Tag Archives: South Africa

Go GoogleZA

Sep 1st, 2009

Go GoogleZA

Google will launch an SA version of its popular Street View service. In the coming weeks Google, using Toyota Prius models, will begin driving around the country, taking photographs of locations, including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Durban.

Design Indaba 09

Feb 25th, 2009

Design Indaba 09

The annual Design Indaba conference kicks off in Cape Town today, for those of you not lucky enough to be there you can keep an eye on the official Design Indaba 2009 website for the latest news. Since 1995, Design Indaba has been committed to a vision that is built on the belief that creativity [...]

Mobile Money: MTN pilots domestic money transfer in ZA

Feb 11th, 2009

Mobile Money: MTN pilots domestic money transfer in ZA

MTN is piloting a domestic money transfer service in South Africa using its MobileMoney system, as an added value to its customers.

Social Media in Africa, Part 2: Mobile Innovations

Oct 6th, 2008

Social Media in Africa, Part 2: Mobile Innovations

This is part 2 of Read Write Web's focus on Africa, Part 2 is about mobile innovations in Africa. Below are some of the top level stats on mobile from the report.

Spotlight on Africa – Social Media Part 1 – RWW

Oct 3rd, 2008

Spotlight on Africa – Social Media Part 1 – RWW

Those of us who live in Africa are well aware of the dramatic and growth the web and mobile technologies are experiencing. Particularly in SA there is no shortage of tech intellectual capital and the industry is changing and growing at an exciting pace.

Opera – State of the Mobile Web, August report

Jul 24th, 2008

Opera – State of the Mobile Web, August report

Image: techcrnuch.com Opera Software have released their State of the Mobile Web report, most significant is the fact that South Africa has jumped to 6th place in terms of mobile usage. The report takes a look at the breadth of the mobile web. You might call this the Long Tail, a trend that in the [...]