South Africa’s Deputy Communications Minister Obed Bapela says government is considering decrypting BlackBerry messages "if crimes are committed using the BlackBerry service".

Yes, I know the general term for WAP enabled phones these days is “smartphone”, but after doing some research on the Vodafone 555 Blue, I had to borrow the term “dumbphone” from Tech Crunch’s Chris Velazco.

UK-based fashion retailer, Topshop has joined forces with location-based mobile gaming app SCVNGR to get students into stores for back-to-school shopping.

Nokia Maps may just be the answer for South Africans who feel like they spend a substantial chunk of their days in traffic.

The online shopping industry in South Africa is pathetic. There are a number of reasons people do not shop online; security, stupidity and general lack of trust in the general process.

What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word ‘native’?

While there was all this bubbe meise hype about the world ending, the only thing that came close to it for me was that my dad had upgraded to a Blackberry. This was quite a surprise, considering he has had his same Nokia phone for years and has stubbornly refused any kind of upgrade.

Doll, just when you thought Google had enough control over pretty much everything, the macher’s have to bring out Google Music.