With a number of blockbusters originally tipped for release in 2012 slipping into 2013, this was one of the slowest years for the gaming industry in ages. But no-shows like The Last of Us, Bioshock Infinite and Grand Theft Auto V cleared the way for a few sleepers to shine. There was no shortage of great games
How to get the country’s telecommunications, broadcasting and postal regulator functioning efficiently is the subject of major debate, at the heart of which is the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) Amendment Bill. This, the latest draft of legislation
In a move that will be seen as a boost for Telkom’s mobile operator, 8ta, the US Federal Communications Commission has given AT&T permission to purchase spectrum in a key frequency band in which the telecommunications giant wants to deploy next-generation wireless broadband. AT&T has
Communications minister Dina Pule and state-owned broadcasting signal distributor Sentech have lost a court battle with e.tv over which entities will manage the control system to be used in the government-subsidised digital set-top boxes needed in the migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) will on Friday publish a review of the country’s national radio frequency plan. The purpose, it says, it is ensure the plan reflects the final acts of the recent World Radio Conference 2012. Icasa wants to ensure the plan
The first phase of the US$700m (about R6bn) Africa Coast to Europe (Ace) submarine telecommunications cable has gone live, with the section between France and São Tomé and Príncipe now carrying data traffic. The project is being led by French telecoms giant France Telecom-Orange. The second
In the first of ZA Tech Show’s mini episodes of 2012, Brett Haggard and David Greenway get together to discuss their favourite gadgets of 2012. They name their favourite smartphones, tablets, e-readers, Ultrabooks and headphones of 2012 and choose their favourite Christmas gifts for under R2 000
Mobile operator Cell C has finally launched its trial of its next-generation mobile broadband network based on long-term evolution (LTE) technology. The company says that a “select group of heavy data customers that fall in coverage areas have been identified to form part of Cell C’s free trial LTE service
At Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference this year, Apple ditched its massive 17-inch MacBook Pro for this: the all-new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. It’s a pixel-dense, fire-breathing, knee-knocking, man-eating machine! According to Apple, it’s “as light as Air”, but this
Another year is almost done and 2012 has certainly been a busy one for South Africa’s technology industry. We know what our favourite stories were in 2012, but which articles did TechCentral’s readers click on the most. This are the pieces, in ascending order from 10 to one, that generated the most reads during
