The licensing of new spectrum and “the cleaning out of spectrum” will boost South Africa’s economic growth through the roll-out of a fully fledged modern 5G network, a senior Huawei executive has said.

You know legacy circuit-switched voice is living on borrowed time when the granddaddy of the technology in South Africa, Telkom, announces it’s wholeheartedly embracing voice over Internet protocol.

Facebook has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according to people with knowledge of the work.

The head of Xbox has said the gaming giant wants to improve the “playability” of videogames with its next console.

Mobile money is the fastest growing source of income for network operators such as MTN and Safaricom, outpacing data.

Apple shares spiked on Tuesday after the US delayed a 10% tariff on certain Chinese imports, including such technology products as cellphones and laptop computers.

Snapchat has unveiled the third generation of its camera-enabled Spectacles, which allow users to capture images and video to post to the social media site.

Promoted | YOUKNOW is well established in South Africa as the leading provider of the world’s top social media technology platforms. MD Kelvin Jonck says that picking the best tech providers in their field has contributed to its success.

Promoted | The reality is GSM is fast becoming outdated with the rise of a younger, fitter, more visionary voice-over-Internet protocol technology.

Promoted | LanDynamix has implemented Fortigate, Fortinet’s firewall appliance, at Michael Mount Waldorf School in Bryanston, Johannesburg as part of a managed security offering.