Elon Musk’s record on disinformation, power and accountability makes licensing Starlink in South Africa unacceptable.
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Starlink dominates South African headlines, but pricing and market realities raise questions about who it’s really for.
The improving currency should help drive down prices for software and hardware, including computers and phones.
Icasa has amended regulations in a move that will materially change how mobile data, voice and SMS bundles work.
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Ethiopian authorities shut down the Internet for a third day to prevent students from cheating in national examinations.
Google has taken the surprise step of confirming that leaked images claiming to be of its next Pixel smartphone do in fact show the new device.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said a massive cyber attack on his messaging service originated in China, raising questions about whether Beijing tried to disrupt protests on the streets of Hong Kong.
China’s Hisense is making strong headway in the entry-level and midrange smartphone segments in South Africa, and is eyeing at least 10% market share, in volume terms, by the end of the year.
The University of the Witwatersrand and IBM have formed a partnership to bring quantum computing to Africa as part of the US technology giant’s efforts to expand the technology around the world.
Vodacom Group’s unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo has petitioned the nation’s top administrative court to reverse a government order withdrawing its 2G licence.
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A common frustration with London’s subsidised cycle-hire scheme is that it can be insanely hard to find a bike in rush hour, or a vacant docking slot at the end of a ride. Savvy cyclists tap an icon on their smartphones that shows them where to look. The widget, devised by Little Fluffy Toys, covers 32 cities in countries from America to
Greg Smith’s resignation op-ed in the New York Times must surely take the prize as the most talked about resignation op-ed of all time. Smith’s fans argued that his article was just one more proof that a once great company, Goldman Sachs, is on the skids. His
Linux is everywhere. You might not see it, and you probably don’t know it yet, but it’s powering the Web services you use, the phone in your hand and the ATM at your bank. The following video, just released by the Linux Foundation, is all about the places and apps where Linux is lurking
Another cog has fallen into place for the music and movie industries’ plan to transform major…
