TikTok, YouTube, Google: This is what the SA internet did in 2021
As another year kicks off, it’s fair to assume that the World Wide Web will again have a significant hand in our […]
Tech platform Vambo Academy helps you learn local languages
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to learn a local language? A new tech platform, designed by a master’s student at […]
When every cent matters, SmartView+ helps businesses to keep telecoms expenses in check
The COVID-19 outbreak has put businesses across the board under immense financial pressure, but small and medium enterprises are especially feeling the […]
The simple solution to billshock for your business
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 […]
Apps to learn South African Languages
Having a basic understanding of a multitude of South African languages not only benefits your own brainpower, but it also adds to your ability to function in a truly diverse society.
Vodacom aids coronavirus effort with phones, data and a telemedicine partnership
South Africa’s largest mobile network is doing its part to help manage and curb the spread of COVID-19. As the government ups […]
How WhatsApp Business can help you connect with customers
WhatsApp is one of the most popular and fastest-growing communication apps in the world. Today WhatsApp has more than half a billion […]
How AR is changing the shopping and retail landscape
Some of the country’s biggest retailers have started introducing bespoke versions of their stores to combat the crisis the retail industry is […]
5 apps to help keep your kids safe
A recent spate of violent, gender-based crime and kidnappings have South Africans fuming and concerned for the safety of their loved ones. […]
This Chinese deepfake app is blowing up the charts
Following the success of the similar face-modification app, FaceApp, which went viral earlier this year with its ability to change users’ faces […]
Teen with autism creates app for people on the spectrum
An English 18-year-old has created an iOS app to assist people living on the autistic spectrum. Software developer Ethan Shallcross, who himself […]
New local app aims to curb identity fraud with biometric verification software
A locally developed smartphone app by Fides Cloud Technologies aims to allow individuals and businesses to verify the identity of any South […]
This tech-equipped trolley reduces supermarket aisle smashes
How many times have you had to nurse scraped heels due to a fellow shopper rather paying attention to the items on […]
Can’t concentrate? This game might help.
You sit down at your desk to finally get to the work you were planning to do before you had to listen […]
5 local on-demand apps that will simplify 2019
If you can think of a problem, there’s probably an app with a solution. And even if the people of Mzansi are […]
ClassDojo is a comprehensive classroom app for the tech age
Perfect for learners and teachers alike, ClassDojo creates the opportunity for rapport between teachers and parents in an innovative way that is […]
5 back-to-school apps to make the transition to the new school year a little smoother
The December break is a thing of the past and all of us are trying our damnedest to get back into the […]
Use these 5 websites to learn something new
It is as if the entire world exhales in December. The year is over, and many people are lucky enough to have […]
Google Family Link lets parents take control
While many parents still stand firm in their opinion to not allow their child a mobile device until they are in high […]
This Shortcut starts recording automatically when you are pulled over or in a dangerous situation
We’ve written about the useful ways in which Shortcuts can be used in Apple’s iOS 12 before, but a new command created […]
Samsung Pay announces expansion plans, smartwatch compatibility
After the introduction of Samsung Pay, a platform which allows Samsung users to pay for goods with their Samsung device, earlier this […]
Here are 5 apps to help you with your December home improvements
For many people, the December holiday is the time to take home improvements and renovations into their own hands. To help you […]
8 essential apps for when you’re travelling abroad
Saint Augustine once said that the world is a book, and those who don’t travel read only one page. If you have […]
5 recipe apps to make your Christmas dinner one for the books
Not everyone can lay claim to being a domestic god or goddess. In fact, for some of us, the thought of having […]
No internet connection? Use offline Maps to find your way on the road less travelled.
December is here, and the impending holidays come with the prospect of travel for a great deal of people. You and your […]
4 fun apps to entertain you this festive season
If you haven’t yet caught the hint from the shiny decorations and the songs currently on every supermarket’s playlist: the festive season […]
A novel anti-hijacking device is the latest South African tech innovation
Considering the huge amount of locally designed apps and gadgets to make it big, it seems like 2018 is the year of […]
Payments are more convenient than ever before with Slide
How often have you had to make a quick payment to someone, only to go through the entire process of having to […]
This app takes the hassle out of paying bills
A new app promises to make settling all your monthly bills less of a drag. Dubbed walletdoc, the app is a free, […]
If you’re looking to learn, Tutor Roots is the app for you
In an effort to radically simplify the process of finding a tutor for yourself or for your child, a new locally developed […]
Bargain shoppers: take note of this app
We all have that one friend who is always on top of the latest special offers. You mention that you need to […]
A breakdown of the cost of WhatsApp video calling
For data-conscious consumers, knowing exactly how much data is used for certain applications is imperative. The arrival of WhatsApp calling has been […]
Use this app to help others and make a quick buck
A new proudly South African service is attempting to address the ongoing problem of unemployment in the country with an innovative app […]
SA tech start-up breaks new ground for US emergency services
South African tech companies, and some individual app developers have recently been making waves on the international tech scene, and now one […]
Productivity apps to help you focus on the task at hand
Productivity. It’s what separates the contemplators from the doers, and turns plans into action. However, the fact of the matter is that […]
Vodacom launches app to bolster smart municipal service delivery
