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Flight 370: What exactly is a Black Box?
The search for Malaysia’s missing Flight 370 is entering its third week, and as the hunt expands to a much wider area than first covered, investigators and rescue teams are hoping to make a breakthrough – by finding the cockpit…
NSA spied on Huawei
Over the weekend it was revealed through classified documents that the US’ National Security Agency (NSA) spied on Chinese telecommunications manufacturer Huawei. According to documents provided by whistler-blower Edward Snowden, it was revealed that the NSA stealthily infiltrated the servers…
All iPhones in Nigeria are unauthorized
Apple’s iPhone is one of the most desirable brands in most parts of Africa, and while South Africa has a number of authorized resellers of iPhone and Apple products, it has been revealed by Rutgers-Jan Van Spaandonk of Core Group…
Tech Trends 2014: The business impact of evolving technology
Professional services firm, Deloitte, today launched its fifth annual Tech Trends report highlighting 10 trends that could have an impact on South African companies across industry sectors over the coming 18 to 24 months. “At their core, these trends inspire…
WeChat throws hat in African ring
Instant messaging platform WeChat has risen to prominence over the last year, and with the dominance of WhatsApp and BBM on the continent, the company is well aware of the hurdles ahead of them. Representatives from WeChat were recently in…
Nigeria: Shopping online has just become easier
Online shopping has become more accessible to African citizens, thanks to major strides made by internet operators on the continent. But while online shopping has been booming, most Nigerians still struggle to purchase goods from the US and the UK…
Business expectations of IT higher than ever before
CIOs and IT managers are faced with higher expectations from their businesses than ever before – which they must meet with tighter budgets. The balance of power between IT departments and the rest of the business has shifted decisively in…
Pistorius trial: Barry Roux taking Twitter by storm
Oscar Pistorius’s defence attorney Barry Roux is taking a lead role in social chatter about the Paralympian’s murder trial. Using Salesforce Radian6 social media monitoring tool, 25AM has determined that Roux has been mentioned in nearly four times as many…
Ghana: “Data is the new oil”
As the telecommunications sector has shifted from voice to data over the last couple of years, there are still countries in Africa that haven’t fully utilized its potential. One such nation is Ghana, according to Chief Executive Officer of Ghana…
Sony entering the realm of Virtual Reality
Electronics manufacturer Sony yesterday unveiled the development of Project Morpheus, a Virtual Reality (VR) system that works in conjunction with the PlayStation 4. While the unit is only in prototype phase, Sony is preparing for commercial launch in the near…
Africa: PC sales are in trouble
According to the latest results released by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Personal Computer (PC) market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are in a bit of trouble, as it continued to decline in sales the fourth quarter of…
Nigeria to focus on local software developers
Nigeria’s Minister of Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson, reassured the nation yesterday that her department is committed to its mandate of promoting the growth of Nigeria’s ICT industry, with particular focus on software development. “This will provide the opportunity for Nigeria…
Kenya in planning phase for 4G
Kenya is in the process of drafting a policy that would see the country provide 4G (LTE) services to mobile data subscribers. Cabinet secretary for Information, Communication and Technology, Fred Matiang’i explained that a new spectrum policy will be available…
Google snubs South Africa with Movies & TV update
Search giant Google has rolled out an update to its Google Play Movies & TV app. This recent update includes support for over 40 new countries – including Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and…
Big 7 African telcos enter landmark agreement
As a result of high-level meetings at this year’s Mobile World Congress, seven major mobile operators across Africa and the Middle East have developed a roadmap to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives. “We are greatly encouraged by the shared…
South Africa: Gijima Chairman to sue media for R1-billion
Executive Chairman of IT service provider Gijima, Robert Gumede is reportedly preparing a lawsuit against the Independent Newspapers group, after the group published an article over the weekend in which they claimed that he was the subject of a Special…
