The message arrives on my “clean machine”, a MacBook Air loaded only with a sophisticated encryption package. “Change in plans,” my contact says. “Be in the lobby of the Hotel ______ by 1 pm. Bring a book and wait for ES
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Benedict Kelly joins Brett Haggard this week for a deep discussion about what’s right, wrong and kind of alright in the South African technology world. Topics under discussion this week include the imminent arrival of the Xbox One and the rising cost of gaming, some new games
A turf war between the two cabinet ministers charged with implementing South Africa’s digital migration programme threatens to derail it, just eight months before the 2015 deadline. Sources in the government say the tensions are so high that they resulted in telecommunications and postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele missing the end of July
An application that’s designed to help speed up and improve the accuracy and ease of performing inspections of behalf of insurers has won the overall prize in the annual App of the Year awards. The awards, conceptualised by Creative Space Media and sponsored by MTN Business, recognise South African
The risks posed to human beings by artificial intelligence in no way resemble the popular image of the Terminator. That fictional mechanical monster is distinguished by many features – strength, armour, implacability, indestructability – but Arnie’s character lacks the one characteristic that we in the real world actually need to worry about: extreme
Sentech employees will receive a hike in basic salary of between 7,5% and 8% following resolution of a pay dispute that led unionised workers to strike. “Following two and half weeks of strike action at Sentech by the
A robbery, which reportedly took place at Core Group’s iStore branch in Cresta, has left one man shot and wounded. Three armed men robbed a store at the Cresta shopping mall in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Gauteng police said
MTN South Africa has opened its 4G/LTE network to prepaid users for the first time, the mobile operator announced on Wednesday. Until now, access to the super-fast 4G network was limited to its contract customers. Rival Vodacom has offered 4G services to both its contract and prepaid users for some time. “The new MTN PayAsYouGo LTE Sim
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that as we spend more time communicating via social media, we are disappearing into bubbles. We receive information from the same sources and witness the views of the same people in our personalised newsfeeds every day. But it also seems like living in our bubble is having an effect on our own opinions and
A comprehensive survey of South African travellers has revealed that free Wi-Fi at airports is more important to them than a comfortable place to take a nap while waiting for a delayed flight. The survey, of more than 6 000 people, was conducted by flight booking website Travelstart.co.za. It asked participants what features could be added to