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ADH world first for Galaxy S4 users
Samsung Galaxy S4 users will experience a world first in terms of service, with the announcement of the company’s Accidental Damage from Handling (ADH) clause under its standard two-year warranty. Samsung Electronics Africa vice-president and COO, George Ferreira,...
African app developers clean up
Ericsson has announced the semi-finalists for the annual Ericsson Application Awards, with TeamKenya from Kenya, Team Trokxi and Team Nimdee Mobile from Ghana among the semi-finalists. TeamKenya and Trokxi are nominated in the student category and Nimdee mobile is...
2012 a good year for semiconductors
The worldwide semiconductor foundry market totalled $34,6-billion in 2012, a 16,2% increase from 2011, according to final results by Gartner. "2012 was the first year that the semiconductor revenue for mobile devices surpassed that of PCs and notebooks,” says Samuel...
FNB leads in reputation stakes
FNB continues to lead in reputation within the South African banking industry, according to the 2013 RepTrak Pulse Survey. The survey, conducted between January and February 2013, measures the reputation of the largest listed companies in South Africa and is based on...
Seven steps to financial freedom
South Africans celebrating Freedom Day on Saturday 27 April are free to vote, but are held captive by debt - and see no way to free themselves from it. Sylvia Walker, market development manager at Old Mutual, says: “We must definitely celebrate our democratic freedom,...
EMC hits new records
EMC’s first-quarter 2013 financial results were highlighted by first-quarter records for consolidated revenue, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS and operating and free cash flow. First-quarter revenue was $5,39-billion, an increase of 6% compared with the year-ago...
Firms miss out on management benefits
According to the results of research conducted by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab in November 2012, 30% of companies worldwide don’t use modern, automated client management tools. In other words, a large number of companies still use inventory software and...
South Africans urged to protect IP
World Intellectual Property Day, celebrated worldwide on 26 April, is a day where people are reminded of the greater role ideas and creativity have on the society and economy at large. Intellectual property (IP) theft and piracy is a problem common to all countries...
Virtual desktops could boost security
One of the most commonly cited motivations for implementing hosted virtual desktops (HVDs) is to increase the security of end-user computing, according to Gartner. Gartner says that properly implemented HVDs can increase security, and help organisations and...
Altech sheds Africa assets
Although the Allied Technologies (Altech) group reported higher revenues last night, the company experienced losses in the recent financial period as a result of some of its international operations. The group sold some of its operations in both West and East Africa...
HP releases new MFP for the SMB
Now small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can have it all when it comes to printing – ease of use, superior performance, high-quality printing, scanning and copying, resource-saving features and a low cost per page – thanks to the new HP OfficeJet 276dw from...
Bold plan to eliminate polio
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) yesterday presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types of polio disease – both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived cases – simultaneously. Global leaders and individual philanthropists...
Samsung confident on S4 supply
While there have been reports that Samsung may struggle to meet demand in certain international markets for its new Galaxy S4 smartphone, its Africa subsidiary has no such worries. Samsung Electronics Africa vice-president and COO, George Ferreira, says volume units...
ADH world first for Galaxy S4 users
Samsung Galaxy S4 users will experience a world first in terms of service, with the announcement of the company’s Accidental Damage from Handling (ADH) clause under its standard two-year warranty. Samsung Electronics Africa vice-president and COO, George Ferreira,...
African app developers clean up
Ericsson has announced the semi-finalists for the annual Ericsson Application Awards, with TeamKenya from Kenya, Team Trokxi and Team Nimdee Mobile from Ghana among the semi-finalists. TeamKenya and Trokxi are nominated in the student category and Nimdee mobile is...
2012 a good year for semiconductors
The worldwide semiconductor foundry market totalled $34,6-billion in 2012, a 16,2% increase from 2011, according to final results by Gartner. "2012 was the first year that the semiconductor revenue for mobile devices surpassed that of PCs and notebooks,” says Samuel...
FNB leads in reputation stakes
FNB continues to lead in reputation within the South African banking industry, according to the 2013 RepTrak Pulse Survey. The survey, conducted between January and February 2013, measures the reputation of the largest listed companies in South Africa and is based on...
Seven steps to financial freedom
South Africans celebrating Freedom Day on Saturday 27 April are free to vote, but are held captive by debt - and see no way to free themselves from it. Sylvia Walker, market development manager at Old Mutual, says: “We must definitely celebrate our democratic freedom,...
EMC hits new records
EMC’s first-quarter 2013 financial results were highlighted by first-quarter records for consolidated revenue, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS and operating and free cash flow. First-quarter revenue was $5,39-billion, an increase of 6% compared with the year-ago...
Firms miss out on management benefits
According to the results of research conducted by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab in November 2012, 30% of companies worldwide don’t use modern, automated client management tools. In other words, a large number of companies still use inventory software and...