Shortly after 2000, when the dot-com bubble burst, a pall was cast over the technology industry. Internet companies ran out of funding and hit the wall, the Nasdaq crashed and is still valued at a fraction of what it was at the height of the
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JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms is buying back the 12% stake Microsoft bought in it in 2007. At the same time, Microsoft SA MD Mteto Nyati is stepping down from Blue Label’s board of directors. Microsoft is selling the shares at a loss. It bought them for
The original version of the article, entitled “BlackBerry to open BBM to rivals?” contained speculation that, on balance, now appears…
There’s a wave coming. Its first eddies were felt almost a decade ago, and by now it has already engulfed some outlying regions. But the general public has been largely unaware of its approach. Until now. I’m talking about the arrival of fully
Wireless technology is the most feasible way of getting Africa online. But spectrum is both scarce and hotly contested. There is no single solution to the problem of allocating a finite resource like spectrum, but Microsoft suggests there is much that can be done about
Creating jobs isn’t just expensive, it’s getting more expensive. Cloud computing may offer one way of reducing the cost, meaning money allocated to job creation could go further and reduce unemployment faster in the process. This is the view of economist Mike Schüssler
With the exception of Call of Duty, there is no other franchise that encapsulates the present console generation as neatly as does the testosterone-charged Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War. With its crusty, buzz-cut space marines, grimy visuals
As a result of expanding mobile network coverage, the biggest challenge facing SA as it tries to get more people online is the affordability of connectivity and devices, not network speeds. That’s the view of Independent Communications Authority of SA
The technology industry has never been as volatile as it is now. For two giants of the sector, Microsoft and Nokia, it’s do-or-die time. They’re either going to beat back the new behemoths of mobile computing, Apple and Google, or fail trying. Microsoft has a habit of coming from
Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson are back with a news- and analysis-packed edition of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s business technology podcast. In this week’s show, we give our first impressions of Windows 8 (yes, we’ve installed the developer preview) and talk