The Nokia Lumia 720 looks a lot like a smaller version of the more expensive 920. That’s not a slight, but very much a compliment. Although we loved the 920’s hardware and features, we bemoaned its size and considerable weight. The 720 has slightly less impressive specs, but it’s still equipped to hold its
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DStv parent MultiChoice has launched a new bouquet of channels, its sixth, called DStv Extra, which includes 86 channels covering entertainment, news and sport. It does not include any high-definition channels. Priced at R380/month, DStv Extra is positioned between the broadcaster’s most expensive
Despite Telkom’s tough talk about learning from its mistakes, taking hard decisions and rising like a phoenix from the ashes, investors are simply indifferent to the promises made by Africa’s largest integrated communications company. The news of a R12bn write-down in assets in Telkom’s results
Tshimologong Precinct may not ring any bells for most people, but if Barry Dwolatzky has his way, anyone in South Africa’s technology sector will know it as Johannesburg’s innovation hub and the shining light in Braamfontein within the year. With big companies, start-ups, and even
South Africa has won an international student supercomputing competition, beating world leaders China and the US. The fastest supercomputer is in China, the Tianhe-2, and runs at about 33,86 petaflops. Many countries say they intend to break the exaflop barrier in the next few decades. For some context
The SABC has filled six vacancies in its executive management, the public broadcaster said on Thursday. “It has become imperative for the organisation, as it is steadily becoming financially stable, to complement this with individuals who will bring immense value as we take the SABC forward,” spokesman
Months after announcing it would introduce a 200MB/month “fair-usage” cap on the popular BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), MTN South Africa has debuted a range of new, capped BlackBerry packages. The company had decided to remove the 200MB cap on its BlackBerry
South Africa’s major cities are dominated by BlackBerry users, with Apple’s iPhone, Android and other handsets paling in comparison. This is clear from an interactive map released by mapping company Mapbox in conjunction with social media data aggregator GNIP
On international flights to and from South Africa, as many as 15 mobile phones are left on, despite airlines’ requests for travellers to turn them off. An estimated five handsets on average remain active on domestic flights. This is according to a recent survey of 7 600 South African travellers conducted by online travel agency Travelstart
