When Samsung sent us its Series 7 Slate tablet PC to review a couple of weeks ago, we couldn’t resist the temptation to ditch Windows 7 from its 128GB solid-state drive and install the consumer preview of Windows 8. After all, Windows 8 is designed from the ground up as a tablet-friendly operating system

Network operator Neotel has increased its revenue by 25% and grown its customer base by more than 100% in the past year. It now has more than 100 000 retail customers. It’s also grown its business customer base by more than 50%. But the company isn’t divulging rand numbers for revenue or earnings

Start-up Adopt Him, which was launched last week, wants to shake up online dating in SA by making men pay to use the site and attempt to woo female users. The site is free for female subscribers. The website is the latest venture from one of the cofounders of controversial and now-defunct penny auction site Smokoo

Eskom called for cost-related tariff increases on Tuesday, citing Sanral’s woes as proof that the consumer-pay principle needs to apply to safeguard the credit ratings of parastatals. Finance director Paul O’Flaherty told MPs the utility needed tariffs to reach a cost-reflective level of 90c per kilowatt-hour in real terms

In what could be a landmark decision for SA’s telecommunications sector, and for consumers, the Independent Communications Authority of SA’s (Icasa’s) complaints and compliance committee on Friday appeared to open the door for Neotel to gain access to Telkom’s “last-mile” copper network. A written decision

Vodacom was forced to abandon the branding of its new “Freedom 99” prepaid tariffs on Friday night after the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) sent it a letter of objection in which it warned that it would seek a court interdict if the operator pressed ahead with its plans. It was also forced to replace

Shares in Facebook fell sharply shortly after markets opened in the US on Monday, falling by more than 13%, below Friday’s listing price of $38/share, as investors fretted about the company’s ability to grow as quickly as the high listing valuation demands. The share, which seesawed in its first day

It’s all too easy to get wrapped up in the latest top-end devices with their multiple cores and mega-megapixel cameras. For the bulk of consumers, budget smartphones are a far more exciting prospect. Korean electronics company LG’s Optimus L3 is just such a device, offering great functionality at a low price

Ben Kelly and Dave Greenway join Brett Haggard in studio this week to discuss Mango in-flight Wi-Fi, FNB Geopay, the long-awaited launch of Diablo 3, the Wacs cable system going live in SA, Cell C’s price cuts, Apple’s 4G iPad and much more

Thanks to cost-containment measures, solid demand for data and strong growth in its international businesses, Vodacom has lifted its headline earnings per share in the 2012 financial year by 8,1% to R7,09 on revenue that rose by 9,4% to R66,9bn. A 24% increase in free cash flow allowed the telecommunications group