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The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has slammed the department of basic education’s decision to standardise on the Delphi programming language in South African schools, warning that the decision is “indicative” of what it calls the “deteriorating state” of

Managing two separate programming languages at school level creates “complexity” that could “impact on curriculum delivery”, cost government unnecessary money and make it difficult for students and teachers to move between schools and provinces. Those are the views of the

The latest version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system is almost here. Windows 8.1 is a free update to Windows 8 that brings back the familiar Start button, which was dropped controversially with with version 8. More importantly, the upgrade promises a slicker and more integrated user interface that fixes

The department of basic education has issued a circular stating that two school subjects, namely computer applications technology and IT, be limited to Microsoft Office and the Delphi programming language respectively. The move has outraged open-source advocates

Watching BlackBerry over the past few years has been like watching a train wreck in slow motion. The company, whose name was once synonymous with smartphones, has stumbled from one disaster to another. This week, things got a lot worse. BlackBerry

There are few arenas more brutal and merciless than the cellphone market. In just five years, BlackBerry has gone from the world’s leading smartphone brand to a company teetering on the edge of collapse. The fact that BlackBerry is struggling is common knowledge

Microsoft South Africa is looking for more small, black-owned software development companies to join its equity equivalence-based enterprise development programme. The company first launched the initiative in 2011 and has since signed deals with five local companies

In a widely expected move, Microsoft is buying Nokia’s handset division, giving it the hardware it needs to compete in the new war of ecosystems against Apple and Google. The only surprising thing is that Microsoft paid more for Skype (US$8,5bn, in May 2011) than it did for Nokia ($7,2bn)

Soon the Nokia name will vanish from high-end devices. Nokia has sold the Lumia and Asha trademarks to Microsoft as part of their €5,4bn deal, announced on Tuesday, but Nokia’s name will vanish from smartphones. Curiously, Microsoft will continue

Microsoft South Africa has expanded its BizSpark programme, which supports small software development businesses and entrepreneurs, using money from government’s jobs fund and its own 4Afrika initiative. The company wants to help lead the creation of