1. Q&A: Alexandra Zagury, RIM's MD for South and Southern Africa

(News/Interesting People)

... Internet, instant messaging and social networking to emerging market customers at prices that they can afford. We also need to make sure that people are experiencing the latest version of BlackBerry ...

2. BlackBerry App Review: PriceCheck

(Reviews/BlackBerry Apps)

... on a professional tech website), and “Share” allows you to tell your friends about the product with one easy click via social networking sites Facebook and Twitter or via email. When you ...

3. Mxit book available on social network

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

In what is being hailed as a first for South Africa, a book that is available in printed form is also being published to a popular cellular social network. Mobinomics is the story about Africa’s ...

4. 8ta introduces new prepaid tariffs

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... that the network is now able to offer customers a value proposition that is simple to understand and affords the customer all the flexibility in deciding how and when to use the airtime.  Free ...

5. SA airline to offer free Facebook and Twitter

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... be able to access social network sites Facebook and Twitter for free during flights throughout the month of August as part of the airline’s “Fly Social” campaign. Access will be provided ...

6. Vodacom and Primedia launch app and radio game

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... Scarcella, Vodacom’s Managing Executive: Marketing. “The Gotcha! SA competition speaks volumes about the level of smartphone adoption in the country, the sophistication of our mobile networks, ...

7. Data dominates SA mobile trends

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... players. Thirty-eight percent of all cellphone users use Facebook (a 73% growth in usage since 2010) and Goldstuck says the social network is now the primary means of instant messaging in the local ...

8. Review: Tubes – Behind the scenes at the Internet by Andrew Blum

(News/Home & Entertainment)

... (or titular “tubes”), to visit the various network exchanges around the world, and to meet the brilliant engineers responsible for keeping our YouTube videos playing and our e-mails zipping ...

9. FNB goes social with Facebook banking

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... is being touted as a first for South African banking. It will enable those FNB customers that are registered for cellphone banking, to access some of the bank’s services via the social networking ...

10. London 2012: the 'Socialympics'

(News/Office & Online)

Dubbed the first “Socialympics”, the upcoming weeks will see the social networks buzzing as people from around the world follow the Olympic action from multiple devices, across multiple ...

11. App Review: NetQin Security

(Reviews/BlackBerry Apps)

... to our desktops and laptops anymore. While smartphones have conveniently placed the web in the palms of our hands – making it possible for us to access our emails, online banking and social networking ...

12. Cell C unveils iPhone pricing

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

This weekend, Cell C became the third operator to offer the Apple iPhone on its network, after first and second operators, Vodacom and MTN. As of yesterday, Cell C customers could get the iPhone ...

13. Vodacom slashes roaming prices

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... operator has slashed its international roaming rates to the UK in a promotion that will be active for just under two months. As of Friday, 20 July, travellers on the Vodacom network will be discounted ...

14. Wise Tablets to launch Snapdragon-powered devices

(News/Devices & Gadgets)

... the Wise hardware and software will be sold at various national retailers as well as at South Africa’s large network providers towards the end of August. Although he can’t yet reveal the names ...

15. New app navigates nightlife

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... and contact details, while comments made by other Hiive users serve as an indication as to what events or venues are popular. Users can also share information with contacts via social networking platforms ...

16. Read receipts for Facebook groups

(News/Office & Online)

... the Facebook blog, the social network says: “Starting today, when you visit a group, you can view who's seen each post. This way you can stay updated on the group's activity. For example, ...

17. App Review: TuneIn Radio

(Reviews/BlackBerry Apps)

... to TuneIn. You can access it either via 3G or via WiFi only. Local BlackBerry users, beware! On Vodacom (I’m not sure about the other networks) streaming TuneIn is not included in your BIS subscription, ...

18. Review: Nokia Lumia 900

(Reviews/Phones & Tablets)

... it comes to social networks, the built-in People Hub is the best way to view feeds across all platforms. To get going, you sign in to whatever accounts you want to link to on your handset (Facebook, Twitter, ...

19. Snappy Smartphone Nokia 808 PureView in SA

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... it to your favourite social networking feed. When you are done entertaining others with your creativity, you can use the PureView’s HD video playback to watch a movie, or make use of the phone’s ...

20. MTN unveils BlackBerry plans from R14

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... range of BIS features, namely BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), e-mail, Internet browsing and social networking. Options   The basic plan – the Messaging plan – costs R14.95 and ...

21. Review: Samsung Home Entertainment System HT-E6750W

(Reviews/Electronics)

... to the wireless network, and as advertised, the Smart Hub functionality functioned as it was supposed to. Even the valves lit up nicely, although I quickly learned that their warm glow was more due to ...

22. 10 facts about WiFi in SA

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

WiFi is on the increase in SA – both in terms of demand and availability, according to recent research by global networking firm Cisco Systems. Here are 10 titbits on the popular wireless ...

23. App Review: foursquare

(Reviews/BlackBerry Apps)

... I was intrigued about why the app appears to be gaining in popularity (it now boasts over 20 million members worldwide), especially at a time when privacy on social networking has been a constant issue ...

24. RIM brings new Curves to SA

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... and social networking abilities, offers both 3G and WiFi connectivity and has longer battery life, says RIM. Rui Brites, director of product management for RIM in SA, says the Curve 9320 is a “truly ...

25. FNB launches eWallet game

(News/Office & Online)

A South African bank is banking on the popularity of gaming and social networking to teach customers how to use one of its new digital products. From today (Monday July 2, 2012), First National ...

26. Vodacom introduces R5 Power Hour prepaid promo

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... on the Vodacom network for at least 30 days qualify to make multiple calls to friends and family on the Vodacom network. Customers need more than R5 credit to activate the promotion, and should dial *111# ...

27. Google's Glass moves closer to reality

(News/Devices & Gadgets)

... networking chip and essentially all the other technology found inside a typical smartphone, save for a cellular network radio, Google executives said. The battery is smaller than a smartphone battery, ...

28. Cell C extends 99c tariff

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... per minute, on per second billing, across any network and at any time, will now be applicable to 34 countries. Cell C says, while some of these tariffs to additional countries will initially be on ...

29. Review: Groupon app

(Reviews/BlackBerry Apps)

... some as-yet-unexplained reason, though, I’m usually slow to sign up to web-based trends too. I’ve no excuse there, since joining the latest social network/cool virtual hub usually is free. ...

30. 'SIM swap fraud on the rise'

(News/Mobile & Connectivity)

... Vodacom explains: “Once they have acquired the victim`s banking details and other personal information through phishing scams, the fraudsters then call the network operator posing as the customer ...