For more than a century, science-fiction writers have been dreaming of robots intelligent and adaptable enough to pass as human. And the mechanical creatures that inhabit books and movies may finally become reality — and within our lifetimes. This isn’t a result of a single massive
Expect high drama in South Africa’s mobile industry in coming weeks as Icasa readies new regulations governing call termination rates. What the communications regulator decides will have a big impact not only on the financial health of the
A dispute over an empowerment deal that has soured could cost South Africa a massive boost to the local set-top box manufacturing sector. At the heart of the dispute is the relationship that the National Association of Manufacturers in Electronic Components, an industry body for
Your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg get stuck into the week’s biggest technology news. In the show this week, they discuss the looming job cuts at MTN South Africa and look at Telkom’s cut to wholesale broadband
The term 4K has become synonymous with with the next generation of high-definition displays. Technically speaking, 4K is the rating used to denote a resolution of 4 096×2 160 pixels, but the term has been adopted by many consumer technologies that are in fact
A new Internet service in the remote north of Uganda and the roll-out of 4G in Ghana — neither involved a traditional mobile operator but both have set the new pattern for Africa’s new broadband deployments. In Uganda, Zoom Wireless was set up by long-time Kenyan Internet
As many as 400 jobs may be on the line at MTN South Africa, sources close to the company say, as the telecommunications operator moves to cut costs in a market that has become significantly more competitive. MTN is considering a number of options as it looks to reduce costs
President George W Bush is reported to have said: “When I take action, I’m not going to fire a US$2m missile at a US$10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It’s going to be decisive.” As the quote suggests, when it comes to national defence, enemies are unlikely to be deterred by an
Online retailer Takealot.com has acquired 100% of the equity of Superbalist.com, a design and apparel online retailer founded four years ago. The deal comes just three months after Takealot announced that it had raised more than R1bn from Tiger Global Management, an international investment
Dash cameras are not just novel gadgets to record the often strange things that happen on South African roads. They also come in useful in the case of an accident, helping the police and insurance companies determine what happened. Garmin recently launched its first product in this
