Charlie Fripp

Charlie Fripp has been the Consumer Technology editor for IT News Africa since mid-2011. He's primarily tasked with writing news, reviews and features on all things related to consumer technology - be it gadgets or video games. He's also tasked with conducting interviews with senior level executives from Information and Telecommunication companies.

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, June 13th, 2013
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Facebook adds hashtag support

Social media website Facebook announced on Wednesday that the popular communication site will now support hashtags from its users. Sites like Instagram and Twitter have been hashtag-supportive for many years, but More...

By Charlie Fripp On Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
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Samsung unveils GALAXY S4 zoom camera

Samsung today announced the launch of the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom, a powerful new device which combines the stylish heritage of the latest GALAXY S4 smartphone with advanced photographic capabilities. Samsung today More...

By Charlie Fripp On Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
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Sony officially unveils PlayStation 4

At Sony’s Electronics Entertainment event E3 press conference on June 10, the company finally lifted the lid off its previously-announced PlayStation 4 gaming console. Attendees got a first look at the newly-designed More...

By Charlie Fripp On Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
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Video: Microsoft unveils new titles for Xbox One

Having unveiled its latest console last month, on the evening of 10 June Microsoft introduced a host of new titles available for the Xbox One at the electronic entertainment conference E3. Aside from the usual More...

By Charlie Fripp On Monday, June 10th, 2013
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Will Watch Dogs be the best game of the year?

The open-world hacking title Watch Dogs has been on many a gamer’s radar ever since it was announced at Ubisoft’s press conference at E3 last year. Before the start of this year’s expo, a new trailer for More...

By Charlie Fripp On Monday, June 10th, 2013
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Why Virgin Mobile is failing in South Africa

Out of the major mobile operators in South Africa, MTN, Vodacom, and Cell C have the market squarely in their sights. However, there is another mobile operator that is flirting with obscurity. Virgin Mobile South More...

By Charlie Fripp On Monday, June 10th, 2013
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Google might buy Waze for $1.3-billion to spite Facebook

Rumours started to circulate in May that search powerhouse Google was weighing up the option to buy Israeli navigation service Waze for $1-billion. Apple has also been rumoured to be in talks with the company about More...

By Charlie Fripp On Monday, June 10th, 2013
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MTN SA to launch pre-paid LTE soon

Mobile service provider MTN has announced that they have increased their LTE footprint to engage a wider audience in South Africa and will offer the service to contract and Top-Up customers. Serame Taukobong, More...

By Charlie Fripp On Monday, June 10th, 2013
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Samsung unveils Galaxy Ace 3

Electronics and mobile device manufacturer Samsung today announced a new addition to their ever-growing Galaxy line of mobile devices – the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3. The latest phone is a low-cost alternative that More...

By Charlie Fripp On Monday, June 10th, 2013
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Telkom SA explains internet outage

South African internet users last week Friday fell victim to a wide-spread internet service outage and experienced very slow connections – or no connections at all. Fixed-line provider Telkom managed to rectify More...