Agent 47, the antihero with the bald, barcoded head, is back after a six-year absence, every bit the self-possessed and cold-blooded predator he was when we last saw him in Hitman: Blood Money. Though the new Hitman game makes some concessions to the latest gaming trends, Hitman: Absolution
Reunert’s cellular service provider, Nashua Mobile, has reached an agreement with hotspot operator WirelessG to offer its subscribers uncapped Wi-Fi access that can be used with any of the latter’s hotspots. The service costs R39/month and is subject to a fair-use policy, where customers are throttled
A new, privately funded venture fund and start-up accelerator, 88mph has been launched in Cape Town to invest in early-stage start-ups and help them grow rapidly. 88mph wants to fund start-ups focused on online or mobile that have the ability to grow quickly across other
Apple in Education, computer maker Apple’s educational arm, will launch a digital textbook store in South Africa in late January offering interactive textbooks for all of South Africa’s primary and secondary school subjects. Core Group communications manager Taryn Hyam
Most consumers have by now ditched their old-fashioned cathode-ray tube (CRT) TV sets. As the price of liquid crystal display (LCD) sets has plunged, thanks to manufacturing economies of scale, adoption of flat panels has taken off. And the more prices fall, the bigger screen sizes get, to the extent that
Government must stop implementation of e-tolling or face protests and the destruction of toll booths, trade union federation Cosatu said on Wednesday. “I think if government doesn’t listen, then people will have no choice but to go and demolish those toll gates,” said Gauteng
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
