Smartphone users are increasingly resorting to Facebook, Skype, Twitter and WhatsApp mobile applications to communicate with their family and friends. This is at the expense of the more traditional Short Message Service (SMS) offered by telecom companies.  This trend has been attributed to the fact that SMS and voice calls cost the user way more than these applications, which only require internet broadband subscription.

These are some of the apps which compete with mobile phone …

UN telecoms agency International Telecommunications Union announced that there were about as much mobile phone subscriptions as inhabitants of this planet. 6 billion subscriptions were registered by the end of 2011, according to their reports. Almost one billion of these were found in China. The report, titled Measuring the Information Society 2012, was compiled after access to ICT in 155 countries was surveyed.

UN telecoms agency International Telecommunication Union headquarters in …

In view of human beings’ continuous need to know more about our history, Google has launched its “Cultural Institute”, an online collection of 20th Century landmark events and personalities. The archive was created in conjunction with 17 museums and institutes from around the world. According to Google’s Mark Yoshitaka who was speaking during the launch in Warsaw, Poland, Google aims to bring to use its expertise in mapping, products and services, in the cultural sector.

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Smartphone users have no doubt enjoyed the privilege of using the thousands of apps at their disposal. These applications have enabled more efficient communication and social interaction has never been easier. But since the Apple store introduced the world to smartphone apps in 2008, these have so far been restricted to mobile phones and tablets. In fact, most of the apps being launched currently can only be used in telecommunications. However, this apps boom could soon be carried forward to TV …

Out with the old and in with the new. That is what Daft Logic Studio hopes will happen as they launch their Listen music app. This app allows you to discover your playlist in a whole new way. It is well made, with many creative features and special effects. The app, which sells for $0.99, is an iOS utility that provides users with a funky interface.

A screen shot of the Listen Music App by Daft Logic

Additional control of your playlist has always been an added advantage for any music app, and …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerg sought to pacify investors in his first public appearance since the dismaying May Facebook IPO. He admitted to having been disappointed in the dismal performance of the No. 1 social network site’s shares, adding that Wall Street was yet to understand and fully grasp the immense potential of its mobile business. Zuckerberg was speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt Conference in San Fransisco on Tuesday 11th Sept in a 30-minute address to investors and techies. He hinted …

The internet has long been viewed as the next best thing after cable TV. Access to plenty of entertainment, information and communication are some of the perks that come with being internet savvy. However, when the same internet poses harm to us and our children, its time to rethink how we use it and the kind of information we enter into our social sites and email communications.

20-yr old predator communicated with his 11-yr old victim online via Skype.
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Recent reports suggest that Spotify, a desktop music streaming application, has announced that it intends to launch a revamped web-based version of it. It is unclear whether the desktop version will remain. Said reports are also unclear on what exactly the new application will have over and above the current version, or what it will remove from it.

Spotify is set to launch its web-based application to attract more users.

The service currently allows users to stream music from a selected range …

A Rebecca Minkoff handbag during her runway show at the New York Fashion Week.

Just a couple of years back, tickets to fashion shows in the so-called fashion capitals of New York, Paris, Milan and Cape Town were a preserve of the press, fashion editors and buyers. These events were by invitation only and the haute couture designs showcased would be critiqued by the editors, while the buyers haggled with the designers over their unbelievably priced pieces. Such was the fashion world and the …

Bruce Willis in “American Assassin”. He plans to sue Apple over his iTunes collection which he wants to bequeath his children when he dies.

How many of us read user agreements before signing up, downloading or purchasing music, books, journals or movies online? Well, according to iTunes, when you buy their music, it is only for your personal use and you do not actually own it. You therefore cannot pass on your collection to your loved ones. You can’t even sell it off to make a …