Absa has launched what it’s calling SA’s first “live user trial” of near-field communication (NFC) technology on mobile phones. The trial will kick off in mid-December and involve 500 of the bank’s own staff members, operating in a live commercial environment. The system will use NFC capabilities

Stafford Masie, just 37, has had a highly eventful career, having been the first SA country manager for Google and working for multinational corporations like Novell. He’s now dabbling in numerous start-ups and technology businesses. TechCentral’s Craig Wilson

Cell C marketing director Simon Camerer, the man behind the recent corporate rebranding at Cell C and the advertising campaigns that got rival Vodacom seeing red, is leaving the cellular operator at the end of the year after more than seven years in the position. He says he plans to take a break

With a jam-packed studio, heated discussions are par for the course on this week’s show. Join Andy Hadfield, Brett Haggard, Simon Dingle and Stafford Masie for a discussion on Siri and the future of interfaces, mobile ecosystems, the iPhone 4S, naked ADSL, and much more

The Xperia Arc looks likely to be one of the last devices to carry the Sony Ericsson name after Sony said in October that it has bought Ericsson’s share of the joint venture. Sony no doubt wants to ensure future handsets integrate more easily with its other devices, and hopefully the

Earlier this year, Cell C lost a battle with its larger rivals, Vodacom and MTN, over its use of the term “4Gs” in its advertising campaigns. MTN and Vodacom argued to the final appeal committee of the Advertising Standards Authority, which found in their favour, that ordinary consumers

Internet service provider MWeb has completed what it calls a “four-phase infrastructure and backbone upgrade” that now means it’s running a 10Gbit/s connection between SA’s three biggest cities and offering subscribers in Durban a more direct route into its network

We’ve all heard the saying “local is lekker” and seen campaigns by local manufacturers urging us to support SA brands. However, the “China effect” is being felt the world over, our own country included, as businesses and retailers increasingly look towards the Far East to

Arthouse thriller Drive opens with a tense game of cat and mouse that is one of the most masterful action sequences in a recent film. In just two minutes of screen time, director Nicolas Winding Refn tells you everything you need to know about the driver

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has swooped on steel company ArcellorMittal SA for allegedly using radio frequency spectrum illegally. According to Icasa, it “initiated an investigation into the company about three weeks ago” and conducted an inspection