First digital TV set top boxes roll out
The South African Post Office has begun its programme to deliver the first set top boxes as the country moves towards digital terrestrial television.
Amazon Prime Air: drone-delivered online shopping, with Jeremy Clarkson
Amazon has painted a picture of what it believes its future Air Prime drone delivery service might look like – provided regulators approve.
Toys R Us launches new online tech and gaming shop
Toys R Us has launched a new online shop, offering a wide selection of gaming products and consumer electronics
Hey guys, I was advised today by Telkom, after providing my line number, that my ADSL service is now active on the line. How long do you guys think it will be before Afrihost contacts me in order to ask me to connect my modem/router?
Telkom-Cell C acquisition rumours resurface
Telkom has warned shareholders that it “is in discussions” which may have a material effect on its share price.
Big fight over paid LTE muscling in on free Wi-Fi spectrum
Qualcomm and US carrier Verizon are getting ready to extend Long Term Evolution technology into the spectrum Wi-Fi uses, despite concerns.
MTN zero-rates FrontRow data usage
MTN has announced that it is now zero-rating all data usage for its FrontRow video streaming service on the MTN network.
Internet Solutions virtual machine platform hosting outage
Internet Solutions’ Johannesburg data center appears to be suffering extended downtime, according to former Mweb Business clients.
Update: Mweb Business has confirmed that its virtual machine platform is suffering an outage, and...
Facebook music streaming service in the works
The social network giant is reportedly planning to launch a music streaming service to compete with those from Apple, Google, and others.
Here is how much Dimension Data paid for MWEB Business
Naspers has released its results for the year ended 31 March 2015, which reveal how much Dimension Data paid for MWEB Business and Optinet Services
Free Wi-Fi project heads to the Eastern Cape
Project Isizwe, in partnership with SES, a satellite operator, has launched a free Wi-Fi project in Lusikisiki and Mount Frere in the Eastern Cape.
South Africa’s cyber security deal with China is concerning: DA
The recently signed Cyber Security Pact with China is cause for concern about South Africa’s attitude towards restrictions on Internet freedom, the DA says.