As television turns 50 in South Africa, streaming, smartphones and social media are redefining how content is created and consumed.
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Silicon is transforming battery and charging technology, leading to thinner devices, larger capacities and faster charging.
America’s technology giants will not face heavy-handed regulations in Europe’s digital rule overhaul, sources said.
Watts & Wheels is back – EVs, Chinese challengers, mega chargers and petrol rebels collide in the new season’s first episode.
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Government is weighing the risks that a stricter lockdown might pose to the economy, minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele said.
Former Incredible Connection executive director David Hirsch has launched a new retail venture specialising in refurbished technology.
Those units in Eskom’s coal fleet that do work are being utilised at a rate of more than 90% versus an international benchmark of 70% – and that concerns lenders, an energy expert has said.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has appointed Sandile Dube as acting MD in South Africa with effect from 1 January 2022.
What did South Africans search the Internet for in 2021? Google, which is by far the most popular search engine used in South Africa, has the answers.
Vodacom has launched Easy2Own, a new offering that it said will make it easier for poorer consumers to afford smartphones.
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Takeaway.com and Prosus haven’t started throwing egg rolls at each other, but they aren’t far off. With shareholders having to choose between two very different deals, the battle is turning ugly.
Investors are getting constant reminders that it’s not cheap for technology giants to stay on top.
Google parent Alphabet is in talks for a potential acquisition of smartwatch maker Fitbit, a move that could bolster its hardware business while also increasing antitrust scrutiny.
Apple has announced a new version of its AirPods earphones, which will include noise-cancelling technology for the first time.
Sentech has taken the wraps off its new free-to-air broadcasting platform, Freevision, a competitor to the recently announced OpenView HD that will be to be launched by e.tv sister company Platco Digital in mid-October. Freevision uses Intelsat’s IS-20 satellite – the same one
Free-to-air broadcaster e.tv has slammed a confidential deal struck between the SABC and MultiChoice that prohibits the public broadcaster from offering any of its channels over a television platform that uses encryption technology. E.tv described the move as

































