From 1 September this year, all motor vehicles registered for the first time will need to be fitted with microdots that comply with the requirements of the National Road Traffic Act. Microdots are tiny metallic discs that have a unique code inscribed in them and can be read using a microscope. Furthermore, all motor vehicles
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MTN SA has told the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) that a second digital migration may be necessary once the move from analogue to digital television broadcasting has been completed because of the fragmentation of the spectrum that will be freed up when analogue signals are turned off
SA price comparison site PriceCheck has launched a barcode scanning application that allows consumers to compare product prices between PriceCheck’s vendors using mobile devices. The application is available in the Android and Samsung app stores. The front-end of the application was developed by software solutions company DVT
Steven Levy was not interested in technology when he growing up. Rather, he was into music in a big way. Coming of age in the 1960s, he wanted to be a music critic because they were almost like rock stars themselves. But the times were, unfortunately, a-changin’
You may not have heard of Barry Diller or IAC, the sprawling conglomerate he founded, but you’ve definitely heard of the brands he owns. From Vimeo to Expedia to The Daily Beast to Match.com, IAC has fingers in all of the Web’s biggest markets. So when Diller
Most of us take it for granted that we own our own bodies. The establishment of human rights took care of that issue two centuries ago. But what about our DNA, the most basic building block of our bodies? We spread our DNA wherever we go, shedding skin flakes
Altech Autopage Cellular, SA’s biggest independent cellular service provider, has backed away from plans to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) after giving serious thought last year to the idea of launching one. Altech CEO Craig Venter said as recently as September 2011 that Autopage Cellular was considering
MTN has condemned what it describes as an attempt by Turkcell to “use the threat of a US legal claim to extort money” from the JSE-listed mobile group. This follows a series of damaging allegations and a threat of legal action by the Turkish operator over claims it was awarded an operating licence in Iran corruptly
The enormous power tucked away in the atomic nucleus, the chemist Frederick Soddy rhapsodised in 1908, could “transform a desert continent, thaw the frozen poles, and make the whole world one smiling Garden of Eden”. Militarily, that power has threatened the opposite, with its ability to make deserts out of gardens
Before we start, there’s something I need to confess. When it comes to flight simulators, I’m a complete novice. Fear not though, because Microsoft Flight is intended to get everyone in the air, “whether you are a casual gamer who has always wanted to fly, or an experienced pilot who wants to test your skills”