With the exception of Call of Duty, there is no other franchise that encapsulates the present console generation as neatly as does the testosterone-charged Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War. With its crusty, buzz-cut space marines, grimy visuals
This week’s sharp fall in the value of the rand against major currencies is bad news for gadget-loving South Africans and the technology companies that import hi-tech gear and computer equipment. The currency’s fall may also reduce the
World of Avatar, the technology investment vehicle headed by Alan Knott-Craig, said on Thursday it is buying social media and instant messaging platform MXit from media group Naspers and the service’s founder, Herman Heunis. But does the deal make sense?
FibreCo, the joint venture between Cell C, Convergence Partners and Internet Solutions, has awarded the contract for the construction of its national open-access fibre optic network to China’s ZTE. The company plans to build a 12 000km national fibre-optic
“White spaces.” These chunks of radio frequency spectrum allocated to broadcasters but not used could hold the solution to SA’s electronic communications challenges. Steve Song, founder of Village Telco — a social enterprise that uses open-source
Six suspects, not 10 as earlier reported by Sapa, were arrested on Thursday morning at MTN’s head office near Roodepoort. The operator explains the six — two of whom were MTN contractors — are suspected to have sold new Sim
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has set down a provisional date for hearings on local-loop unbundling, the regulatory intervention that will force Telkom to open its “last mile” of copper cables to competitors
Alan Knott-Craig’s investment vehicle, World of Avatar, has signed a binding agreement to acquire 90% of Stellenbosch-based MXit for an undisclosed amount, with 10% remaining in the hands of its staff via a trust, which was set
Ten MTN staff members were arrested in Fairland, north-west of Johannesburg, on Thursday morning for alleged fraud involving an amount of R200m, Metro police said. Spokesman Wayne Minnaar said the eight men and two women
Hewlett-Packard is unlikely to sell its PC business and will probably choose to spin it off into a separate company still owned by HP, says Frank van Rees, the company’s SA MD. HP shocked the markets a month ago when it said it was considering spinning off or even