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WhatsApp's rise to dominance in South Africa
How WhatsApp became dominant in South Africa High SMS prices, the dominance of the Android operating system, and a major local competitor's failure to adapt to changing user needs handed WhatsApp its leading position in the South African app messaging market. That is according to World Wide...- Jan
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South African Social Media Landscape 2023 report released - TikTok gains on Facebook
TikTok challenging Facebook in South Africa The “Big Five” social media platforms in South Africa have been shaken up as TikTok leaps past Instagram into second place and challenges the dominant social network, Facebook, in several segments. This is one of the key findings of the South African...- Jan
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- arthur goldstuck facebook instagram linkedin oresti patricios ornico tiktok twitter world wide worx
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Amazon and ancient tribe face off over Cape Town headquarters
Amazon faces off with ancient South African tribe over Cape Town headquarters On the outskirts of Cape Town, at the base of Table Mountain and set back from a tangle of freeways, the Liesbeek and Black rivers meet in a small stretch of marshland. The 37-acre plot isn’t pristine — it lies next...- Jan
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- amazon arthur goldstuck bradley van sitters liesbeek leisure properties trust (llpt) project zola tauriq jenkins
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Analyst warns MTN's acquisition of Telkom could cause higher data prices
MTN's Telkom buyout could be bad news for data prices — Analyst Consumers should not expect price cuts on mobile data or voice calls should MTN's proposed acquisition of Telkom go ahead. That is according to World Wide Worx's Arthur Goldstruck, who spoke to Sunday newspaper Rapport.- Jan
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- arthur goldstuck community investment ventures holdings (civh) dark fibre africa (dfa) mtn rain telkom toto consortium vodacom vumatel world wide worx
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Apps to help with Eskom load shedding
Shedding alerts: Apps to keep you in light about the dark The uptake of various new apps is directly proportional to increased load-shedding and news coverage, but developers are yet to make any money.- Jan
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- arthur goldstuck eskom kyle watson load shedding loadshedding sa shedalert world wide worx ziv unger
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Internet which is fast enough to use
Internet which is actually fast enough to use The Federal Communications Commission has changed the definition of broadband in the United States to connection speeds of 25 megabits per second or higher- Kevin Lancaster
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Massive WeChat growth in SA
Massive WeChat growth in South Africa … but can it hold onto its new users?- Kevin Lancaster
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- arthur goldstuck blackberry messenger (bbm) headline m4jam nokia wechat world wide worx
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SA tech predictions that came true
Best tech predictions in South Africa There were many great predictions in history, like the development of atomic bombs and using wireless communication devices. Here are some of South Africa’s best predictions- QuintonB
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- alan knott-craig arthur goldstuck cell c headline jannie van zyl mweb predictions rudi jansen vodacom world wide worx
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Best smartphone, tablet Apps
Best smartphone and tablet Apps A few South African technology experts share their favourite Apps for smartphones and tablets- Kevin Lancaster
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- aki anastasiou arthur goldstuck headline jan vermeulen jannie van zyl radio 702 vodacom world wide worx
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Best gadgets of 2014
Top gadgets of 2014 This year saw many great smarthphone, tablet, and gadget launches. Here are the top ones according to South African tech experts- Kevin Lancaster
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- aki anastasiou arthur goldstuck headline jan vermeulen jannie van zyl radio 702 vodacom world wide worx
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Facebook user numbers for South Africa - the details
Facebook user numbers for South Africa revealed World Wide Worx and Fuseware have released updated statistics on Facebook’s South African user base- Kevin Lancaster
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- android arthur goldstuck blackberry 8520 effective measure facebook fuseware headline mike wronski nokia asha samsung galaxy s4 world wide worx
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DoC launches broadband advisory council
National Broadband Advisory Council launched The Minister of Communications has appointed a council to advise him on implementing South Africa’s broadband policy- QuintonB
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- alison gillwald arthur goldstuck bernie fanaroff geoffrey qhena headline jesse maluleke jyoti mistry mandla msimang mlamli booi national broadband advisory council (nbac) sibusiso sibisi sunil maharaj yunus carrim
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SA to get new, cheaper BlackBerry Z3 smartphone
Cheaper BlackBerry Z3 coming to South Africa A report from Mobile World Congress suggests that the new BlackBerry Z3 aimed at the Indonesian market will also soon be coming to SA- QuintonB
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2013's tech failures
2013's tech failures South African analysts and tech company bosses answer the question, “What was the biggest failure in the technology sector during 2013?”- jes
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- arthur goldstuck blackberry dariel solutions digital solutions group (dsg) headline malcolm rabson martin rennhackkamp nosql pbt group yaron assabi
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Biggest South African tech let-downs of 2013
Biggest South African tech let-downs of 2013 Analysts and SA tech company bosses give their opinion on the biggest failures of the South African technology sector during 2013- jes
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- arthur goldstuck dariel solutions digital solutions group (dsg) gerhard botha gys kappers headline malcolm rabson pbt group world wide worx wyzetalk yaron assabi
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BlackBerry overtakes Samsung in South Africa: research
BlackBerry overtakes Samsung in South Africa: research New research suggests that BlackBerry usage has overtaken Samsung in South Africa- jes
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- apple arthur goldstuck blackberry first national bank (fnb) headline nokia peter searll samsung world wide worx
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South Africa could fall behind Kenya, Nigeria in Cloud use
South Africa could fall behind Kenya, Nigeria in Cloud use New research suggests that South Africa may fall behind Kenya and Nigeria in Cloud use by companies- jes
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Largest social networks in SA
Biggest social networks in South Africa World Wide Worx and Fuseware give their latest statistics on social media usage in South Africa- jes
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- arthur goldstuck facebook fuseware google headline linkedin twitter world wide worx
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The price of Internet access in SA
Cutting to the price of Internet access in SA Internet penetration in South Africa remains sluggish due to the high cost of connectivity- jes
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- arthur goldstuck cell c headline internet mtn telkom vodacom yunus carrim
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SA social platform stats: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn
SA social media stats: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn MD of World Wide Worx, Arthur Goldstuck, has taken to social networking platform Twitter to present a snapshot of the social media landscape in South Africa- jes
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