Nokia Lumia 720: Well rounded; great battery
The new Nokia Lumia 720 has been punted as a mid-level phone. This means Nokia would have had to cut back on features and specifications to keep the phone’s price down. SEAN BACHER checks what’s missing.
Click here to read more...Galaxy S4 passes 10m sales in
first month
Samsung has said that the sales of its Galaxy S4 smartphone has passed 10 million units less than one month after its commercial debut.
Click here to read more...Beyond Android and iOS
Within a few weeks, Mozilla is set to make waves in the mobile industry with the launch of a new Firefox operating system for mobile phones - in an effort to push Apple and Android out of the headlines, writes HISHAM ISA, VP of Marketing at BuzzCity.
Click here to read more...Fighting pain of moving messaging
In the past, migrating a messaging platform was a daunting task. But, CHRIS HATHAWAY, Director at Soarsoft Africa says with Cloud computing and regular refresh cycles from major vendors like Microsoft, the process is becoming a lot easier and is gaining momentum.
Click here to read more...Finance must drive innovation
Research from CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has found that CFOs, play a vital and growing role in driving advancements in many companies.
Click here to read more...Auto drivers want automation
The Cisco Customer Experience report has revealed that from the car purchasing experience to service maintenance, respondents are using more advanced communication technologies to engage with manufacturers and car dealerships.
Click here to read more...The writing on the paywall
Earlier this month, one of South Africa’s leading publishing houses announced its online content would be going behind a highly priced paywall. Time will tell whether BDFM has overestimated the South African market, and itself, writes STYLI CHARALAMBOUS, CEO of Daily Maverick.
Click here to read more...New in apps: Starting a business?
Get the app.
In our regular round-up of new apps, SEAN BACHER highlights the Problemio 4-app course and Seecrypt Mobile calling app for Android and iOS, a camera timer and Twitter update for BlackBerry 10, and the Mobile First-Aid app for Windows Phone.
Click here to read more...Task team to take on SIM-swap fraud
MTN and Absa have set up a task team that will keep an eye on SIM-swap fraud and bring about new ways to rapidly clamp down on it.
Click here to read more...Hitchcock storms call centres
Phone and mobile customer service provider, SpeechStorm, has announced its Interactive Voice Response (IVR) application, code-named ‘Hitchcock’.
Click here to read more...mapIT finds Cellfind
Cellfind has partnered with mapIT enable Cellfind to extend its services and expand into new markets in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Click here to read more...SAP CEO heralds Skills for Africa
Coinciding with Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe’s visit to Johannesburg, SAP announced the launch of a formal skills development program in Africa.
Click here to read more...Microsoft unveils the Xbox One
Microsoft has unveiled its latest gaming console, the Xbox One, featuring voice control, a new version of Xbox Live and built-in Skype.
Click here to read more...Battlefield 4 rages onto Xbox One
Dice, a studio of Electronic Arts, today announced that Battlefield 4 will be available for the newly launched Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
Click here to read more...The silent life of living on WiFi alone
Can a plugged-in, heavy data user survive four weeks on WiFi alone? LIRON SEGEV took up the challenge from Ruckus WIreless, and discovered it was not as easy as it sounds.
Click here to read more...VMware announces the V-spot
VMware has unveiled its vCloud Hybrid Service, an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud built on the foundation of VMware vSphere, giving customers a common platform to extend their data centre to the cloud.
Click here to read more...Star Trek: a bug-filled mess
Before GEOFFREY TIM started playing the most recent Star Trek video game based on the J.J. Abrams remake of the movie, he did not have high expectations. They were exceeded though, as the game turned out to be even worse than he anticipated.
Click here to read more...Tablets for kids - not just an
expensive toy
With many predicting that tablets will outsell laptops within the next couple of years, the market for inexpensive tablets catering for the educational environment is one that is set to grow.
Click here to read more...MWEB automates data protection
MWEB has launched an automated backup solution that is deigned to accommodate multiple users running various types of desktops, notebooks and servers.
Click here to read more...Hotspots locked with a click
Ruckus Wireless has unveiled its Secure Hotspot feature that automatically helps protect open Wi-Fi communications without the need for manual configuration of devices.
Click here to read more...Secrets to developing mobile apps
There will be over 10 billion mobile devices by 2020 and companies are quickly realising the benefits of mobile apps. But, ZIAAN HATTINGH, managing director of IndigoCube believes that developing these apps is very different to developing traditional software and many companies fail to realise this.
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