Prof Jannie Hugo

Mobile technology has taken the world by storm. These days, it seems there is an app for almost anything you can think of – from apps that remind you to drink enough water throughout the day, to more complicated ones that can calculate how many calories you burn while exercising, or help you to decide which course to study.

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