Electric cars are the future of the automobile, Germany’s iconic luxury vehicle brand BMW believes. And it’s about to make a big investment in South Africa to back up this view. Worldwide, the race to electric vehicles is hotting up as leading vehicle manufacturers
Start-up M4Jam, which launched commercial services this week, is hoping to make a dent in South Africa’s unemployment crisis. The company — its name is short for “money for jam” offers people with smartphones jobs that take a short period to complete. Started by 44-year-old entrepreneur Andre Hugo, the idea is to provide
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that as we spend more time communicating via social media, we are disappearing into bubbles. We receive information from the same sources and witness the views of the same people in our personalised newsfeeds every day. But it also seems like living in our bubble is having an effect on our own opinions and
A comprehensive survey of South African travellers has revealed that free Wi-Fi at airports is more important to them than a comfortable place to take a nap while waiting for a delayed flight. The survey, of more than 6 000 people, was conducted by flight booking website Travelstart.co.za. It asked participants what features could be added to
Pay-television broadcaster MultiChoice and the Premier Soccer League have taken the wraps off a new football competition called the MultiChoice Diski Challenge. The three-year agreement, which is being billed as a corporate social investment project by MultiChoice, will provide life skills and leadership development for players
Smartphones as we know them today really started emerging about 10 years ago. My first experience with one was with the groundbreaking HTC Wallaby in 2002. The Microsoft Windows Mobile-powered Wallaby was primitive next to today’s smartphones — the interface was difficult to navigate without a stylus and there was no app store – but it offered an
iPhone users in South Africa – and elsewhere – have reported problems with location service updates that download map data automatically over their mobile data connections, leading to out excessive bills in some instances. The problem that most users have reported to TechCentral – and there some details on Apple’s support forums
Eskom on Monday released a smartphone application called MyEskom. Among other things, the app, which runs on Android and iOS, provides information on the current and forecast condition of the national power system. The app also provides energy-saving and weather information, plus data on power outages. There’s a mobile site at myeskom.co.za for those
Business Connexion shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a R2,7bn all-cash offer from Telkom, paving the way for a review by South Africa’s competition authorities and communications regulator Icasa. Telkom has offered BCX shareholders R6,60/share to buy 100% of the company. The deal is seen as
JSE-listed mobile telecommunications and payments specialist Blue Label Telecoms has made an offer of as much as R247m to acquire 75% of Via Media, which develops mobile content and related value-added services, from Malik Investment Holdings. Via Media provides content using technologies such as premium-rated SMSes, multimedia
