkamp

Global smartphone orders to hit 1.3 billion mark in 2016

Shipments of smartphones are set to double, making up half of all mobile device orders by 2016, according to research by Canalys. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 13:57 · Richard Cutcher

iROKING partners with 2go in Nigeria

More than nine million Nigerians on the 2go mobile messaging service now have access to popular West African free music streaming service iROKING. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 13:52 · Kamau Mbote

Nokia Life to launch in Kenya in April

Nokia will launch Nokia Life in Kenya next month, delivering tailored, locally relevant content in local languages for users who may not necessarily have a data plan. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 12:53 · Richard Cutcher

Instagram reaches 100 million users

Instagram now has one million people using the photo sharing service each month, despite a January crisis which saw it rapidly lose daily visitors. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 12:50 · Vincent Matinde

Electricity payment app Powertime unveils BlackBerry app

BlackBerry 10 owners can now use the new Powertime application to pay their electricity bills in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 12:50 · Elly Okutoyi

BlackBerry pilots mobile money transfer on BBM

BlackBerry is in the pilot stages of launching its mobile money transfer service that will see users send money to each other via BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), in a bid to safeguard its market share. → Read more