Using a 3D printer is like printing a letter; hit the print button on a computer screen and a digital file is sent to, say, an inkjet printer which deposits a layer of ink on the surface of a piece of paper to create an image in two dimensions. In 3D printing, however, the software takes a series of digital slices through a computer-aided design and
The high court in Pretoria will hear an application by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on Tuesday for an urgent interdict preventing Sanral from launching the e-toll system on Gauteng highways. “This [interdict] is … to give judges time to review arguments in the matter and then make a decision
Facebook’s amended US Securities & Exchange Commission documents filed on Monday revealed the social network is bigger than ever — 901m monthly active users, to be exact. At this rate of acceleration (there were 845m active users just a couple weeks ago), Facebook will have 1bn monthly active users strong before you know it
Intel’s just-unveiled Ivy Bridge processor family promises faster processing power and better graphics, thanks to a massively-enhanced integrated graphics system. The news has prompted some analysts to say that Ivy Bridge could mean doom for manufacturers of dedicated graphics cards, such as Nvidia and AMD, because Ivy Bridge is just that
Research in Motion (RIM), the company behind the ailing BlackBerry platform, has hired a law firm to help it with a company-wide restructuring plan aimed at making the company profitable again. The plan could include selling off resources, seeking joint ventures, or licensing its patents. After losing a significant portion of
The national treasury has applied to intervene in the Gauteng e-toll case to be heard by the high court in Pretoria this week. “There would be serious negative implications for future financing of roads and investment in public transport, were Sanral to be interdicted from implementing the toll collection system
Brazilian-born Pete da Silva spent the first 20 years of his working life at the Southern African subsidiary of German industrial and telecommunications giant Siemens, climbing the corporate ladder from trainee technician when he started to group CEO when he resigned in 2007 to pursue his passion for motorsport. Now, after a nearly
The Motorola Defy+ (officially, the MB526) is in many ways an incremental update to its rugged and unpretentious midrange precursor, but it’s also a reminder that the smartest thing about smartphones is that you don’t need the best features to keep abreast of the rest. The original Motorola Defy (the MB525) marked the US company’s return
In this episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson chat about last week’s big department of communications’ policy colloquium. We discuss whether anything will flow out of the event and the likely impact that communications minister Dina Pule and her director-general Rosey Sekese will have on the technology
Apple’s SA distributor, Core Group, has published the recommended retail prices for the third-generation iPad, which goes on sale in SA on Friday, 27 April. They start at R4 999 for the iPad with Wi-Fi only and 16GB of storage and go up to R8 299 for the 64GB version that includes a mobile broadband aerial. The new iPad features a much
