Technology News
Microsoft tackles mobile phone market
Microsoft has announced nine new hardware partners for Windows Phone and direct access to tools that will broaden the portfolio of devices for consumers and introduce new price points to accelerate growth in key markets. In addition to its existing partners - Nokia,...
Lack of trust the barrier to mobile commerce
Trust is the number one barrier to the growth of mobile content and commerce, with 30% of mobile media users citing it as the single largest obstacle to purchasing goods and services via their mobile device – although just 9% claim to have actually had a negative...
Large format printing enjoys global growth
Most regional markets posted year-over-year growth during the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), leading to a 4,1% year-over-year increase in the worldwide large format printer (LFP) market, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large...
mapIT rebrands to TomTom SA
As part of a local rebranding strategy, mapIT is officially changing to TomTom South Africa. The renaming is an opportunity for the company to leverage a well-known and global brand, TomTom, and be in the position to fortify and strengthen local services, global...
Esquire Technologies acquires FilmChrome
Esquire Technologies has acquired a substantial stake in digital film and video company, FilmChrome, for an undisclosed sum. Esquire’s CEO Mahomed Cassim says that FilmChrome – which is also an expert in producing corporate and marketing videos - will be absorbed by...
African banking sector is stable, says GCR
Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has recently released ratings for East, West and southern Africa for the banking industry. Most notably, the Nigerian banking sector seems to be flourishing, with some concerns for the rest of Africa amidst tough economic conditions and the...
Telkom: MTR delay not in public interest
Recent moves to oppose new mobile termination rates (MTRs) will delay reducing the cost of calls to the consumer, and are not in the public interest, according to a statement from Telkom. “Telkom is relieved that the initial delay to the implementation of Mobile...
MTN launches lowest prepaid call rate
On Sunday (23 February 2014) MTN South Africa introduced a R30 MTN Pay As You Go bundle that will see its prepaid customers experience guaranteed and reduced rates of 90c, 95c and 99c per minute for making On-net (MTN to MTN), Off-net (MTN to other networks) or...
Nedbank opens ‘branch of the future’
Nedbank opened the doors of its Sandton City Mall Branch, which has been refurbished to reflect its new “branch of the future” offering. The Sandton opening follows the flagship branch at Fox Street in Johannesburg. The branch of the future concept stems from a new...
One password to rule them all
Password breaches are happening all the time. Stories of hundreds of passwords being stolen litter the news on a daily basis. While having a single password stolen is not the end of the world, if you use one password for multiple accounts, particularly accounts that...
Govt translators receive software training
Translators in Parliament recently attended a workshop on the use of the so-called Autshumato open-source translation software in Cape Town. The software was developed by the North-West University’s CTexT (Centre for Text Technology) as part of the Autshumato project,...
Microsoft’s next move
After Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, settles into his new position, Microsoft’s efforts at reinvention will accelerate, creating both opportunities and risks. In a blog post, Merv Adrian, research vice-president at Gartner, lays out some of the first actions...
SA tablet shipments more than double
Shipments of tablet PCs to South Africa increased 107,1% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2013 to total 513 000 units, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The country's traditional PC market suffered a better-than-predicted...
Microsoft tackles mobile phone market
Microsoft has announced nine new hardware partners for Windows Phone and direct access to tools that will broaden the portfolio of devices for consumers and introduce new price points to accelerate growth in key markets. In addition to its existing partners - Nokia,...
Lack of trust the barrier to mobile commerce
Trust is the number one barrier to the growth of mobile content and commerce, with 30% of mobile media users citing it as the single largest obstacle to purchasing goods and services via their mobile device – although just 9% claim to have actually had a negative...
Large format printing enjoys global growth
Most regional markets posted year-over-year growth during the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), leading to a 4,1% year-over-year increase in the worldwide large format printer (LFP) market, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large...
mapIT rebrands to TomTom SA
As part of a local rebranding strategy, mapIT is officially changing to TomTom South Africa. The renaming is an opportunity for the company to leverage a well-known and global brand, TomTom, and be in the position to fortify and strengthen local services, global...
Esquire Technologies acquires FilmChrome
Esquire Technologies has acquired a substantial stake in digital film and video company, FilmChrome, for an undisclosed sum. Esquire’s CEO Mahomed Cassim says that FilmChrome – which is also an expert in producing corporate and marketing videos - will be absorbed by...
African banking sector is stable, says GCR
Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has recently released ratings for East, West and southern Africa for the banking industry. Most notably, the Nigerian banking sector seems to be flourishing, with some concerns for the rest of Africa amidst tough economic conditions and the...
Telkom: MTR delay not in public interest
Recent moves to oppose new mobile termination rates (MTRs) will delay reducing the cost of calls to the consumer, and are not in the public interest, according to a statement from Telkom. “Telkom is relieved that the initial delay to the implementation of Mobile...