When people are asked to think of a hybrid vehicle, the first name that invariably pops into their heads is Toyota’s iconic Prius. But the Japanese carmaker is intent on making full hybrids — cars that can run solely on a battery-powered motor or a petrol engine or a combination of both — available across its range

Absa’s online and mobile portals went down on Friday, with the bank directing frustrated customers to its branches and ATMs. But it’s still keeping mum about what exactly went wrong on the busiest banking day of the month. The services were available intermittently early

Once a serious rival to search engine Google, Yahoo has slipped in popularity in recent years. Now, it’s launched its own mobile browser, called Axis, in an apparent effort to win back users and remain relevant in the mobile Internet age. Axis is designed for Apple’s iPad and iPhone, with Android and Windows Phone

SA will host the largest part of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, science & technology minister Naledi Pandor said on Friday. The SKA committee met in the Netherlands on Friday to decide whether SA or Australia (with New Zealand) would get to host the core site of the project. The committee

Max Payne, first released in 2001, pointed the way to the future of the third-person shooter more than any other game released 10 years ago. Drawing on Hollywood realism as much as videogame convention and propelled as much by narrative as gameplay, it was the granddaddy of Uncharted, Gears of War

The members of the SKA Organisation today agreed on a dual site solution for the Square Kilometre Array telescope, a crucial step towards building the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. The ASKAP and MeerKAT precursor dishes will be incorporated into Phase I of the SKA which

Australia and SA will share the location for the world’s most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array’s scientific consortium announced on Friday. “We have decided on a dual site approach,” said SKA board chairman John Womersley at a press conference held at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, following a

Absa’s online banking portals went down on Friday morning, leaving users unable to access its existing Internet banking site or its new Absa Online platform that it launched on Tuesday. Absa’s mobile banking service was also affected. “Absa takes note of the technical problem with its Internet and

Seacom plans to upgrade its subsea telecommunications network to newer fibre-optic switching technology later this year that will more than double the capacity on the system. CEO Mark Simpson says the company will begin tests in the next couple of months with a view to upgrading the US$600m system from

In February, Western Cape premier Helen Zille said she wanted to ensure every citizen in the Cape Town metropolitan area had access to 100Mbit/s broadband by 2020. Though some critics have dismissed this as political posturing, advertisements seeking a