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BBM Messenger free on iPhone and Android

BBM Messenger free on iPhone and Android

Blackberry's Thorsten Heins has announced their biggest news in blackberry since it's release of the new Blackberry 10 OS. According to multiple sources such as engaged and the verge, it looks like the BBM service is going to be giving free hot-dogs outside of night clubs, for the BBM service will be free and available on multiple platforms such as iPhone and Android.

The BBM Service has been a real Joker in the

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Plastic better than Gorilla Glass?

Plastic better than Gorilla Glass?

In the smartphone industry, having Corning Gorilla Glass has become a standard feature on every mobile phone. It has become a must to avoid scratches, increased durability and giving  mobile phones a longer life span. Expanding across different products lines such as; slates, tablets, Smart T.Vs and other devices, durable strong glass is in high demand in the technology industry. Funny to think that the History of Gorilla Glass technology they did Read More

Facebook Home, Now available for a selected few

Facebook Home, Now available for a selected few

Facebook Home is now available to download on the Google Play store , but I’m sure that you knew this after an amusing advert with Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook home appears to be very distractive and interesting. After doing some research on Facebook Home and I’m getting a lot of posts saying the same things over and over.   So to avoid boring news like this particular head turner of a story. I have decided Read More

Ubuntu OS follow up

Ubuntu OS follow up

Browsing around looking at a few articles as one does on the information super highway, I came across this particular article by LifeHacker talking  about Ubuntu OS for the Smart phone. Yes this is old news, but this article contains a loverrrly video of the origins and the new Ubuntu UI/UX (How users would navigate around the phone and other practical uses). I must say that Ubuntu have been paying close Read More

FHM augmented reality cover comes to life

FHM augmented reality cover comes to life

I recently went to the FHM Brandy Cocktail Party which was greatly entertaining and at the end I received my free copy of the FHM July issue “FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women”. After approval from the wife I opened my mag and what caught my eye was the logo indicating that the cover could come to life. The curiosity got the better of me and I immediately downloaded the app Aurasma, Read More

Cytrus speak at the Tech Demo Africa event

Cytrus speak at the Tech Demo Africa event

Cytrus was recently asked to speak about one of our projects at the Tech Demo Africa event in conjunction with Mobile Monday. The event was held at the Radison Blue in Johannesburg on 17 April 2012. Always interested to showcase our work we jumped at the opportunity - the only problem... which of our many exciting projects should we showcase? We decided to present a project that was relevant to Read More

SHOUT Android App to be launched in April 2012

SHOUT Android App to be launched in April 2012

In a first for South Africa, the soon to be launched SHOUT App allows ordinary South Africans to make contact with emergency services and be directed to the nearest police station, hospital or fire station anywhere in the country, driven by live location aware maps. The App provides a quick and easy way for users to report a crime, its location, date and time, and will ultimately provide the SAPS Read More

Facebook’s IPO

Facebook’s IPO

Following Facebook’s move to file for IPO has been fascinating reading and everyone seems to have an opinion ... not everyone is capable of building a company like Facebook! There is no question that a community north of 800million users has significant value. Zuckerberg is one of the brightest tech entrepreneurs of our generation and he has surrounded himself with the best (I am a fan of Sheryl Sandberg in particular). Read More