Qualcomm is preparing to fend off an unsolicited US$100bn takeover bid from Broadcom, arguing it undervalues the company, people familiar with the plans said. Broadcom is preparing a $70/share offer for Qualcomm, which could
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Broadcom is considering a bid of more than US$100bn for Qualcomm, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the biggest-ever takeover of a chip maker. Broadcom is speaking to advisers about the potential deal
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Cell C’s new Black video entertainment platform. Is it any good? And can it make headway in an already very competitive
The physical world and digital realms are inching closer to each other with every new product we see related to augmented reality and virtual reality). One of the biggest players in this arena is, surprisingly
Hetzner South Africa CEO Hans Wencke has apologised to customers affected by the data breach on the company’s systems this week, saying it is “deeply distressed” by the incident. On Wednesday, the data
Apple is fixing supply problems with the iPhone X, its most important device in years, setting the company up for a better-than-expected holiday period. Supported by resurgent iPad and Mac sales, the 10-year anniversary iPhone will
MTN is seeking to challenge rival Vodacom as Africa’s biggest digital bank by tripling its customer numbers within three years. Already the continent’s biggest mobile phone company by subscribers, Johannesburg-based MTN is adding
Cell C has reported a 12% growth in the number of active subscribers on its network. The company had 15.7m active customers at the end of June 2017, up from 14m a year earlier. At the same time, the mobile operator
All South Africa’s national parks are now on Google’s Street View imaging platform. The company, working with a team of South Africans, has released a large collection of 360-degree imagery from the parks
In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod chats to Surie Ramasary, the chief executive for content at Black, Cell C’s new entertainment and video streaming platform. In the podcast, Ramasary