Solid-state drives (SSDs) using flash memory technology will largely have replaced magnetic hard drives within the next four years as prices of the components tumble. That’s the view of Chad Sakac, vice-president for the VMWare Technology Alliance
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BlackBerry’s popularity in SA is showing signs of waning, while consumer predilection towards Apple and HTC is skyrocketing. This is according to new research by BMI-TechKnowledge, which surveyed early adopters of smartphones. Nokia
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is considering imposing sanctions against Vodacom following its decision to uphold a complaint brought by Clear Copy on behalf of Cell C against an ad campaign run by Cell C’s bigger mobile rival
Rustenburg was the scene last weekend of a summit involving technology industry CEOs and communications minister Roy Padayachie. The industry agreed to expand Internet access to all and find ways of creating 1m new jobs in nine years. At face value
Anyone with a laptop or a smartphone has a love-hate relationship with Wi-Fi. When it works it’s like magic, but too often you find yourself just out of range, or struggling to remember which password you used with this or that hotspot. But imagine
A new tax on imported monitors has the computer industry increasingly incensed and they want action from authorities to remedy the situation, which they say is harming the technology sector. In April, a 7% ad valorem tax, which
Japan’s Sigma makes its own cameras. But it’s far better known as a manufacturer of third-party lenses for more popular camera manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Sony and Pentax. Its new ultra-wide angle lens, the Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 DG
As consumers eagerly await Nokia’s first Microsoft Windows Phone 7-based handsets later this year, it has become de rigueur to assume the ageing Symbian operating system the Finnish company has relied on for so long will soon be consigned to the
Google will from today begin offering navigation support for the SA version of Google Maps. Google Maps Navigation (beta) will be available on phones running Android 1.6 or higher. There’s no word yet on when it will come to other smartphone platforms
The TechCentral team brings you a special edition of the TalkCentral podcast this week in which we interview communications minister Roy Padayachie about growth and job creation in SA’s technology industry. We poll the minister on a plan