WhatsApp, Skype and other “over the top” services should be regulated in the same way as telecommunications operators, especially as there is a risk that these new competitors will threaten cellphone companies’ ability to invest in their networks. That is the view of
As you might have seen, the networks are at it again, on a drive to get the government to regulate Web services, which these network operators like to call “over-the-top” providers. Regulating Internet services will have a huge ripple effect throughout
Global technology groups Microsoft, Google and Facebook strongly rebuffed arguments put forward by mobile operators on Tuesday that they do not pay taxes, did not provide their own infrastructure
A virus attack on the computer system of one of the largest hospital networks in Australia is cause for concern because it affected machines running Microsoft’s Windows XP, an operating system no longer supported by the software giant
Anyone who measures the success of a company by the sheer number of innovations that have been copied by competitors can only conclude that the Lumia series, once owned by Nokia and currently in the hands of Microsoft, has been an enormous hit. For instance, the
I’m a technology cynic. Often, I simply can’t see the magic in the bottle that’s being advertised. Sometimes I just get hung up on semantics. For example, a conversation around Microsoft’s HoloLens once degenerated over my annoyance that everyone was referring to it
Western governments, notably the UK and the US, are pushing the software industry to open “backdoors” into our encrypted communications. The argument touted by government agencies for nearly 20 years is that terrorists use strong encryption to hide their communications, therefore we should ban strong
One of the country’s top performing pupils, Hamandishe Mathivha, wants to compete with the likes of Google and Microsoft after completing his university studies. The 17-year-old said his
Microsoft has announced that it has expanded its online store to South Africa. The website, available at microsoftstore.co.za, sells Microsoft software and hardware as well as products from the
Feature phones dead? Microsoft is betting against it. The company has unveiled two new feature phones, the Nokia 230 and the Nokia 230 Dual Sim, which offer battery life of up to 27 days in standby mode. The two phones, which are expected to retail for
