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It appears South Africans eager to get their first taste of Siri, Apple’s much-vaunted, voice-driven personal assistant software, won’t have to wait much longer. According to a well-placed source, Apple will announce the SA launch date for the iPhone 4S, which includes the Siri software
Fibre to the home in SA is “inevitable” but in the interim long-term evolution (LTE) wireless broadband technology will meet growing bandwidth requirements of both consumers and companies. This is the view of MTN Business GM for fixed-mobile convergence
Corporate IT departments are finding it tough to deal with the increasing consumerisation of IT, where employees are bringing unsupported phones, tablets and other electronic gear into the workplace and expecting it to interact with company IT systems. There are
JSE-listed Altech has appointed Shahab Meshki as new CEO of its struggling East Africa business Kenya Data Networks. At the same time, the technology group is reported to be in talks to buy Kenyan IT firm Symphony in a deal that could be worth as much as US$60m
Absa group chief information officer Len de Villiers is stepping down at the end of the year and says he plans to take time off to “recharge his batteries” before deciding what to do next. The Absa CIO role is one of the biggest and most demanding IT management jobs in SA
Ubuntu Linux, the free and open-source operating system, will power tablet computers, cellular phones, TVs and smart screens in cars and elsewhere, Mark Shuttleworth, the South African behind the software announced in a blog post on Monday. The software will support
There is “no value in an idea” and technology start-ups should stop being obsessed about protecting their ideas and rather focus on how they build their businesses through proper execution. That’s the view of Simone Brunozzi, technology evangelist for Asia-Pacific at Amazon Web
It appears there was method in Gijima’s madness after all. The JSE-listed IT company that earlier this year said it would buy all its employees Apple iPads has signed the first systems integrator agreement in Southern Africa with Apple. Gijima will assist with the support
Analyst firm Gartner has expressed surprise that Nokia didn’t push support for big business when taking the wraps off its new Windows Phone-powered smartphones in London this week, questioning why the company instead focused so heavily on pitching
Neotel reported a total comprehensive loss of R1,8bn in the financial year to end March 2011, the latest annual report from parent Tata Communications has revealed. In 2010, the company turned in a loss of R1,15bn. However, the company’s directors have expressed confidence
