DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.

From Google to Samsung to Xiaomi, everyone wants to make the best Android phone. Here are the ones we think earn that title.

“Dick Tracy” got an atom-powered, two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.

Citing data from Gfk, it noted that the Pepkor Group is responsible for 80% of prepaid handsets sold in South Africa. This is up from 7.5 out of every 10 handsets sold as of 30 September 2024.

Crucially, it didn’t require a dish or a satellite phone — the call was made with a standard mobile device and it connected not to a cell tower, but to a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite 500km ...

The smartphone is no longer just a phone, as the demand grows for devices to become more intuitive and smarter. This formed part of a fireside discussion hosted by Honor at the Africa Tech ...

Grand plans So of course, MTN has grand plans for the segment and its stated goal is now to generate about 20-30% of group revenue from fintech in the medium term, which would be 2x or 3x ahead of ...

Motorola also saw a brief resurgence in South Africa with the Razr V3, released in 2004. The Razr was the best-selling flip phone, racking up 60 million sales worldwide.

Here’s the background: For about 90,000 years, the Bantu peoples lived alone- i.e., with no white folks- in Central Africa, a region that, due to its beautiful weather, colorful foliage, clear ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is getting close to realising a One Network Area after four countries — Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana — agreed to remove cell phone ...