TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za Technology News Leader In South Africa Thu, 30 May 2024 13:13:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 TechCentral Technology News Leader In South Africa false From Talkomatic to WhatsApp: the incredible history of instant messaging https://techcentral.co.za/talkomatic-history-of-instant-messaging/245457/ https://techcentral.co.za/talkomatic-history-of-instant-messaging/245457/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:20 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=245457 https://techcentral.co.za/talkomatic-history-of-instant-messaging/245457/feed/ 0 It’s official: BBM is dead https://techcentral.co.za/its-official-bbm-is-dead/179123/ https://techcentral.co.za/its-official-bbm-is-dead/179123/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2019 03:00:51 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/its-official-bbm-is-dead/179123/ https://techcentral.co.za/its-official-bbm-is-dead/179123/feed/ 0 TalkCentral: Ep 257 – ‘Breaking the Fold’ https://techcentral.co.za/talkcentral-ep-257-breaking-the-fold/178822/ https://techcentral.co.za/talkcentral-ep-257-breaking-the-fold/178822/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:00:13 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/talkcentral-ep-257-breaking-the-fold/178822/ https://techcentral.co.za/talkcentral-ep-257-breaking-the-fold/178822/feed/ 0 TalkCentral: Ep 257 nonadult It’s the end of the line for BBM as licensee pulls plug https://techcentral.co.za/its-the-end-of-the-line-for-bbm-as-licensee-pulls-plug/178818/ https://techcentral.co.za/its-the-end-of-the-line-for-bbm-as-licensee-pulls-plug/178818/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:34:48 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/its-the-end-of-the-line-for-bbm-as-licensee-pulls-plug/178818/ https://techcentral.co.za/its-the-end-of-the-line-for-bbm-as-licensee-pulls-plug/178818/feed/ 0 Interview: BBM CEO Matthew Talbot https://techcentral.co.za/interview-bbm-ceo-matthew-talbot/198250/ https://techcentral.co.za/interview-bbm-ceo-matthew-talbot/198250/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:11:13 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/interview-bbm-ceo-matthew-talbot/198250/ https://techcentral.co.za/interview-bbm-ceo-matthew-talbot/198250/feed/ 0 Why Telkom went nuclear on mobile https://techcentral.co.za/why-telkom-went-nuclear-on-mobile/195617/ https://techcentral.co.za/why-telkom-went-nuclear-on-mobile/195617/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2016 03:00:23 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/why-telkom-went-nuclear-on-mobile/195617/ https://techcentral.co.za/why-telkom-went-nuclear-on-mobile/195617/feed/ 0 Telkom detonates bomb on mobile rivals https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-detonates-bomb-on-mobile-rivals/195605/ https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-detonates-bomb-on-mobile-rivals/195605/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:58:58 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-detonates-bomb-on-mobile-rivals/195605/ https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-detonates-bomb-on-mobile-rivals/195605/feed/ 0 The $10bn app you’ve never heard of https://techcentral.co.za/the-10bn-app-youve-never-heard-of/190447/ https://techcentral.co.za/the-10bn-app-youve-never-heard-of/190447/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:30:25 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/the-10bn-app-youve-never-heard-of/190447/ https://techcentral.co.za/the-10bn-app-youve-never-heard-of/190447/feed/ 0 WhatsApp, WeChat in race for IM dominance https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-wechat-in-race-for-im-dominance/189379/ https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-wechat-in-race-for-im-dominance/189379/#respond Sun, 26 Jan 2014 06:28:10 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-wechat-in-race-for-im-dominance/189379/ https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-wechat-in-race-for-im-dominance/189379/feed/ 0 Vodacom takes aim at WhatsApp https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-takes-aim-at-whatsapp/189040/ https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-takes-aim-at-whatsapp/189040/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:31:49 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-takes-aim-at-whatsapp/189040/ https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-takes-aim-at-whatsapp/189040/feed/ 0 Bad omen for Android https://techcentral.co.za/bad-omen-for-android/188971/ https://techcentral.co.za/bad-omen-for-android/188971/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:31:35 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/bad-omen-for-android/188971/ https://techcentral.co.za/bad-omen-for-android/188971/feed/ 0 iPhone, Android BBM downloads top 10m https://techcentral.co.za/iphone-android-bbm-downloads-top-10m/188938/ https://techcentral.co.za/iphone-android-bbm-downloads-top-10m/188938/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:50:55 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/iphone-android-bbm-downloads-top-10m/188938/ https://techcentral.co.za/iphone-android-bbm-downloads-top-10m/188938/feed/ 0 BBM coming to iPhone, Android https://techcentral.co.za/bbm-coming-to-iphone-android/187883/ https://techcentral.co.za/bbm-coming-to-iphone-android/187883/#respond Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:49 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/bbm-coming-to-iphone-android/187883/ https://techcentral.co.za/bbm-coming-to-iphone-android/187883/feed/ 0 Voice calls come to BBM https://techcentral.co.za/voice-calls-come-to-bbm/187079/ https://techcentral.co.za/voice-calls-come-to-bbm/187079/#respond Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:55:46 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/voice-calls-come-to-bbm/187079/ https://techcentral.co.za/voice-calls-come-to-bbm/187079/feed/ 0 Facebook to challenge BBM in SA https://techcentral.co.za/facebook-to-challenge-bbm-in-sa/187043/ https://techcentral.co.za/facebook-to-challenge-bbm-in-sa/187043/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:48:42 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/facebook-to-challenge-bbm-in-sa/187043/ https://techcentral.co.za/facebook-to-challenge-bbm-in-sa/187043/feed/ 0 Samsung’s BBM equivalent now available to all https://techcentral.co.za/samsungs-bbm-equivalent-now-available-to-all/185390/ https://techcentral.co.za/samsungs-bbm-equivalent-now-available-to-all/185390/#respond Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:23:22 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/samsungs-bbm-equivalent-now-available-to-all/185390/ https://techcentral.co.za/samsungs-bbm-equivalent-now-available-to-all/185390/feed/ 0 One year to get it right, says MXit boss https://techcentral.co.za/one-year-to-get-it-right-says-mxit-boss/185204/ https://techcentral.co.za/one-year-to-get-it-right-says-mxit-boss/185204/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:53:52 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/one-year-to-get-it-right-says-mxit-boss/185204/ https://techcentral.co.za/one-year-to-get-it-right-says-mxit-boss/185204/feed/ 0 SA gov’t may demand access to BBM records https://techcentral.co.za/sa-govt-may-demand-access-to-bbm-records/184455/ https://techcentral.co.za/sa-govt-may-demand-access-to-bbm-records/184455/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:35:22 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/sa-govt-may-demand-access-to-bbm-records/184455/ https://techcentral.co.za/sa-govt-may-demand-access-to-bbm-records/184455/feed/ 0