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Fujitsu offers ruggedised business tablet
At Mobile World Congress, Fujitsu has unveiled a no-nonsense, fully ruggedised industrial business tablet, the Fujitsu Tablet Stylistic V535. Designed to roll with the punches and soak up the knocks and scrapes of use in environments that would normally overcome...
Sony releases Xperia M4 Aqua
Sony Mobile Communications has refocused its mid-range device strategy with the introduction of Xperia M4 Aqua - a smartphone bringing Sony’s leadership in camera, design, battery and performance to an accessible price point. “Xperia M4 Aqua represents our renewed...
BlackBerry releases BES12 Cloud
BlackBerry has announced BES12 Cloud, a cloud-based enterprise mobility management solution that will offer easy management of iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry 10 smartphones and tablets, as well as a wide range of Samsung KNOX and Android for Work smartphones...
Huawei unveils MirrorSys at MWC 2015
Huawei is introducing, for the first time, a new concept called "full field communication" at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015, revealing a prototype called MirrorSys. This system is designed to meet the extreme limits of human visual and auditory perception in a...
Acer, partners showcase BYOC solutions
Acer is showcasing its latest build your own cloud (BYOC) developments at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona, which extend beyond applications to connecting the Internet of Things (IoT) devices with cloud computing. Under the theme of Acer BYOC...
Operators endorse Ericsson Radio Dot System
The Ericsson Radio Dot System is being deployed worldwide as leading operators support this innovative indoor small cell solution. Operators deploying the Dot for trials and commercial networks include Claro, MTS, Singtel, Telefónica, Verizon and Vodafone. Arun...
Galaxy S6 shines at MWC
South African users will be among the first in the world to have access to Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones, with the devices set to go on sale here on 10 April – the same day as in the US and South Korea. Launching the new phones at Mobile World Congress last night, Samsung CEO JK Shin said the company had to go back to the drawing board to deliver products that are technologically advanced but easy to use and good to look at.
Whatever happened to Broadband Infraco?
Broadband Infraco appears to have vanished from government’s books, which could signal that it’s up for sale. Marian Shinn, shadow minister of telecommunications and postal services, has written to Minister Siyabonga Cwele asking for clarity on the fate of the state-owned company, which was recently transferred to his department from Public Enterprises but has now “vanished from the books of government”.
Data loss, poor recovery looms large
Data loss continues to be a major problem for companies around the world, with few CIOs confident about their ability to recover data - and many lacking a plan to even try. EMC has announced the findings of a new global data protection study that reveals that data...
Africa’s ports vital for world trade
Africa covers about 6% of the Earth’s total surface. With 38 of its 54 countries either coastal or insular in nature, Africa has over a hundred port facilities – a few of which handle 6% of the worldwide water-borne cargo traffic and about 3% of the world’s container traffic.International trade is very important for many African economies.
LG showcases mobile innovations at MWC 2015
At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, LG Electronics (LG) is showcasing a diverse collection of mobile innovations including the intriguing G Flex2, premium wearable devices and a new mid-range smartphone line-up. Under the theme of Innovation for a...
Smart wearables abound at MWC 2015
Huawei has unveiled a series of wearable devices including the Huawei Watch, TalkBand B2, and TalkBand N1 for consumers to stay connected, on the eve of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015. At the global press conference, Huawei Consumer BG also unveiled the...
Huawei shares its vision at MWC 2015
Huawei has announced that it will share its vision for the ICT industry, "Open ROADS to a Better Connected World", through various platforms including conferences, exhibitions and dialogues, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona. Encompassing five...
Fujitsu offers ruggedised business tablet
At Mobile World Congress, Fujitsu has unveiled a no-nonsense, fully ruggedised industrial business tablet, the Fujitsu Tablet Stylistic V535. Designed to roll with the punches and soak up the knocks and scrapes of use in environments that would normally overcome...
Sony releases Xperia M4 Aqua
Sony Mobile Communications has refocused its mid-range device strategy with the introduction of Xperia M4 Aqua - a smartphone bringing Sony’s leadership in camera, design, battery and performance to an accessible price point. “Xperia M4 Aqua represents our renewed...
BlackBerry releases BES12 Cloud
BlackBerry has announced BES12 Cloud, a cloud-based enterprise mobility management solution that will offer easy management of iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry 10 smartphones and tablets, as well as a wide range of Samsung KNOX and Android for Work smartphones...
Huawei unveils MirrorSys at MWC 2015
Huawei is introducing, for the first time, a new concept called "full field communication" at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015, revealing a prototype called MirrorSys. This system is designed to meet the extreme limits of human visual and auditory perception in a...
Acer, partners showcase BYOC solutions
Acer is showcasing its latest build your own cloud (BYOC) developments at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona, which extend beyond applications to connecting the Internet of Things (IoT) devices with cloud computing. Under the theme of Acer BYOC...
Operators endorse Ericsson Radio Dot System
The Ericsson Radio Dot System is being deployed worldwide as leading operators support this innovative indoor small cell solution. Operators deploying the Dot for trials and commercial networks include Claro, MTS, Singtel, Telefónica, Verizon and Vodafone. Arun...
Galaxy S6 shines at MWC
South African users will be among the first in the world to have access to Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones, with the devices set to go on sale here on 10 April – the same day as in the US and South Korea. Launching the new phones at Mobile World Congress last night, Samsung CEO JK Shin said the company had to go back to the drawing board to deliver products that are technologically advanced but easy to use and good to look at.