8ta’s new prepaid tariff, called 8ta More, instantly rewards customers with free airtime.

Most smartphone users complain of inadequate battery life on their devices, but a company that manufactures affordable mobile phones especially for the African market, has solved this problem.

Status updates and tweets are about to soar across South Africa this month as a local airline launches its “Fly Social” campaign.

South African cellular operator Vodacom has teamed up with Primedia Broadcasting to launch a first of its kind, digital tag social media game that will be played using an app and FM radio.

While BlackBerry continues to be in trouble in the rest of the world, Research In Motion’s (RIM) newly appointed Managing Director (MD) for South and Southern Africa has faith that the smartphone brand will continue to maintain loyalty and growth locally.

In SA, data spend on cellphones has grown by 50% since 2010, with instant messaging accounting for the biggest increase in specific usage.

MTN Business will be sponsoring the first ever App of the Year 2012 awards, honouring those apps and developers that have made an impact on the local business industry in the past year.

Just two months after the official release of the Galaxy S3, the new flagship handset from Samsung has sold 10 million units worldwide.