Today is a very humbling day for me. It reminds me of my very first day at Microsoft, 22 years ago. Like you, I had a choice about where to come to work. I came here because I believed Microsoft was the best company in the world. I saw then how clearly we empower people to do magical things
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Brett Haggard and Christo van Gemert are joined by Charlie Fripp this week for shallow dip into this week’s tech news. Topics discussed include Google Glass’s new frames and support for prescription lenses, Windows XP on ATMs, Telkom’s IP Connect cost cut, Google’s plan
On 2 March, MultiChoice will launch a 24-hour “pop-up” channel on DStv channel 199. The Oscar Pistorius Trial: A Carte Blanche Channel will feature coverage of the legal proceedings, as well as documentaries, profiles and expert analysis. MultiChoice
SuperSport is ditching the 4:3 picture format across all its standard-definition (SD) broadcasts, moving to a widescreen format based on the 16:9 aspect ratio, parent MultiChoice said on Friday. The broadcaster already offers its HD channels in widescreen. “The switchover
The evacuation of roads agency Sanral’s central operations centre in Centurion on Friday, for the second time this week, was concerning, said CEO Nazir Alli. “Sanral is extremely worried about the impact this kind of behaviour is having on the people who work
Brett Haggard, Adam Oxford and David Greenway gather in the wake of all of the CES noise to discuss the week’s news. Highlights include South Africa’s missing R1,2bn spy satellite, the return of Windows 7, rumours about an upcomign iWatch, WhatsApp now
The cost of electronic readers and bandwidth constraints in South Africa are keeping a lid of the sale of e-books, resulting in penetration being lower here than in many other markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This is a key finding in PwC’s recent report, South African
The ANC has launched a mobile application on Mxit to target the youth vote across South Africa ahead of the general election, which will take place in the first half of 2014. The “My ANC” app comes on the back of the “My ANC Western Cape” Mxit app, which the party claims has
The podcast team is back with the first episode for 2014. The Consumer Electronics Show features heavily in this episode, with a full reportback on what’s new and hot in the market. Other topics discussed in this episode include
Business Connexion has overtaken long-time incumbent Dimension Data to become the top IT company in South Africa as measured by its share of the market’s value, according to new research by International Data Corp. BCX’s performance is due to strong annuity-based