The question everyone’s been asking is whether or not the iPhone 5 offers tangible improvements over the 4 and 4S that make the upgrade worthwhile. Here it is in a nutshell: if you own a 4, and none of Apple’s recent missteps have put you off the brand, then it’s time to upgrade. The iPhone 5 will make you
After considerable debate about this list between TechCentral’s editors, we have settled on our South African Newsmakers of 2012. These are the individuals, in ascending order from five to one, who we believe were the most newsworthy in the technology and telecommunications space this year. Also
From Sam Mendes’ stunning reinvention of James Bond in Skyfall to Wes Anderson’s quirky look at young love in Moonrise Kingdom, 2012 has been a great year at the cinema. Here’s a rundown of some of the best films of the year
Silly season has descended and your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson present the final episode of the fresh-look TalkCentral podcast for 2012. In this week’s show, we look at the top three news stories of the last seven days and pick our winner and loser of the week – this week it’s MTN and Net1 UEPS Technologies
Telkom’s share price jumped more than 4% in intraday trading after it announced the appointment of five independent nonexecutive directors to fill posts vacant since October. The share closed up by 3,5%, a rare strong move for a company whose share price has tumbled by almost 45% over the past year
Almost five years after then communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri published South Africa’s first policy document on digital terrestrial television migration, the country’s broadcasting regulator will publish its final regulations. Needless to say these regulations have been a long time
MTN has emerged as the winner of a series of tests conducted by TechCentral this week into the speed and responsiveness of South African mobile operators’ fourth-generation (4G) mobile networks. Telkom’s 8ta came off worst, although the company is yet to launch commercial 4G services. Three
South Africa finally has the regulations in place that will guide the country’s migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television and the good news for telecommunications operators is that a big chunk of the spectrum that will be freed up through the process has been reserved for broadband. The
After more than a decade of delays, smart ID cards, which will replace South Africa’s green, barcoded ID books, should be in people’s hands from next year, according to home affairs minister Naledi Pandor. Pandor the implementation date will be disclosed in the new year and the proposed transition period of four
E-tolling of Gauteng freeways got the legal nod on Thursday when the high court in Pretoria on Thursday dismissed an application to have the project scrapped. “The application is dismissed,” Judge Louis Vorster said, reading out his judgment. “In my view the application cannot succeed.” Vorster