After fully equipping the Eastern Cape’s OR Tambo District Municipality with internet connectivity, Vodacom has launched a SmartCitizen app to aid service […]
These 6 apps will keep your kids occupied during the winter holiday
The winter holiday has arrived, and with it, added pressure on parents wondering how they’ll keep the kids busy for weeks on […]
5 tech podcasts that will keep you in the loop
Podcasts are, without a doubt, the easiest way to consume information while multitasking. If you haven’t yet, you really need to dive […]
This app locks your kids’ phones until they reply to your texts
When Nick Herbert, a father in the United Kingdom, noticed that his son Ben wasn’t replying to his texts, he came up […]
Google Assistant is changing the way we plan our days
When Google Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai demonstrated how the improved Google Assistant could make an appointment for a haircut by phoning up […]
This new app is set to revolutionise the South African taxi industry
The saying goes that the simplest solution is often the best. A new, innovative and proudly South African app took this sentiment […]
This app lets you create a GIF on your phone
In the past, when you wanted to convey a succinct but clear message in the form of a GIF, you had to […]
Google Go promises to cut browsing costs
With global access to the internet increasing by the day, the world now has almost 4.2 billion people who have access to […]
Turn yourself into an emoji with Bitmoji
Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres have long been bragging about having their own line of emojis that looks just like them. If you’d […]
This app takes the hassle out of school payments
It only truly feels like a new year when the kids go back to school. All your colleagues are back at work, […]
Developers are launching a Tamagotchi app next year, and we’re feeling nostalgic
If you’re a member of Generation X, you probably owned one of the most wildly popular toys of the time: the Tamagotchi. […]
These are the best music apps for your next road trip
Few things signal the December holiday like a killer playlist does. If you don’t have one blasting on your way to the […]
Apps: Nintendo’s Animal Crossing comes to mobile
Nintendo fans are no strangers to the world of Animal Crossing. The popular console game has sold over 30 million units since […]
6 apps that will make your Christmas shopping a breeze
The festive season is around the corner, and too many of us put off shopping for gifts, brave the mall when it’s […]
Popular board games are making a comeback in digital form
Board games are a popular pastime in my family home, especially during the holiday season. My own family have a book in […]
7 apps you need to make this a smooth festive season
It is that time of the year when we all start counting down the days to our annual big break! The holiday […]
Vodacom’s Shake Every Day is here and there are 12 cars to be won!
If you’ve recently opened (and updated) your My Vodacom App, you would have noticed a new addition to the app. You sure […]
Need a running app? Here are some choices.
South Africans have a long history of being competitive runners and walkers, as is evident by the ample races held throughout the […]
The Vodacom Business Booster App has all your accounting needs covered
Vodacom and SAGE have teamed up to bring entrepreneurs and business owners the app they’ve been waiting for. The Vodacom Business Booster […]
5 apps to help find a lost or stolen phone
In a perfect world, nobody would ever lose their phone and there wouldn’t be any mean-hearted villains around who pinch things that […]
The Link app, powered by Vodacom, wants to make your community safer.
There are millions of apps out there. Some, like messaging or social media apps, feel like an extra limb, while others lose […]
Samsung’s S Health app is your perfect fitness companion
Originally launched in 2014, Samsung’s S Health fitness app is an all-inclusive companion to its range of wearables, including the recently launched […]
Clips: Not your average mobile video
If you have an an iPad or iPhone 5s or newer and you’re running iOS 10.3, Apple has released a new app that makes video editing easier and more fun than ever before. It’s called Clips, and it’s Apple’s answer to Instagram’s video editor. The app helps you make videos that are polished and look like they’re professionally edited, without actually being a professional video editor.
These 5 celebrities launched and endorsed mobile apps
The fried chicken chain, KFC, recently announced that it is launching a smartphone in China in collaboration with the mobile phone manufacturer, Huawei. Whilst it is unusual for a fast-food chain to put its name on a smartphone, celebrities often use their brand to launch and endorse apps. Here are 5 celebrities who have done exactly that.
These are the best travel apps for your next trip
Lugging around heavy travel guides and maps in a backpack that already feels like it has bricks in it to ease our travels in foreign countries is also a thing of the past, as we have entered the era of mobile apps.
10 free Apple apps to help you be more productive
The year is just past its halfway mark, and you might have started to notice the influence that half a year of […]
The Apple News App: Curated news at your fingertips
The term "fake news" is one you should be quite familiar with by now. Staying up to date with events around the world has never been easier, but curating the news according to your preferences and the credibility of the source proves an on-going struggle - until now.
10 Indispensable Apps for Moms
The modern mother is undoubtedly very different from the moms of generations past. In celebration of Mother’s Day, here are 10 apps that are indispensable to the modern mom.
The 5 Best Apps to teach your children how to read
Reading is, and always will be, the corner stone of education. For every parent it is the starting point of their child’s education. Educators constantly stretch the importance of reading comprehension and abilities. Luckily, once the reading spider bites it also becomes one of the most exciting things to do.
What is Gfycat (jiffy-cat) and why are 75 million people using it?
The internet is filled with apps and websites that focus on images, GIFs, photos and videos. Think YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, 9Gag, […]
Pokémon Go hits the world by storm
In the early 90s, Satoshi Tajiri from Japan created a video game for the original Game Boy. The concept was inspired by […]