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Sporting websites adopt mobile

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0200

The adoption by companies like Supersport and Vodacom of mobile websites (mobisites) highlights the power of mobile in reaching sports fans across the country.
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SA Bluetooth expert joins US mobile company

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:02:00 +0200

Petros Kondos, a South African Bluetooth customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, has been appointed VP of Broadburst Technologies, a North American mobile media broadcast company.
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Most SA urban cellphone users want to upgrade devices - study

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:24:00 +0200

A recent study conducted by World Wide Worx and backed by First National Bank (FNB) and BlackBerry has revealed that many consumers out of SA's 16 million urban cellphone users are highly aspirational people looking to upgrade their phones, and are looking specifically for devices that have more features.
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Livemobile, Global MMA Awards 2009 finalist

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:32:00 +0200

JOHANNEBSURG: South African-based Livemobile has been selected as a finalist in the fifth annual Global Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) awards, and is the only African company to make it on this year's Europe, Africa and Middle East territory award categories.
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Call to enter 2010 Clios online

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK: The CLIO Awards announced yesterday, Monday, 2 November 2009, that its online entry system for the 2010 Awards Programme is now accepting submissions. Entry deadline is 22 January 2010.
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Holding on for a hero

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:09:00 +0200

Carling Black Label's Heroes and Friends' Competition opens today, Monday 2 November 2009, as the Western Cape is encouraged to vote for the true Carling man who is seen as a personal hero to his nominator.
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The cost of mobile advertising for South Africans

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:11:00 +0200

Mobile advertising is growing at an alarming rate in South Africa, but we are paying nearly 500% more than any other country in the world for our advertising space. Why? Simply, there is not enough South African inventory or publishers. The demand for advertising is greater than the space available.
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Mobile units keep in-store promotions live in real time

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:54:00 +0200

Primedia Instore has a mobile technology implementation drive that is aimed at enabling its retail store promotional staff countrywide to report back on individual store campaigns to regional and head offices on-line in real time, no matter where they are. They will use a MyMobility mobile information transfer solution.
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Channelling the mobile to brand content

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:24:00 +0200

With nine years of research behind the launch of Enhanced Mobile Communications Network (EMC Network), Qkey, the company believes it will put the power of mobile behind every element of a through-the-line communications campaign and in doing so unleash the full power of mobile.
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Telkom: we're innocent

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:54:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: Telkom says it did not abuse its position of dominance in the telecoms sector, reports Business Report. Meanwhile, MTN blames a fall in the numbers of its SA subscribers largely on the laws regarding the registration of all SIM cards in SA, reports Bloomberg.com.
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