South Africans often lament the high cost of mobile data in the country. One result of this was the Competition Commission’s decision in December last year, ordering some of the country’s biggest [...]

These are trying economic times, and most businesses have to tighten their belts and reign in runaway expenses. One such expense is an organisation’s cellphone and IT usage. Without realising, a [...]

COVID-19 has been front and center for everyone for the past 60 plus days and the impact of the lockdown on us as individuals, businesses, and as a country has been overwhelming. The future [...]

In the financially constrained times that we currently find ourselves in, there is still a way that you can reduce business costs without needing to go through the painful process of cancelling [...]

Microsoft 365 Business (formerly Office 365 Business) has become a common name in the business environment. Three decades later and the Office Suite has evolved from only three applications [...]

The beginning of the Industrial Revolution was also the starting point of the world becoming a smaller place. The vast amounts of time used to travel to far places area thing of the past with [...]

Research to find cures to diseases like cancer require huge amounts of computing power to run the intricate calculations that scientists use when postulating possible solutions to these health [...]

One of the biggest perks of using a comprehensive suite like Microsoft Office 365 is its integration. With apps to facilitate all kinds of tasks included in the package, Office 365 users save [...]

When Apple first unveiled its Face ID functionality when the iPhone X was released in 2017, the tech manufacturer couldn’t imagine that a simple facemask would be this innovative security [...]

It isn’t unusual for conspiracy theorists to start coming out of the woodwork once a crisis arises – it’s only human to search for a reason for all the upheaval caused by a global calamity like [...]

As an entrepreneurial business ourselves, we understand the challenges SMEs face and, our SmartView range of services have carefully been developed to address some of these challenges. We are now [...]

We often come across businesses with a medium to large workforce who are provided with company mobile devices. In most cases, companies overlook the importance of managing dormant lines [...]

IoT (Internet of Things) is growing rapidly and will have a major role to play in many areas of the market. As per Gartner’s research, IoT devices will reach 20.4 billion by 2020. This may be [...]

As the world’s workers have retreated to their homes in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, technology has become essential to help organisations keep the wheels of enterprise turning. [...]

If you’re the owner of a small or medium enterprise, having your team work remotely in adherence to the lockdown guidelines imposed by the South African government can be very daunting – [...]

The COVID-19 outbreak has put businesses across the board under immense financial pressure, but small and medium enterprises are especially feeling the brunt of the virus. Now is not the time for [...]

South Africa’s largest mobile network is doing its part to help manage and curb the spread of COVID-19. As the government ups its screening and testing campaign for the coronavirus, the telecoms [...]

Roaming occurs when a mobile phone is used outside the range of its home network and connects to another available cell network that is abroad. For example, if you live in South Africa and call [...]

It’s been proven that most South Africans have been shocked by a massive mobile data bill that was not planned nor budgeted for from their cellular provider. Most South Africans have, to a [...]

So, your company gave you a laptop and sent you home to work. You’ve searched the company archives and found plenty of manuals and policies describing how to access systems, codes of ethics, and [...]

Life has changed because of COVID-19 and it looks like some things will never return to the way they were before. Life under lockdown is admittedly surreal and the uncertainty of what lies ahead [...]

In the pre-mobile app era at the beginning of the millennium, mobile phones had already made a marked impact on business by ensuring people could be contacted while being away from the office, [...]

Misinformation has been an issue for social media giants for a while now, and as the coronavirus envelops the globe, various tech companies have taken hands to ensure that correct and accurate [...]

A new study from the National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that the virus that causes COVID-19 may [...]

In the wake of the spread of COVID-19, many companies have opted to have their employees work from home in order to avoid social contact and prevent the spread of the virus. Luckily, there are a [...]

The coronavirus outbreak and ensuing social distancing guidelines have a significant influence on the way we lead our daily lives. In order to curb the spread of the virus, people are being [...]

Make money by selling mobile data, airtime and electricity with SmartLoad! Not every business owner starts their venture by creating the next Google or Uber. William Wrigley Jr., the man behind [...]

As South Africans tighten their belts, they are constantly looking for more cost-efficient ways to spend their money. The rise of streaming services in South Africa has created an opportunity for [...]

There has been huge buzz surrounding the launch of the fifth generation of wireless tech for digital cellular networks in South Africa, but mobile networks’ efforts to start offering the latest [...]

The world’s most widely used messaging app has a significant chunk of the planet’s population using it, with the Facebook-owned company announcing on 12 February that it had hit a milestone of 2 [...]

Despite plans to implement a number of stringent sanitary precautions and scan the body temperature of attendees, the organisers of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona have announced that the [...]

For most of us, a new year ushers in new goals, and often also new methods to attain them. Whatever you’ve decided to focus on in 2020, and whichever way you’ve decided to work, it goes without [...]

As of 14 January 2020, Microsoft has discontinued updates and patches for its decade-old operating system, Windows 7. This is in line with the 10 years of product support the company committed to [...]

The traditional insurance industry has undergone many disruptions and changes over the past few years, and a range of local insurance technology innovations has made this sector one that has led [...]

At the start of a new year, there is always speculation as to what tech trends will dominate an increasingly connected world over the following 12 months. Technology has become deeply integrated [...]

Business owners understand how significantly higher-than-expected expenses can impact the day-to-day running of any organisation. Even so, bill shock is a monthly reality for many businesses, and [...]

We can all agree that smartphones have come a long way from where they started – today your smartphone is your navigational system, gateway to the rest of the world, library of knowledge, a [...]

After the launch of Microsoft Teams in 2017, Microsoft announced plans that the platform would eventually replace Skype for Business. On 30 July 2019, Microsoft officially announced that Skype [...]

Microsoft Word is such a much-used staple in the Office 365 suite, you might think you know all its tricks and capabilities. However, there are some unexpected features that could make your life [...]

Preparing for an important speech or presentation? Microsoft Office 365’s PowerPoint has become a standard tool to enhance and supplement speeches. In many ways PowerPoint can be likened to a [...]

On 4 November 2019, Microsoft announced several new and exciting features coming to Microsoft Office 365. Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365 elaborated on the new [...]

Smartphones have become synonymous with modern-day living. From organising your life to finding your away around, connecting with others and so much more. Can you even imagine life without your [...]

For most of us, our laptops or desktops are where we store valuable information – whether for work or personal. This is simply one of the reasons why we need to ensure our computers are [...]

WhatsApp is one of the most popular and fastest-growing communication apps in the world. Today WhatsApp has more than half a billion active daily users worldwide – up from 450 million in [...]

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In an effort to “humanise digital communication with real, contextual and relevant content”, Oju Holdings released an Android prototype of its full messaging app, OjuChat, on 9 October 2019. This [...]

Business owners understand the value that great collaboration brings to the office. When every member of the team is informed and up-to-date about their schedules and tasks, a business can run [...]

What really makes Office 365 a useful tool for enterprises of any size is its features related to collaboration. In a world where work has become mobile, and teams need to stay connected and work [...]

Microsoft Outlook was one of the first webmail services when it launched in 1996, and more than two decades later, it is still the preferred way to check email, schedule tasks and organise their [...]