South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has remained unchanged in the past year, although their happiness with…
This year’s keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) signalled a significant change of direction for the company. The new features announced for iOS 8 and Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) point to much tighter integration between Apple devices, enhancing the experience for users
BT, the British telecommunications group, has won a six-year, US$37m (about R390m) deal with the De Beers Group of Companies in terms of which it will provide a wide range of IT services to 70 De Beers sites, including exploration and mining locations worldwide. De Beers is the world’s largest
The department of basic education has rejected a World Economic Forum (WEF) report about the state of the country’s maths and science education. “The report is not a credible or accurate reflection of the state of education in South Africa,” the department said in a statement. According to the
The constitutional court has dismissed a Democratic Alliance application for leave to appeal against a decision regarding the constitutionality of e-tolling legislation. “[The court] decided it was not in the interest of justice for the constitutional court to hear it [the matter] at this stage,” DA federal executive
Roadblocks in different parts of Gauteng on Tuesday were not linked to e-tolling, the department of community safety said on Tuesday. “The Gauteng traffic police today [Tuesday] has operations across different parts of the province focusing on vehicle and driver fitness,” said spokesman Thapelo
Mobile operator MTN is acquiring a controlling 50% stake in Internet service provider Afrihost for an undisclosed sum. In an e-mail to Afrihost clients on Monday, the service provider’s CEO, Gian Visser, says MTN is buying 50% plus one Afrihost share. The existing shareholders, including management, will
Well-known technology industry entrepreneur Willem van Biljon has joined Takealot.com, the e-commerce website that recently announced it had secured about R1bn in new funding, as co-CEO and chief technology officer. Van Biljon co-founded Mosaic Software, the company
More than a decade after sci-fi blockbuster Minority Report introduced us to gesture-based computer interfaces, the Leap Motion Controller made its retail debut last year to much fanfare. Now, a new, more advanced version of Leap Motion’s gesture control software is in the works. TechCentral played around
There’s a nasty sting in the tail of Cell C’s new 66c/minute prepaid calling plan. The operator has quietly introduced an out-of-bundle charge of R2/MB for data on the plan, more than double the 99c/MB it charges on its “99c For Real” prepaid option. An observant TechCentral reader noticed the higher out-of-bundle rate