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Your panellists on the ZA Tech Show this week are Andy Hadfield, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle. With classy wine in hand, they discuss Google+, Facebook video chat with Skype, Mac OS X Lion, Android tablets, Nokia 2.0 and more

Google on Tuesday launched the SA version of Engage, a programme that provides digital agencies, Web designers and marketers with tools meant to help get more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) online and, ultimately, grow the

Startup Weekend, a popular US event that gets entrepreneurs, developers, designers and marketers together to discuss and generate ideas for start-ups, is coming to SA, with two weekends planned for later this month. Started in the Boulder, Colorado

Near-field communication, or NFC, is taking the mobile world by storm, with operators and payments companies predicting it will change the way people buy and sell goods, potentially replacing plastic cards and cash at the point of sale

Communications minister Roy Padayachie has said in no uncertain terms that he wants to see Telkom’s local loop of copper cables unbundled by November. But it appears the operator intends doing everything in its not inconsiderable

WirelessG and Apple distributor Core Group have partnered to offer 1GB of free Wi-Fi per month with all new iPad 2 Wi-Fi device purchases for 12 months. The offer will be made available only on iPad 2 Wi-Fi products in the

MTN Business reckons retailers that fail to embrace mobile risk falling behind their peers. At the same time, mobile solutions present an opportunity for smaller retailers to remain competitive in the face of big, international entrants

David Redshaw, the IT industry stalwart and long-time friend and confidante of Altron founder Bill Venter and his family, has passed away, aged 69. Redshaw, who worked for Altron companies in senior executive roles for 22 years, including as founding

SA’s four cellular network operators and two fixed-line providers will have new customer contracts that are compliant with the Consumer Protection Act in place within the next three months, according to Business Report on Monday. This

The gaming industry is in a mid-year slump, with few real blockbuster titles on the horizon until late August. But there are still a few titles that are worth a look while we wait for the likes of Gears of War 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Uncharted 3 to be