Finnish handset maker Nokia has launched the Lumia 900, its flagship smartphone powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, in SA. It will be available from MTN starting on 28 June. The Lumia 610, Nokia’s cheapest Windows Phone device to date, goes on sale at the same time
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The battle for the tablet computer market became much more intense on Monday, with Microsoft breaking with its past approaches and announcing it was developing its own line of tablets, to be called Surface. The company offered a preview of a pair of tablets that it intends manufacturing itself
In the wake of cabinet’s rejection of KT Corp’s attempt to purchase a 20% stake in Telkom, reports now suggest the move was a precursor to the state taking full control of the company. Business Day reported on Tuesday, quoting a department of communications source, that Telkom’s delisting and renationalisation
While other manufacturers focus much of their effort on creating the most compact and lightweight laptops possible, Taiwan’s Acer has released the Aspire V3: a 3,3kg monster with a 17,3-inch screen. The question is, with its lack of monstrous innards, just who is it aimed at? That’s not to say you can’t get
Black-led investment firm J&J Group, together with an unnamed international telecommunications company, put forward a joint “expression of interest” to buy a controlling stake in Telkom last year, but the deal apparently fell through when Korea’s KT Corp made an offer to purchase a minority, 20% stake in
Telkom is dominating the news, and not for all the right reasons. In the latest episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson chat about the company’s annual results, cabinet’s decision not to support the transaction with Korea’s KT Corp and 8ta’s competitive position as a broadband
Every new service you sign up for online requires a password or PIN, and staying on top of the burgeoning list of login details often leads to laziness. But recent security breaches of sites like LinkedIn have once again highlighted the importance of developing a good password strategy, even if the idea sounds
Turkish cellphone operator Turkcell has accused SA-based multinational mobile giant MTN of orchestrating a “cover-up” rather than a credible investigation into claims that the South Africans bribed and influence-peddled their way into Iran in 2005. The Turkish company said in a statement that
Vodacom SA MD and group chief operating officer Sipho Maseko is leaving the mobile operator to “pursue other interests” after only nine months in the role. It is unclear who will replace Maseko, where he is going, or what prompted his sudden departure. Maseko, who joined the company in
I’ve had two main reactions from people when I’ve shown them the Samsung Galaxy S3. The first is usually to gasp in awe at the size and brilliance of the S3’s 4,8-inch Super Amoled screen. The second is usually to worry if it’s not perhaps just a little too big. After a week with the device, I can say