Telkom warns of hoax advert
Telkom has issued a warning to the public of a hoax advertisement claiming that Telkom is looking to hire call centre agents. The bogus advertisement was sent through SMS, e-mail and social media channels such as WhatsApp and BBM. “We want to remind customers and the...LTE to reach 100m subscribers
Just three short years after the technology’s original deployment, worldwide subscribers to the 4G wireless standard known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) are projected to surpass the 100-million mark this year. LTE subscribers worldwide will reach 198,1-million in...Apple loses most valuable title
Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company. On Friday, Exxon Mobile overtook Apple to once again claim the top spot. Apple’s shares dropped 2,4% on Friday, following disappointing financial results earlier in the week. This lowered its market capitalisation...Lenovo eyes BlackBerry buy
Rumours were abounding this weekend about the possibility of Lenovo buying Research in Motion’s hardware assets – including the BlackBerry 10, to be launched on Wednesday. Mobile Marketing Watch reports that Lenovo is assessing potential acquisition targets, which...Smartphones see holiday growth
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1,9% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2012 (Q412), as strong holiday smartphone sales raised shipments of these devices to levels nearly equal to those of feature phones. According to the International Data Corporation...