Cell C has lost an appeal against a decision by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that its advertising, in which it makes certain speed claims about its network, is “misleading”. The authority has upheld an original decision by its directorate

African handset manufacturer Mi-Fone has launched dual-Sim handsets on the continent, hoping to capitalise on the fact that many of the continent’s consumers carry multiple Sim cards and devices to avoid high off-network call tariffs. The company

With its retro groove and a plot that uses the Cuban Missile Crisis as a backdrop, X-Men: First Class adds new zest to the wilted X-Men franchise. Matthew Vaughan, director of Layer Cake and Kick-Ass, brings a youthful zing to the fifth

Craig Wilson and Duncan McLeod bring you episode 40 of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s business technology podcast. In this week’s episode, we focus on fibre optics: the new Dark Fibre Africa link between Mtunzini and Gauteng and plans by the City of

The City of Tshwane wants to make it easier for telecommunications operators to deploy fibre-optic networks in Pretoria and surrounding areas with a new set of bylaws to ease their construction. The city is set to release a document for public discussion

NEC’s new MultiSync EX231W monitor is squarely aimed at corporate users, particularly those in the financial sector. It is fully height adjustable and can be rotated from landscape to portrait mode, making it ideal as a secondary display, particularly for those

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has delayed publication of a discussion document on the unbundling of Telkom’s local loop of copper cable infrastructure by up to two weeks. In a terse statement issued on Friday, the authority

MTN has expanded its digital content portal, signing an agreement with Content Connect Africa to offer African music by artists from Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, SA and Kenya, among others. It also has bought rights to exclusive video content featuring

High-speed fibre to the home (FTTH) is “inevitable” in SA and will be commonplace within a decade, if not earlier. That’s the view of Richard Came, director at Community Investment Ventures, a telecommunications investment holding company

Think about how many of your friends use Nokia handsets today as opposed to a few years ago. Chances are many of them have ditched the Finnish handset manufacturer’s devices for alternatives from companies such as Apple, Samsung