South Africa Mobile News

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology is set to change the way a multitude of industries operate, including the electricity and water sectors, says Kevin Jacobson of MTN Service Provider.

Mobiflock, the mobile safety and security company, announced the commercial launch of its parental control service for smartphones and tablets. In addition, Mobiflock released a raft of new features and services for its customer

MyBidMonster as lauched its online auction platform in South Africa to further creat more avenues for ecommerce, online shopping and more opportunities to make a living online

South Africa is not only a competitive mobile money market, but is a good representation of the different business models that are transpiring from banks, MNOs*, third party operators, social media and online retailers and payment providers.

South Africa is leading the way in launching mobile health (mHealth) services with some of the most successful and best known mHealth initiatives having been developed in this country.

MobiCash partners with Warid Congo for the launch of a Mobile Money solution in Congo (Brazzaville)

Designed as a system for Travel Agents to mobilize their business, the mobile travel booking solution, the first on the African continent; enables the travel trade to offer their clients 24-hour access to travel content via their mobile phones.

New dedicated cellular classifieds portal launches in South Africa.

Divetime.com today announced a new release of their popular scuba diving iPhone application. In addition to 12,500 dive sites, a global database of 8,500 dive shops can now also be searched

BOoOM integrates any information systems data, or dynamic content, to mobile phones & devices anywhere, anytime. BOoOM is a far richer content delivery service than SMS, whilst being significantly cheaper in communication costs.

The new Industrial Focus iPhone application is packed with information about a wide variety of topics, including industrial equipment, agriculture and forestry, construction, electrical and test equipment, and manufacturing equipment and tools.

Access Ackermans' latest info directly from your mobile phone!

The road infrastructure is constantly under immense pressure to accommodate thousands of vehicles that make use of the highways and byways - the result: Traffic Congestion !

So, the question is: why have media planners not embraced Mobi and run with it like it was expected? It is a question that has been doing its rounds around many boardroom tables, Internet sites and water coolers around the country.

Hollywood is doing it. Bollywood is too. If the giants of the Entertainment world are using Mobi to gain exposure - should you be doing the same ? (and no - you don't need a Hollywood budget either !)

We know them as cellphones, others refer to them as mobile phones – call them what you wish but one thing we all agree on – these mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives. So what can Marketing companies do to use this platform ?

If you think that the web is a one-size-fits-all affair, think again, says Liron Segev of Swift Telecoms.

MXit, the global IM and social networking for mobile phone company is giving away over US $8000 in prizes to prove that generation next is more creative than any other before it!

The Congress of the People - COPE, became the first political party in the history of South African politics to embrace mobile technology like no other political party has ever done before.

CellBook a Cape Town based mobile applications developer signs agreement with Oxford University Press to distribute dictionaries on mobile phones.

SMS communication has reached Antarctica. Simon French, an Australian electrician based in the Antarctic, sends text messages from his PC using web SMS, which allows him to stay in touch with family, friends and customers back in Australia.

- iCtel is an Alternative Communication Network - We use advanced technology to compress voice calls into data and send the data via your existing data connections - By using this technology we are able to cut the cost of communication down

Egyptian facebook users make up the 5th largest base of nudgemii users on facebook. Nudgemii is an application which allows users to send text messages – “nudges” – of up to 70 characters to one another's cellphones.