Vodacom first with BlackBerry Q10

Vodacom customers will be the first to get their hands on the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, powered by BlackBerry 10, which will be available at Vodacom World and other participating outlets on Thursday 2 May 2013. Built with precision and offering premium...

Mustek expands into Polokwane

Mustek has opened a new regional branch in Polokwane, Limpopo.  The new branch will be focussed on actively maintaining and serving all locally based customers. The vision is to grow the branch considerably over the next five years, empowering local businesses and...

African innovator finalists announced

Finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) have been chosen, with 10 African innovators shortlisted from more than 900 applications in 45 countries. The winners of the IPA 2013 will be announced on 7 May in Cape Town, at a gala dinner hosted by the University...

Gaming set to move off the console

Gaming-capable smartphones and tablets are overtaking dedicated gaming consoles – and this trend is set to continue.  International Data Corporation (IDC) has published the Worldwide Gaming-Optimised Handheld, Smartphone and Tablet Gaming 2013-2017 Forecast, a...

CA extends cloud offerings

CA Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Layer 7 Technologies, a leading provider of application programming interface (API) management and security. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  The acquisition of Layer 7 will enable CA...

African losses pull Altech down

Allied Technologies (Altech) has posted increased revenue for the year ended 28 February 2013, although operating profit was lower than that of the prior year, mainly due to losses incurred in Altech’s operations in East and West Africa. “Results from our East and...