Fifth-generation mobile services have taken a big step forward. On Thursday, semiconductor giant Qualcomm announced it has completed the first 5G data connection on a chipset designed for mobile phones. The company has also
China’s Meituan Dianping just became the world’s fourth most valuable start-up, reaching a US$30bn valuation that puts it ahead of high-fliers like Airbnb and Space X. Never heard of Meituan? You’re not alone. The Beijing-based
After more than five years of declining sales, IBM says it will finally show investors it can grow again. Wall Street cheered, sending the shares up the most in more than eight years. Some of that sales boost will come from one of
Software is so disappointing. It was supposed to – in the words of one sage – eat the world, the implication being that it would be modern, brilliant, liberating, hip and fun (assuming it didn’t make you and your job obsolete
The largest data leak recorded in South Africa has been traced to a Web server registered to a real estate company based in Pretoria. “Whois lookup” information points to Jigsaw Holdings is a holding
In this special edition of the podcast, Andrew Fraser, who ensured TechCentral was the first media outlet this week to publish the news of the massive data breach involving the leaking of the personal
This podcast is a recording of a presentation and panel discussion facilitated by TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod and hosted by the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers on the state
Toyota is set to unveil a fuel-cell concept car that aims to offer 50% more driving range than its current hydrogen-powered sedan in a technology push that defies a rising wave of battery-driven
Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod chats to veteran motoring journalist Roger McCleery…
The council of communications regulator Icasa has appointed Willington Ngwepe as its new CEO, replacing the suspended Pakamile Pongwana who quit under a cloud in August. Ngwepe, who