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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.

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

Massive WeChat growth in South Africa … but can it hold onto its new users?

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

Best smartphone and tablet Apps A few South African technology experts share their favourite Apps for smartphones and tablets

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

Facebook user numbers for South Africa revealed World Wide Worx and Fuseware have released updated statistics on Facebook’s South African user base

National Broadband Advisory Council launched The Minister of Communications has appointed a council to advise him on implementing South Africa’s broadband policy

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

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?”

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

BlackBerry overtakes Samsung in South Africa: research New research suggests that BlackBerry usage has overtaken Samsung in South Africa

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

Biggest social networks in South Africa World Wide Worx and Fuseware give their latest statistics on social media usage in South Africa

Cutting to the price of Internet access in SA Internet penetration in South Africa remains sluggish due to the high cost of connectivity

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

iOS vs Android vs Windows tablets in SA New data from World Wide Worx shows the market share of Android tablet PCs compared to Apple’s iPad in South Africa

Online shopping: risks and benefits Local retailers are beginning to take note of the rate of growth of online shopping

BlackBerry, Symbian still lead SA smartphone market Android and iOS have shown more growth than the established smartphone platforms

Broadband spectrum licensing one step closer to reality “Increasing network capacity, improving coverage, promoting competition, and facilitating BEE” the claimed benefits of spectrum allocation