Amazon.com has taken a big step toward reducing reliance on Intel for a critical component of its cloud computing service.
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Government’s telecommunications bill, if enacted without radical changes, will have a “devastating” effect on the ICT sector, destroying the incentives that have led to almost universal mobile coverage in South Africa.
Vodacom has rubbished the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill’s wholesale open-access provisions, describing them as “intrusive and onerous”.
The group’s chief innovation officer, Herman Singh, is expected to leave to start his own tech venture, sources said, following chief technology officer Babak Fouladi out the door.
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has joined a growing chorus of tech executives lambasting Web platforms like Google and Facebook over their collection of user data and urged regulation of them.
First National Bank said on Tuesday that it is launching the ability to tap for transactions at its ATMs.
MTN South Africa was keen to take on Standard Bank’s mobile virtual network operator business, which went to rival Cell C, and is open to other such opportunities – provided they make commercial sense.
MTN said on Tuesday that it will reach 90% population coverage with 4G/LTE technology in South Africa before the end of the year, outpacing rival Vodacom.
The virtual currency’s behaviour since the start of the year doesn’t just look like a bubble bursting; it looks more like a currency under attack
Apple is poised for another setback after US President Donald Trump suggested that 10% tariffs could be placed on mobile phones, like the iPhone, and laptops made in China.