The South African-developed Payment Pebble, the brainchild of entrepreneur Stafford Masie, has been launched in Australia with the country’s third…
Author: Regardt van der Berg
There is no doubt that the smartphone and tablet device markets are hotting up. not only are South Africa’s mobile operators wanting to get in on the action, but there are plenty of new manufacturers, mainly from the Far East, entering
As a techie, when I need something — anything — I turn to the Web. I do a quick search to find a service provider, or before engaging with one, to check out their services online. Often, I do a quick check on a company website
Cape Town-based start-up Magnetic wants to be the all-in-one solution for small and medium business management in South Africa, turning the not-so-glamourous management of company processes into an online platform accessible
The crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo experimental space plane on Friday, which killed one test pilot and severely injured another, may have wrecked the future of space tourism. “For the industry, the joyride is over,” says attorney Michael Listner
For many people, a smartphone is their main interface for checking e-mail, but the native mail app bundled with phones often doesn’t deliver the features that users demand. Luckily, there is no shortage of alternatives. Recently, Google unveiled an
Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Virgin Mobile, which wants to have a million active customers on its books within three…
On Friday, Cape Town will launch a pilot programme that will allow residents and visitors to the city to pay for kerbside parking in the central business district with mobile payments app SnapScan. The service will be piloted in conjunction with Street Parking Solutions, the kerbside parking marshals
A new South African app, being launched on Friday, is hoping to be partygoers’ real-time digital catalogue for places to go and people to see this festive season and beyond. Trender is a location-based photo app that allows users to see where your friends are, where they’re going and the photos they’ve
Tigo subscribers in Tanzania will get free access to basic Internet services, including Facebook and Wikipedia, through Facebook’s Internet.org app. They join Airtel subscribers in Zambia in getting this free access. Internet.org is a Facebook-led initiative to make affordable Internet access