Samsung launches Tizen smart TVs
South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. is starting domestic sales of televisions powered by its internally developed operating system
Silk Road founder convicted
A man was swiftly convicted Wednesday of creating and operating an underground website that prosecutors said enabled drug dealers worldwide to reach customers
New rules proposed to regulate the Internet
The proposal by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler was a victory for advocates of “net neutrality”
New Nintendo 3DS in South Africa: launch date, prices
Core Gaming has announced the launch date of the new Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL, and pre-orders are listed at many retailers
News24 says sorry for f-bomb tweet
A profanity-laden tweet issued on News24’s Twitter account on Wednesday, regarding the plane crash in Taiwan, was posted by a staff member
Just encrypt digital TV already, ANC tells Muthambi: report
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is to tell Cabinet that the ANC is in support of set-top box control, Business Day reported
Makhura to meet public on e-tolls
Gauteng premier David Makhura is due to meet key players and the public on Friday to discuss the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project and e-tolls
NAPAfrica IXP cracks 20Gbps
NAPAfrica reached a throughput of 20Gbps with more than 180 members across its locations in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg
Get an IT job at Mango
Mango will this week embark on a recruitment and IT skills development drive – looking for IT professionals with Windows, .Net, C++, and Linux experience
Unlimited US mobile data plans – what are they like?
As a long-time buyer of these data plans, I’m well aware that unlimited doesn’t really mean unlimited
Eskom power station failures lead to blackouts
Less power generation capacity and outages at several units has led to the implementation of blackouts, Eskom said on Wednesday
Selfies likely cause of fatal plane crash
Federal investigators say selfies were a likely factor in a small plane crash near Denver last year that killed two