south africa
The City of Cape Town release a public transport app for Windows Phone
by Surur
5 years
The City of Cape Town released a set of apps that provide public transit information for smartphone users, including for Windows Phone. The Transport for Cape Town (TCT) app merges timetables and stops for all "schedule...
Nokia Lumia 930 now available on Vodacom South Africa
by Surur
5 years
NokiaPowerUser reports that the Nokia Lumia 930, which was expected to rock up in South Africa only in September this year, is now available on Vodacom South Africa. The handset is available for free on a R699 ($65) per month 24 m...
Windows Phone and Android on the rise in South Africa as Blackberry and iPhone tumble
by Surur
5 years
South African carrier Vodacom has published their regular smartphone ownership stats for their network, and it reads as good news for Windows Phone. The OS is making steady progress there, increasing by 35,000 users in the last 3 ...
WP8.1/Cyan update now rolling out to Nokia Lumia 625 and 925 in South Africa
by Surur
5 years
The Windows Phone 8.1+ Lumia Cyan update is now rolling out to Nokia Lumia 625 and 925 handsets in South Africa. For the 925 the update is available on all major carriers and for the unlocked handset, while the update for the 625 ...
Nokia Lumia 630 coming to South Africa in July, 930 in September
by Surur
5 years
Yesterday Microsoft launched the Nokia Lumia 630 and 930 at an event in Johannesburg, South Africa The affordable NL 630 will hit the subcontinent in July for R1999, while the high end NL 930 will become available in September. Th...
Windows Phone holds 6% market share on Vodacom in South Africa, growing strongly
by Surur
5 years
Carrier Vodacom in South Africa is unusual in regularly releasing statistics regarding market share of smartphones on their network. In today’s release they revealed that they have 377,000 Windows Phones on their network, making...
Ster-Kinekor movie chain announce a Windows Phone app
by Surur
6 years
Windows Phone is increasingly popular in South Africa, with that country being one of the 24 where Windows Phone is outselling the iPhone. In response we can see support from such venues as movie chain Ster-Kinekor Theatres, who w...
Interesting: Windows Phone’s increased market share drives Bing growth in South Africa
by Surur
6 years
Outside of USA Bing is a more than struggling search engine, with low single digit market share. A new report by Research company World Wide Worx however suggests that Windows Phone’s strong growth in many markets outside of US ...
Standard bank of South Africa release a Windows Phone app
by Surur
6 years
After the FNB hit the store, South African Windows Phone users have another reason to rejoice, as an app for Standard Bank of South Africa has just popped up in the Windows Phone Store. The app features: View your available and ac...