Google’s Android to take on Apple Pay
Google is teaming up with three major U.S. wireless carriers in an effort to prod more people into using its mobile wallet and undercut the rapid success of Apple’s rival payment service
Apple drops $1.92 billion on renewable energy data centres
Apple says it’s investing $1.92 billion in data centers in Denmark and Ireland that will be powered by renewable energy
Academy Awards: Oscar winner list
In an Academy Awards largely populated by smaller, independent films, Hollywood spread its awards around at a stormy Oscars heavy on song-and-dance
Global SIM maker investigating major hack
Gemalto, one of the world’s largest producers of SIM cards for mobile phones say it is investigating the reported hacking of its encryption codes.
Signal jamming will never happen again: Zuma
President Jacob Zuma assured editors on Friday that the jamming of cellphone networks in Parliament will not happen again.
Your Lenovo laptop may have malware pre-installed
Experts say the world’s biggest computer maker shipped laptops with pre-installed software that could let hackers steal passwords or other sensitive information
World’s largest SIM maker hacked, customers monitored
The intelligence services of the United States and Britain hacked into the world’s largest SIM card maker, taking encryption keys allowing them to monitor users
Robert Mugabe falling for chicken in fake Nando’s advert
An advert for fast-food chain Nando’s using the now instantly-recognisable image of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe falling is a fake
Signal jamming was a “glitch”: Security Minister
Glitches with “counter surveillance tactical measures” led to mobile signal disruptions in the National Assembly ahead of the state-of-the-nation address
Revenge porn distributor, BlackShades creator plead guilty
Federal prosecutors say the operator of a “revenge porn” website who posted stolen nude photos online has agreed to plead guilty
Samsung to take on Apple Pay
Samsung is buying mobile-payment startup LoopPay as the Korean phone maker steps up its rivalry with Apple and its payment system on iPhones
Generating electricity by turning on a tap
Lucid Energy is deploying water pipes with a difference – they produce electricity while carrying your drinking water
Afrihost ADSL, mobile top-up data rollover
All Afrihost data top-ups will now rollover and be available for use in the month they were purchased in and the month thereafter