DStv drops the ball on Springboks vs All Blacks streaming
MultiChoice subscribers were left seething on Saturday after its DStv Now streaming service collapsed at the start of the Springboks’ opening match in the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
China’s Tesla fighting for survival despite Tencent’s backing
It took Tesla about 15 years to rack up US$5-billion in losses. The company known as China’s Tesla did it in four.
A complete infrastructure overhaul is needed for 5G
Promoted | For 5G to be rolled out, massive investments are required to upgrade and deploy new infrastructure.
TalkCentral: Ep 271 – ‘Pro to the power of Max’
In the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg unpack Apple’s big keynote, looking at everything from the new iPhones to the surprise price of the company’s new Netflix competitor.
Huawei’s Mate 30 phones lack lustre without Google apps
The impact of the Trump administration’s blacklisting of Huawei was laid bare on Thursday as the Chinese company unveiled a flagship Android-powered smartphone that lacks any licensed Google apps.
Privacy cryptocurrencies face existential threat
The subset of digital assets dubbed privacy coins, which have long delighted libertarians and frustrated law enforcement, are feeling the pinch of a step up in regulation.
Icasa sports regulations pose a threat to constitutionalism
Icasa’s proposal to force sporting bodies to make “games of national interest” freely available to the SABC will have unintended consequences not only for sports but also for constitutionalism. By Martin van Staden.
Too late for local-loop unbundling in South Africa
In its policy paper published this week, national treasury devoted considerable space to the telecommunications sector. Though many of the proposals make sense, an anachronism stuck out. By Duncan McLeod.
SA caught up in 4IR hype – let’s get the basics right first
South Africa is caught up in the global hype of the so-called fourth Industrial Revolution. This is distracting it from the unfinished business of redressing inequality and creating the preconditions for an inclusive digital economy. By Alison Gillwald.
Reviewed: The Samsung Galaxy Note10+
Everything about the Note10+ is premium, from screen to design, including the price. The new model, though, is meant to appeal to a wider and possibly even a mainstream audience. By Nafisa Akabor.
