Micro-blogging service Twitter erupted with speculation on Thursday about why Vodacom has removed its advertising hoarding at the top of Johannesburg’s iconic Ponte City tower. TechCentral knows why
Vox Telecom has renewed a cautionary notice to shareholders for a fifth time, warning it is in talks that could affect its share price. Though Vox management won’t say what the talks are about, it is widely speculated
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took centre stage at Apple’s highly anticipated iPad 2 launch in San Francisco on Wednesday, hailing the arrival of the post-personal computer world. The audience, made up mainly of journalists
JSE-listed technology distributor has unveiled a Windows 7-based tablet computer, the Mecer Xpress, on the same evening Apple announced the iPad 2. But Mustek says the Mecer Xpress is aimed at a
Is your fancy new smartphone behaving strangely? Don’t just shrug it off. Security experts warn that as phones become more like computers, they’re becoming a target for the writers of malicious software
Communications minister Roy Padayachie’s meeting on Friday with executives of 30 of SA’s largest technology companies was well received. It has helped establish a much-needed discourse between government and
SA isn’t the only country in Southern Africa waging battles over mobile call fees. Namibia’s dominant incumbent mobile operator MTC is involved a legal skirmish with that nation’s
The crew this week consists of Jon Tullet, Samantha Perry, Stafford Masie and Simon Dingle. They discuss new laptop lines, claims of breakthroughs in battery technology, smartphones, the singularity, and much more
Sam Beckbessinger makes her debut on this episode, joining Nic Callegari and Simon Dingle to discuss the battle of the Twitter clients, Linux’s readiness as a desktop operating system, the rescue of FireID and much more
Vodacom SA’s executive commercial director Romeo Kumalo is no longer in the race to take over as group CEO at Telkom, senior sources close to the fixed-line operator say. Speculation has run rife in recent weeks