5 APPS WORTH DOWNLOADING

#1 Truecaller

What's it all about:

• Global Phone Directory 
• Caller I.D
• Call-block functionality 
• Social Media Integration

Functionality:

If you have ever received a call from an unknown number this app is for you. 

Truecaller uses it's global phone directory to store names and numbers. Once you register on the application it uploads the names and numbers in your phones contact list onto it's data base for other users to look up (The app is safe and doesn't make your phone-book available to the public). It also has call-blocking functionality where you can block calls from a certain number. Social media integration keeps your phone-book up to date with birthdays and photos 

This is a practical application as it  brings up numbers you may not have stored on your phone. It also brings up numbers from telemarketers which is quite handy, so you know who's calling before answering blindly and getting talked into purchasing something you don't want. You can also mark numbers as spam so when another user gets a call from that number they will be warned before hand.

Availability:

You can download it free from Google Play Store, App Store, Blacberry App World or Windows App Store.

It is compatible with Android, iOS, Blackberry And Windows Phone.

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So with colourful hair trending at the moment from pastel colours to ombres and now sand art hair that makes you look like Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony, there is so much more that we can experiment with than the traditional blondes, brunettes and jet blacks.

After looking at funky coloured hair for months on Pinterest, I was determined to have pink hair!

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There has been a lot of buzz around the Chinese manufactured P8 lately with a launch taking place in Johannesburg earlier this month.

You know it was a star-studded event with the likes of Jeanie D and our current Miss South Africa, Rolene Struass amongst the guests.Having Micasa's J'Something announced as Huawei South Africa's creative director at the launch.

Minion Mania!

I was lucky to win tickets to a pre-screening from Edgars Club to one of one of the most anticipated animated movies of 2015, Minions. We were introduced to these yellow, pill shaped banana loving beings in the 2010 Illumination Entertainment film, Despicable Me and met up with them again in 2013 in Despicable Me 2. It wasn't long before these lovable characters got their own movie - You can see the 3 lead Minions auditioning at the end of Despicable Me 2's end credits for the film.

Online Shopping as a South African

Shopping Online  is daunting to most of us cautious South Africans. We are not as fearless as Americans when it comes to the online world. From the endless amount of scams we hear about we are happy to  stay clear of purchasing anything online for fear of being swindled out of our hard earned money. 

So here is what I've learnt as an online South African shopper.