Cinema chain Ster-Kinekor Theatres will replace all of its screens countrywide with digital technology over the next 12 months in a deal that will probably be worth nearly R100m. About 400 screens are affected by the move. The company, which is owned by Primedia, has signed an agreement with Arts Alliance Media, a digital cinema

Finnish handset maker Nokia has launched the Lumia 900, its flagship smartphone powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, in SA. It will be available from MTN starting on 28 June. The Lumia 610, Nokia’s cheapest Windows Phone device to date, goes on sale at the same time

The battle for the tablet computer market became much more intense on Monday, with Microsoft breaking with its past approaches and announcing it was developing its own line of tablets, to be called Surface. The company offered a preview of a pair of tablets that it intends manufacturing itself

Broadband can reduce carbon emissions by millions of metric tons and delivery significant energy saving, a new report from the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) shows. The report, which is backed by BT Group, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson and Verizon, shows a direct link between broadband

In the wake of cabinet’s rejection of KT Corp’s attempt to purchase a 20% stake in Telkom, reports now suggest the move was a precursor to the state taking full control of the company. Business Day reported on Tuesday, quoting a department of communications source, that Telkom’s delisting and renationalisation

The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has saluted the cabinet’s decision against a possible transaction between Telkom and Korean company KT Corp. The “financial mess” at the parastatal would not be resolved by a cash injection from the Asians, CWU spokesman Matankana Mothapo

While other manufacturers focus much of their effort on creating the most compact and lightweight laptops possible, Taiwan’s Acer has released the Aspire V3: a 3,3kg monster with a 17,3-inch screen. The question is, with its lack of monstrous innards, just who is it aimed at? That’s not to say you can’t get

The ANC wants scarce radio frequency spectrum to be made available to new players seeking to provide telecommunications services and it also wants to increase competition in the broadcasting industry, especially in pay television. These are two of the key points raised in the ruling party’s

For 22 years, the battle has raged in parliament, the government executive and various courts and tribunals, with long periods of deceptive calm between each episode. Now SA record companies are finally closing in on the R561m they say local radio stations owe them — and the extra R50m-plus that will be

With live-blogs firing and wine at the ready, Andy Hadfield, Dave Greenway and Simon Dingle form your crew this week, discussing Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2012, the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs the HTC One X, Google’s new Maps additions, Android activiation, and much more