New SA ID cards: stopping frauds and copies
South Africa’s new electronic identity document smart card promises a number of security features
DStv to drop two channels: report
MK and Bloomberg TV will no longer broadcast on DStv in South Africa, according to a media report
MTN Big Data Sale to be extended
MTN is set to extend its big data sale – which provides massive discounts on mobile data – for another three months
Huawei Ascend P6 price, launch window for SA
Huawei has unveiled its new Android smartphone, the Ascend P6, and has confirmed that it will be making its way to South Africa
Price promise: matching any offer on any network
Nashua Mobile in hot water for promising to match any cellular offer on any network
Telkom’s forced ADSL price cuts: ISPs respond
A Competition Commission settlement will force Telkom reduce the prices of wholesale services, including “access to ADSL lines via the IP Connect service”
Telkom Mobile MultiSIM launched
It is now possible to share bundles and minutes between multiple SIM cards on Telkom Mobile
ANC website attack: how did IS react?
The ANC website is hosted in the Internet Solutions data centre; this is how they reacted to the DDoS attack
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How many SA passengers leave phones on in-flight?
A survey conducted by online travel agency Travelstart, finds that quite a few phones are left on during any international flight.
Billion-rand Gauteng Online Schools Project scrapped
The Gauteng Department of Finance has scrapped the Gauteng Online Schools Project, and has issued a new tender for an “e-Learning Solution”.
China Telecom Global services now in Teraco
China Telecom Global services available from vendor neutral Teraco data centre
Surveillance of South Africans a wake up call, says party
The reported surveillance of South African and Turkish delegations during the G20 summit in Britain should serve as a wake up call to government
Microsoft freed millions of computers from criminal botnet
Microsoft said that an assault it led earlier this month on one of the world’s biggest cyber crime rings has freed at least 2 million PCs infected with a virus
Huawei might consider buying Nokia: report
Huawei Technologies Co. would consider buying Finland’s Nokia to help it expand its smartphone business
No spy backdoors on BlackBerry SA network
There was no “back door pipeline” to BlackBerry SA’s platform, the cellular phone company has following reports that the UK government had been monitoring e-mails and phone calls
SABC interim board extension shelved
An amendment to the Broadcasting Act proposing a longer lifespan for the interim board of the SABC has been put on hold, the DA has announced
Longer-lasting batteries key to wearable device revolution
Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google’s dominance of mobile devices







