Whenever mankind makes a great technological leap forward, we expect utopia will soon follow. But even the greatest invention in history, the Internet, is subject to the gravitational forces of reality. When the Internet entered the mainstream in the
Personal financial management service 22seven is ditching its monthly subscription fee. Effective 1 September, the company, which was acquired by Old Mutual in January 2013, is offering its services completely free of charge
Icasa is set to crack open South Africa’s free-to-air television industry to more competition. As South Africa moves to digital broadcasting, the communications regulator is planning to license a third terrestrial player to compete head-on with the SABC and e.tv. If it goes ahead, which
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Think BitTorrent and most people think piracy – an easy way to get music, movies and software on the Internet using the peer-to-peer protocol, which was founded in 2004 by San Francisco’s BitTorrent Inc. But BitTorrent is a hugely useful
This episode of TalkCentral coincides with the fifth anniversary of TechCentral. But there’s little time for reminiscing as your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg dive into the highlights of a busy technology news week in South Africa
State-owned broadcasting signal distributor Sentech, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), will begin a digital radio trial in October using the digital audio broadcasting plus (DAB+) standard. A separate but related trial is under way using a technology called
Lightstone, the developers behind the winner at this year’s MTN Business App of the Year awards, have set their sights on the property market next. Live Inspect, which is tailored for insurance companies doing pre-inspection vehicle checks at a user’s
Many countries are playing catch up by allowing plane passengers to keep their mobile phones switched on – albeit in flight mode only – during take off and landing. But many have probably already done this. A study in the US found almost
Telkom’s chairman, Jabu Mabuza, has used the telecommunications operator’s annual general meeting to defend the board’s handling of the suspension and exit of its former chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte. Schindehütte retired from the
