Earlier this month, YouTube’s new subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, YouTube Red, launched its first swag of “original” programmes. This followed news of significant rights acquisitions by SVOD services at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals
The Post Office’s acquisition of a R161m, 10-year lease in 2010 for an office building in Centurion, Gauteng was “tainted by procurement irregularities and corruption”. This is according
State security minister David Mahlobo urged parents to keep an eye on what their children were doing on the Internet and social media. ”Have an interest. What is your child doing
Camera technology has taken centre stage at Samsung’s launch of its new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, which were launched on a stage ahead of the Mobile World Congress in
Since so much of life has moved online, a clash has emerged between the opposing values of Internet freedom, and Internet control. Should the Internet be a public arena free of all interference and influence from the authorities? Or does too much freedom result
At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in the US last week, Netflix announced that its online subscription service had been switched on in 130 new markets, including South Africa, making it a “global network” available in more than 190 markets across the world. Netflix already
Vodacom customers who had their accounts debited twice will be refunded by Monday, according to the cellphone company. On Friday, a number of Vodacom customers complained that their accounts had been debited twice. In an SMS to customers on Friday
Internet ride-sharing service Uber has added Port Elizabeth to its list of South African cities. Port Elizabeth joins Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria in having the service. Port
The unusual look of Amazon’s delivery drone combines elements of both fixed-wing aircraft, such as traditional passenger aeroplanes, and rotocraft such as helicopters, in a design that looks like neither. But despite its unusual looks, the boxy drone has been designed
MWeb has cut the price of fibre-to-the-home broadband in areas where last-mile fibre specialist Vumatel provides infrastructure. The Internet service provider said on Tuesday that it is also increasing data cap sizes at the same time as cutting prices. Details about
