Category: <span>Mobile</span>

Deskless employees are the majority, but most payroll and HR software still marginalises them. Every morning, Katlego gets up at 4:30 and prepares to travel to her job at a large enterprise in Sandton. She navigates taxis and trains, joining the daily hustle of millions of South Africans. But unlike some of them, she doesn’t...

Netflix is reportedly planning to cut around 5 per cent of ​its workforce – equivalent to around 800 staff – with an official announcement ‌expected this week. The streaming giant is navigating an increasingly competitive streaming market and diversifying its revenue sources, as media companies ​consolidate and ​YouTube ⁠captures a growing share of viewership and...

Amazon announced Fire TV Stick 4K and an all-new Fire TV Remote—the latest in a new generation of Fire TV hardware that started with Fire TV Stick HD earlier this year. Together, they deliver faster performance, a simplified product lineup, and a new, more intuitive remote design. These launches follow a big year for Fire...

Apple introduced iPhone Duo, the first foldable iPhone. Opened, it is the thinnest iPhone ever, with a 7.6-inch inner display that provides a large canvas for viewing content, gaming, and multitasking, and a special nano-texture finish that minimizes glare for an unparalleled viewing experience. Closed, the 5.4-inch outer display delivers 90 percent of the screen area...

UK multiplay telco Vodafone has announced Vodafone TV, a new entertainment hub that brings streaming services – including Netflix, HBO Max and Freely – live television, gaming, music and a range of content apps together in one place. With households increasingly juggling multiple subscriptions, platforms and devices, Vodafone TV seeks to bring entertainment together into...

Twitter is making an unexpected return, with a former Twitter lawyer launching a new social platform using the name, branding and blue bird that disappeared when Elon Musk rebranded the platform as X in 2023. Twitter trademark Stephen Coates, who served as Twitter’s first trademark counsel and later held senior legal roles at the company,...

4iG Group and SpaceX have signed agreements to provide resilient connectivity in Europe. Starlink Mobile will strengthen 4iG Group’s telecommunications services in Hungary and the Western Balkans, while the Sovereign Solutions agreement will support the development of sovereign and secure satellite communications capabilities at a national level. Together, the two companies create a collaboration model...

Tim Cook’s full memo to Apple employees on his final day as CEO of the company. Team, Today is my last day as CEO of Apple. This is a moment I always knew would come one day, and yet it is still hard to believe it has arrived and I am writing these words. I...

As the fall season approaches, CASEKOO, the design-led lifestyle accessories brand trusted by over 17 million users worldwide, debuts two striking new colorways for its Fall iPhone case collection: Gentle Blue and Cherry Lush. The launch celebrates CASEKOO’s own interpretation of the two most discussed new iPhone color directions by public while offering Apple fans a fresh way to...

Vodafone Group has completed the buyout of CK Hutchison Group Telecom’s 49 per cent stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3 billion (€4.9bn). As a result, Vodafone now owns 100 per cent of VodafoneThree, the UK mobile operator and broadband provider. The transaction has been fully funded from existing Vodafone Group cash resources. The company says that...