Canada’s Research in Motion (RIM) and Finland’s Nokia have both taken a beating in recent years. The former’s share price has slumped 89% in the past five years; the latter’s is down by 91%. Yet, in recent weeks, both shares have bounced up significantly, prompting questions about whether
Cell C has switched on its first two base stations using next-generation 4G/LTE wireless broadband technology, the company has confirmed.
The two sites are located in Sandton, north of Johannesburg. “We are in the process of optimising the sites,” says Cell C spokesman Karin
Korean electronics giant Samsung makes excellent laptops. Its Series 9 Ultrabook is one of the best we’ve had the pleasure of using and now, with the new Series 5, consumers have a slightly cheaper alternative that includes a touch display. A touchscreen display something we’d never
Link Africa’s agreement wuith the City of Tshwane to roll out a 2 000km fibre-optic telecommunications backbone in Pretoria has been cast into doubt after the city issued a statement disputing statements made by the company. Link Africa CEO Rikus Matthyser told TechCentral last week that the company had
Pay television and e-commerce have paid off for Naspers in the six months ended 30 September 2012, with core headline earnings for the period rising to R4,1bn, from R3,5bn a year ago. Pay-TV subsidiary MultiChoice, which operates DStv, grew its subscriber base by 393 000 subscribers, giving it a base
Communications minister Dina Pule is “confident” that the board of Telkom will “help the state achieve its developmental goals” while ensuring that the telecommunications group remains “commercially sustainable”. Pule made the remarks in a written statement following her first meeting with Telkom’s board
I used to be one of those people. You know the type. Every time people mentioned how great their digital reader was, I would go on some long rambling explanation about how I don’t get e-readers and prefer the tangible experience of holding a book in my hands. I am no longer that person
Under ordinary circumstances, Wilmot Prusent only speaks about Eskom to complain. The electricity bill for his five-bedroom home in Summerset Estate, Midrand, has escalated to R2 500 in the average month. “All they ever do is raise our rates, raise our rates,” he grumbled. Recently
If Telkom had a theme tune right now it would probably be written by hard rock band AC/DC, perhaps something from their 1976 classic album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. No, not the title track, because there is nothing cheap about Telkom, with communications minister Dina Pule’s adviser
This week, we introduce a shorter, sharper and much punchier podcast in TalkCentral. Your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson have come up with a show that we hope you’ll find really entertaining. There is a bunch of new things we’re
