Another submarine telecommunications system may soon connect South Africa and countries along Africa’s eastern shoreline to the rest of the world. Huawei Marine has announced that it will soon finish a “desktop study” for a
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Bitcoin is losing its lustre with some of its earliest and most avid fans — criminals — giving rise to a new breed of virtual currency. Privacy coins such as monero, designed to avoid tracking, have climbed faster over the past two months
Bitcoin appeared to find a bottom on Friday, rebounding above US$14 000 after moves by South Korea to curb speculation and protect retail customers sent the cryptocurrency sliding yesterday. Bitcoin climbed as much as 8.3% in
The Apple Planned Obsolescence Conspiracy Theory Party – of which I’m a vocal, card-carrying member – obtained a substantial piece of new evidence this week: Apple acknowledged it had issued a software update that slows down
The ANC has agreed that SA’s migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television should happen in June 2019, the party’s communications subcommittee chairperson Jackson Mthembu confirmed on Wednesday
Online audio services company iono.fm has announced it has secured a new funding round. The Cape-Town based firm has raised an additional R4m from Clifftop Ventures, the venture investment arm of Clifftop Colony
The average speed of streaming on Netflix in South Africa lags behind major developed markets, though the country is almost on par with India and Brazil. Statistics from the global video-on-demand provider show that
MTN Business and Huawei have launched a usage-based product for insuring drivers. Initially using MTN’s 2G and 3G network, the intention is to use the mobile operator’s Internet-of-things network when it offers
Energy regulator Nersa on Friday announced that it granted Eskom little more than a quarter of the 19.9% tariff increase it applied for, for 2018/2019, and in fact slashed its revenue to considerably less than it
Huawei has rubbished a claim it owes R22m to Fantastic 1 Mobile, with which it partnered in 2016 to open Huawei-branded retail stores across South Africa, saying there is “no basis” to the company’s claim. The stores were