JSE-listed technology and telecommunications group Altech is no longer in talks to buy Kenyan IT firm Symphony, it said in a statement on the JSE’s Sens news service on Wednesday. “In response to speculation regarding Altech’s interest in unlisted

Africa is now the world’s second largest mobile market by connections after Asia and the fastest-growing mobile market in the world, according to the GSMA, and industry association. According to the new GSMA Africa Mobile Observatory 2011 report

The new Dell E-Series is designed for those on the road who are looking for an ultraportable laptop that doesn’t compromise on raw computing power and doesn’t need a power outlet after an hour of use. TechCentral’s Craig Wilson put the E6220 through its

Though Vodacom’s interim results, announced on Monday, showed a strong improvement in dividend payments and headline earnings per share, at least one analyst is troubled by the lack of growth in voice revenue, despite a sharp increase in voice

MTN SA is running a pilot of its high-speed long-term evolution (LTE) network in Cape Town this week. The company has been testing LTE using approximately 100 towers in Gauteng since late August and has reallocated part of its 1,8GHz spectrum

Datatec, SA’s biggest listed technology group, said on Tuesday that its subsidiary, Westcon, had acquired Sentronics, a local value-added distributor of security systems. Datatec did not disclose the value of the deal. Westcon is Datatec’s biggest subsidiary

With just a week to go before Vox Telecom terminates its listing on the JSE, founder and CEO Doug Reed wants to return the company to its “entrepreneurial roots”, away from the public glare that comes with being a listed company. And he wants to get the company back

There’s simply no getting away from it: the Samsung Galaxy Note is huge! With 5,3 inches of screen real estate, it’s also quite the attention grabber. That attention elicits one of two responses. The first of these is awe and envy. The other is laughter and derision

Steve Jobs once said that if a tablet required a stylus, those responsible for its design had failed. But for those who like to draw or use handwriting recognition software, or who live in cold climes where gloves are a good idea, the humble stylus

Absa, SA’s largest retail bank, is to roll out contactless payment systems by the end of this year. Supported at first by cards that are equipped to make payments by means of tapping them on a reader, these same readers will eventually be able to accept