“Twitter will ‘save’ Africa” is a good headline. But what does it mean? I’m using Twitter to stand in for social media in general, of which there are many more than the big five of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn, but what should concern
Last month’s theft of Sim cards from several hi-tech Johannesburg traffic lights could be a thing of the past if an emerging technology called Sim-less GSM takes off. More than 400 of the 600 traffic lights that use Sim cards
Neotel’s access to prime spectrum in the radio frequency band used for analogue terrestrial television broadcasts could give it a strategic advantage over its rivals. This is as the world begins moving to the next generation
Consumers are likely to come to rely increasingly on wireless technologies for broadband Internet access because the country is not investing sufficiently quickly in fixed-line alternatives. That’s the view of MWeb Business
Vox Telecom, listed on the JSE’s AltX exchange, is becoming well known for its inventive annual reports, which each year resemble a popular magazine. The 2010 annual report, released this week, is no exception
Google is stepping up its war with Apple, unveiling a Web-based application and store and demoing a new version of its Android operating system tailored for tablet computers at an event in Mountain View
The cellphone habits of South Africans have changed dramatically in the past year on the back of smartphones and mobile Internet’s entry to the mainstream market, World Wide Worx said on Wednesday
Vodacom’s share price shot up 4,5% on Wednesday after it said a solid performance at its key SA subsidiary and strong growth in demand for data bolstered its numbers in its third
Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys is interviewing candidates for the crucial position of Vodacom SA MD following the promotion of Shameel Joosub to the position of CEO of Vodafone’s operation in Spain
Red Bull Mobile, the new mobile brand being launched next week by telecommunications company Cell C and energy-drinks company Red Bull, will offer high-end smartphones