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Canon lands 5 top spots at the 2019 EISA Awards
Japanese camera manufacturer, Canon has scooped up five prestigious titles at the European Imaging and Sound Association Awards. Although the official EISA Awards ceremony will take place in Berlin on Friday, 6 September 2019, they hope to showcase Canon’s ‘unrivalled’…
TECNO announces first device running on KaiOS
Smartphone manufacturer, TECNO has announced the first device running on KaiOS. The T901 is a 3G smart feature phone that is equipped with a hybrid dual-SIM slot which can support two SIM cards and with 512MB +256MB memory. The partnership…
Country’s largest buy-aid organisation launches payment product on new card and account management platform
A new payment services platform, utilised by two of South Africa’s oldest member organisations, promises to open up the buy-aid market to consumers and retailers alike. Co-Switch, a newly launched closed-loop payments platform, is currently being introduced to Cape Consumers…
Nigeria’s Verve launches globally accepted payment solution
Nigerian payments technology company, Verve held an event to launch the Verve Global Card on Wednesday, 14 August 2019. The Global Card is said to expand Verve’s existing suite portfolio of payment products and solutions by giving cardholders the ability…
South African Internet speed rankings released
QuotesAdvisor.com released their latest report on Internet speed in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 August 2019. The report shows that South Africa ranks in the top 100 countries for broadband speed in the world, taking the 76th spot but…
The ESA leaks personal information of E3 2019 attendees
The Electronic Entertainment Expo is an annual video game industry trade event that takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the USA. Media and content creators are provided media badges by the ESA upon completion of the application…
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The best of the public cloud, privately, with Tintri by DDN
When it comes to cloud computing, public cloud offerings are not always optimal for your business. A private cloud solution can offer the same scalability and agility as a public cloud deployment, with its own additional benefits. This is according…
A catch up with Hello Paisa since the launch of its digital bank
Money remittance and digital banking provider, Hello Paisa launched its digital bank in South Africa in partnership with Sasfin earlier this year. The bank was developed with the aim to help the unbanked population have access to banking solutions. IT…
Tech startup, Black Beard rebrands to Basalt
Tech company, Black Beard has announced a rebrand. Having evolved into a multinational, full-service technology innovator, the company has rebranded to Basalt. Basalt CEO and founder, Wayne Zwiers, explains that in a fast-changing business ecosystem, it was time to differentiate…
Startup installs fire detection technology in homes across South Africa
South African startup, Lumkani, announced on Wednesday, 14 August 2019, that it has installed early warning fire detection systems in 20,000 homes across South Africa. To date, Lumkani has equipped 40,000 high fire risk homes in several of the country’s…
UNPOPULAR OPINION: Facebook doesn’t want to read your mind
In case you missed it, social networking service, Facebook recently published a blog post entitled ‘Imagining a new interface: Hands-free communication without saying a word’ — and it covers exactly what the name suggests, their research and proposed a solution…
Video game companies issue new regulations on loot boxes
A ‘Loot box,’ based on a definition from tech website TechTarget, is”an in-game purchase consisting of a virtual container that awards players with items and modifications based on chance. Loot boxes are considered to be a type of microtransaction.” A…
South Africa: Over 2000 school principals receive reporting mobile devices
Over 2000 Samsung Galaxy A30 devices were handed over to school headmasters across the Gauteng province on Tuesday, 13 August 2019. The devices support the administrative processes underpinning e-platforms and will become a focal point of communication between principals, districts…
DJI launches new Osmo Mobile 3
DJI has introduced the latest edition to the Osmo series, the Osmo Mobile 3, a portable, foldable mobile phone stabilizer which is estimated to be available in South African by mid-September. DJI says the lightweight Osmo Mobile 3 allows users…
SABC Acting COO and GE: Technology resigns
On 12 August 2019, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) announced the resignation of its Acting Chief Operations Officer (COO) and Group Executive: Technology, Dr Craig van Rooyen. Dr van Rooyen cited personal and family reasons as his reasons for…
Intelsat, Stratosat to provide internet connectivity across Central Africa
Broadband service provider, Intelsat announced it plans to work with Stratosat Datacom in the hopes of providing high-speed broadband services across Central Africa. The collaboration integrates managed connectivity from Intelsat’s high throughput global network with value-added engineering and management services…
