Strong growth for Facebook in Q2

Facebook has reported positive financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2014. “Facebook’s business is strong and growing, and this quarter was a great start to 2014,” says Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO. “We’ve made...

SA businesses rush to the cloud

South African business is poised for massive adoption of cloud computing, with some 75% of all applications set to be in the cloud within two years. This bold assertion comes from cloud computing services specialist Alto Africa, which says the promises made by the IT...

ISPA critical of proposed regulations

While welcoming the efforts of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to review the End-User and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations, industry body ISPA has pointed out that some changes may be unnecessary, while others will cause more problems than...

MTN partners with AIH, Jumia in Ivory Coast

Internet incubator Africa Internet Holding (AIH) has announced a new partnership with MTN that will see online retailer Jumia team up with MTN to offer comprehensive services to Ivory Coast users, both online and on mobile devices. Customers in Ivory Coast will now be...

PC sales to drop by 6% in 2014

The global decline in sales of laptops and desktops is set to continue during 2014, both locally and overseas. This is according to Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who comments: “We are seeing a constant decline – a decline that will not abate. Laptop...

Revised Nokia acquisition finalised soon

Microsoft expects to complete its acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services business this week. Brad Smith, general counsel and executive vice-president: Legal & Corporate Affairs at Microsoft, writes on the official company blog that the transaction should be...