The ANC has promised free Wi-Fi as part its 2014 election manifesto, unveiled on Saturday in Mbombela in Mpumalanga. “Government will support and develop free Wi-Fi areas in cities, towns and rural areas,” the manifesto says. It does not provide further detail on the nature
Author: Nafisa Akabor
Korean dashboard camera company Pittasoft has released its first adventure camera, the Blackvue Sport SC500. It’s a hands-free video camera that can be used indoors, outdoors and even underwater. Inside the box, you’ll find the camera, detachable, 2-inch LCD screen, a 1 050mAh
The iPad Air is Apple’s fifth-generation tablet, released three-and-a-half years after the original groundbreaking device. At the announcement of the iPad Air in October, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company sold more than 170m iPads to date, so there’s no denying it’s the preferred tablet choice for many
BlackBerry’s newest flagship smartphone, the Z30, is the successor to its very first BlackBerry 10-powered handset introduced earlier this year, the Z10. The most notable difference between the two is the Z30’s much larger 5-inch screen, up from the Z10’s 4,2 inches. Like the Z10, it’s devoid of front
Start-up 250gram, based in Cape Town, which lets Instagram users print images from their picture feed in a Polaroid-type format, has been launched, hoping to tap into the growing interest in the social image-sharing service. The company requires a minimum of 15 Instagram prints to be
One lucky TechCentral reader stands the chance to WIN a GoPro Hero3: White Edition worth R3 199. GoPro, manufacturers of the world’s most versatile camera, have released the new GoPro Hero3: White Edition to the delight of tech junkies worldwide. The Hero3: White Edition
A Johannesburg-based start-up is embracing the “second screen” trend of people using tablets or phones while watching television by creating a platform that enhances the experience of watching live sports. Puntr is a real-time social sports prediction game that lets soccer fanatics
Eight leading American technology companies have joined forces to demand changes be made to US surveillance laws, calling for current laws and practices to be reformed in light of revelations of mass surveillance of Internet users’ activities by the National Security Agency. In a letter
Kenya and Senegal are leading the continent’s “Internet GDP”, according to a report by McKinsey & Company called “Lions go digital: The Internet’s transformative potential in Africa”. This is despite the two countries not being Africa’s largest economies. According to the report, the countries
A new app, developed by a company based in Bloemfontein, allows its users to send SMSes and e-mails to family and friends when they pass away. The Mangifa app — Mangifa is Zulu for “when I die” — went live on the Google Play Store at the end of November. Users sign up with their South African