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    Apple CEO Tim Cook to take stand in antitrust battle against Epic Games Inc

    Apple CEO Tim Cook to take stand in antitrust battle against Epic Games Inc Tim Cook will take the stand for the first time as chief executive officer of Apple Inc., appearing as the final witness in the company’s closely watched antitrust battle with Fortnite developer Epic Games Inc. As the...
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    How Netflix compares to Showmax - price and content

    How Netflix compares to Showmax - price and content South Africans are spoiled for choice when it comes to streaming video services. Netflix, Showmax, and Amazon Prime Video each offer thousands of great movies and series to South African viewers. Aside from these big players, South Africans...
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    Google's new range of consumer products challenges Microsoft

    Google's new range of consumer products challenges Microsoft Google unfurled an expansive range of consumer products and gee-whiz research at the kickoff of its marquee annual conference, with announcements spanning quantum computing, garrulous bots, automated photo animations, and dermatology...
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    South Africa to spend R27 billion on the roll out of 5G and 4G networks

    South Africa to spend R27 billion on the roll out of 5G and 4G networks Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has announced that R27 billion has been pledged by operators and vendors to usher in 5G fibre technologies in South Africa. The Minister said this...
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    What to watch on Netflix and Showmax this weekend

    What to watch on Netflix and Showmax this weekend If you subscribe to Netflix or Showmax, you have a range of great new movies and TV shows to watch this weekend. These video streaming services constantly update their libraries with both brand new productions and older content, giving...
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    South African fibre price war

    South African fibre price war South African broadband users are enjoying big price cuts and free speed upgrades on fibre-to-the-home products with fibre network operators and ISPs fighting for market share. The fibre price war was started by Openserve when it upgraded speeds and cut prices on...
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    South African-American biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong committs R3 billion to help produce COVID-19 vaccines

    South African-American biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong committs R3 billion to help produce COVID-19 vaccines South African-American biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has committed an initial R3 billion to help build out South Africa’s capabilities to produce COVID-19 vaccines...
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    How to get your hands on a free digital TV decoder

    How to get your hands on a free digital TV decoder South Africans who want to watch the SABC and eTV’s free-to-air channels can get a free digital decoder from the government to access these channels once analogue broadcasts have been switched off. The SABC recently started displaying a...
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    SABC sends warning to analogue viewers

    SABC sends warning to analogue viewers The SABC has started to warn viewers who access its free-to-air channels via analogue signals to register for a digital decoder to continue receiving television broadcasts. A scrolling message shown on SABC 1, SABC 2, and SABC 3 states the following...
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    Adapt IT and Volaris deals under threat following Sbu Shabalala's assault allegations

    Adapt IT and Volaris deals under threat following Sbu Shabalala's assault allegations Sasfin Securities deputy chairman, David Shapiro, says there will be pressure on Volaris and Huge Group to step back from their plans to acquire Adapt IT following allegations of armed assault against CEO Sbu...
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    Microsoft Edge flags Firefox installer

    Microsoft Edge flags Firefox installer Microsoft's Edge browser was recently found to be blocking users from downloading Mozilla Firefox, one of its main competitors. Recent Reddit threads showed that the browser was prohibiting users from downloading the regular stable version of Firefox, as...
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    South Africa to start building its largest solar power plant

    South Africa to start building its largest solar power plant Construction of South Africa’s largest renewable energy project to date – the Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) plant – has commenced. The R11.6 billion solar farm will be built about 30km east of Postmasburg in the Northern...
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    SARS plans to go after taxi owners for tax avoidance

    SARS plans to go after taxi owners for tax avoidance Plans are afoot by the South African Revenue Services (SARS) to address tax avoidance in the country’s minibus taxi industry, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has revealed. Tax avoidance, the Minister said in a Parliamentary response, was...
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    Don't pirate content on SpaceX's Starlink Internet broadband

    Don't pirate content on SpaceX's Starlink Internet broadband SpaceX's satellite Internet broadband service Starlink will warn its customers when they illegally download copyrighted content. This is based on the experience of one Starlink customer who was curious to see whether the company...
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    Microsoft shelved its Windows 10X - Report

    Microsoft shelved its Windows 10X - Report Microsoft has reportedly shelved its new Windows 10X operating system (OS) and will instead continue to focus on improving Windows 10. The company first introduced Windows 10X in October 2019, originally as an OS specifically designed for dual-screen...
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