BlackBerry’s popularity in SA is showing signs of waning, while consumer predilection towards Apple and HTC is skyrocketing. This is according to new research by BMI-TechKnowledge, which surveyed early adopters of smartphones. Nokia
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is considering imposing sanctions against Vodacom following its decision to uphold a complaint brought by Clear Copy on behalf of Cell C against an ad campaign run by Cell C’s bigger mobile rival
MTN MobileMoney is introducing an e-commerce payment mechanism called payD that allows SA consumers to buy products and services online using their debit cards. Budget airline 1time is the first company to offer the new online payment technology
Vodacom has finally taken the wraps off its new broadband prices, introducing lower rates on its Broadband Standard offering that will take effect from 1 August as competition with rivals MTN, Vodacom and Cell C intensifies. The new rates take the cost
SA’s four cellular network operators and two fixed-line providers will have new customer contracts that are compliant with the Consumer Protection Act in place within the next three months, according to Business Report on Monday. This
The latest episode of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s business technology podcast, is ready for download or streaming. In this week’s show, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson talk about Lars Reichelt’s decision to step down as CEO of Cell C and what it
Mobile operators are desperate to associate their brands with Apple and its iconic iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet computer. It’s ironic, because the business model the US electronics giant employs threatens to turn wireless carriers into little
MTN SA has launched a trial of a next-generation long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband network, offering download speeds of up to 70Mbit/s in Gauteng. The LTE network, which has been deployed at about
The great broadband price wars of 2011 are hotting up. Barely a week goes by without a mobile operator or Internet service provider announcing lower tariffs or a new special offer on bandwidth. Arguably, though, they’re just getting
MTN has fired the next salvo in the ongoing broadband price war between mobile operators, cutting the price of its “uncapped” broadband products dramatically. It has cut the price of its Uncapped Lite product from R749/month to