Smartphones may be the new cigarettes, as research shows users are becoming increasingly reliant on the new technology.
The scourge seems to be levelling off as the number of complaints to the banking ombudsman drops.
It is vital to inspect external incoming traffic for malware, and internal traffic between various devices, says Dominique Honnay, director of SonicWall.
The BlackBerry maker declines to reveal what caused problems in its updated BBM service.
The operator adds two mobile solutions to its business applications suite.
Will RIM's five new BlackBerry 7 devices be enough to give the company a fighting chance in the smartphone market?
Voice and data services have been restored after a fibre break affected the operator's subscribers in Pretoria and Midrand yesterday.
The operator hopes to gain more Facebook fans through a new social media competition, as MTN launches its own search for mobile apps.
In today's technology roundup: Apple fined over iPhone location data, France legalises 30 000 banned sites, first .xxx site goes live, and US charges 72 for child porn.
The move is set to trigger an enormous bidding war among mobile companies in the gold rush for patent ownership.
The malware only runs after users unwittingly install it onto their Android-based devices, says CA Security.
The tech enables users to unlock their phones and call up a mobile wallet app with a swipe of a fingertip.