Nokia still has a chance to revive its status.

Nokia needs to react really fast, if it is to keep hold of its African dominance as the destination of choice for its handsets. The growth of the mobile phone usage in Africa, means there is also a growing tendency to see the tastes shifting to Smartphones as people begin to explore the values of having one.

Apple delays unveiling ‘white’ Iphone 4

white Iphone 4

Apple delayed the launching of ‘white’ Iphone 4 due to challenges in manufacturing, according to a statement purpotedly by the company-Apple. The statement read: “White models of Apple’s new iPhone have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year,”. “The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.” it read.

CNN launches mobile news app

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With the growth of the usage of mobile phones in channelling content, CNN has launched an international news application for the Iphone and iPod touch users. Users will be able to track news across CNN outlets, writes Rachel McAthy.

“Features of the app include push notifications, regionalisation and personalisation tools, as well as the ability to view and upload user generated content on iReport.” she writes.

The apps will also incorporate social media like Twitter and Facebook for content accessing. CNN might also be looking into localisation and geotagging for news stories. This is such a bright idea especially for the promotion of citizen journalism in Africa. But, with very few people having access to Smartphones and CNN, the impact is still to be ascertained.

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Microsoft to launch Windows phone 7

Windows phone 7 is the next version of  operating systems developed by Microsoft. Its launch is anticipated late this year according to some media reports. Some questions still remain afloat. How will it fair against its fellow rivals? Can it multi-task? Its gonna be interesting to watch how the markets react

Check the most popular mobile phone applications

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Which are the most popularly used mobile applications? According to a survey done by Nielsenwire, Games, Facebook, Google maps and Weather channel applications are the most downloaded in the US. These are downloaded using Smartphones and Feature phones; Blackberry, Iphone, Android, Palm and Windows mobile.

Steve Jobs take the lead as Nokia face a downturn

Steve Jobs

Do you know who the most powerful person in the media is right now? Definitely its not Google or Rupert Murdoch, but Steve Jobs the Apple co-founder. This is according to a survey by MediGuardian‘s 100 annual list.

Zimbabwe: Mobile operators need to improve in customer relations

When you are in the business, especially of mobile communications; communicating to your customers should be high priority more than anything else. It’s just that simple a business rule. Unfortunately it’s unlike of Zimbabwe’s mobile service providers.

Why we need to promote Smart phones in Africa

The growth of mobile phones usage in Africa while it is plausible-with Africa and the Asia-Pacific accounting for 80% of the global subscriptions-much could be done to turn the momentum into real business. This could be done by promoting the usage of Smart phones which have more benefit than standard phones especially for the business minded person.

What is mobile telemetry?

Terms you should know

Ever heard of mobile telemetry? It is the use of mobile data for remote information gathering. Mobile Phone Development. It can be used for fleet tracking, stock reordering and traffic monitoring. Good innovative ways of using mobile data. Could this applied in our African setting, where we need to track our livestock, Game etc

This use on mobile data sounds similar to a project on the cards in South Africa where through mobile, data can be exchanged to alert drivers to the chaos that is caused by a huge traffic flow. This technology, according to Techcentral , has the capacity to save the country millions of Rands in lost productivity every year.

Its amazing what mobile techology can do to resolve our often complicated daily routines