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March 2014 Mobile Report from Native VML

Native VML has released its March 2014 news on innovations and trends in the mobile and social media space, which looks at the reincarnation of the Tamagotchi and how the South African parties are sharpening their online presence ahead of the May 2014 elections.

11 Apr 2014

March 2014 Mobile Report from Native VML

Get the top 10 trends coming out of the 2014 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, look inside the ruling of the MTN and Vodacom termination rates and find out how the Western Cape is getting free Wi-Fi.

On the social front Facebook is dominating the headlines with its Oculus deal along with Instagram hitting 200 million users.

For more information, go to March 2014 Mobile Report.

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