September 27, 2019 •
Company News •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Hostinger announces partnership with tech business productivity provider
Global hosting service company, Hostinger announced on Friday, 27 September 2019, that it has teamed up with business productivity app provider, Flock. The partnership means that Hostinger clients should now be able to use Flockmail for their email needs....
July 12, 2018 •
Southern Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Unleashing new opportunities for enterprise employees
The Windows environment is at the core of almost every organisation’s desktop computing strategy. Over time, the operating system has been augmented with various communication, collaboration and productivity tools, drawing on the latest technologies and...
The Core Group has launched Fitbit’s first smartwatch in South Africa. Fitbit Ionic, a cross-platform high-end smartwatch, is available immediately from a variety of retailers across South Africa at a Recommended Retail Price of R5499. Fitbit Ionic was...
On Wednesday, 7 May 2014, millions of South Africans will be heading to voting stations around the country to cast their votes. This act of nationalism has been made easier and less stressful thanks to the availability of the official IEC South Africa app,...
April 29, 2014 •
Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Windows XP end of support: what it means for users
Technology giant Microsoft officially cut off any further support for their Windows XP operating system in April this year. IT News Africa posed a number of questions to Rotimi Olumide, Microsoft’s Sub-Saharan Africa Windows Lead on Windows XP, about the...
Cape Town developer Free Lives announced today that their title Broforce is now available on Steam Early Access. Steam is an international digital game store for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms, and attracts millions of users a month. The title is being made...
February 13, 2014 •
Lists •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Top 10 Valentine’s Day apps
With the world getting ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Friday, IT News Africa is taking a look at 10 apps available in the Windows Store. Whether it is an app for romantic quotes or booking a quick getaway, these apps will make Valentine’s day...
November 7, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Windows Phone users can charge Vodacom apps to monthly bill
Windows Phone users on mobile operator Vodacom will now be able to purchase apps on the Windows Phone store, and charge it directly to the monthly Vodacom bill. “If you’re a Windows Phone Vodacom user, contract or prepaid, life has just became a whole lot...
July 8, 2013 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Africa well represented at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup
Competing nations have started to arrive in St. Petersburg, Russia, as Microsoft’s bi-annual Imagine Cup officially kicks off today. The competition sees teams from different nations compete against each other in app development, program development and...
November 13, 2012 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Microsoft’s Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky resigns
Microsoft has announced that Windows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky will be leaving the company and that Julie Larson-Green will be promoted to lead all Windows software and hardware engineering. Tami Reller retains her roles as chief financial...
As technology giant Microsoft readies itself for a number of major launches this year – including a new version of its Windows operating system – the company has unveiled a new corporate logo. It is the first time in nearly 25 years that Microsoft...
August 8, 2012 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Microsoft rebrands built-in OS games as Xbox Windows
Software giant Microsoft is in the process of overhauling what seems to be the whole company and part of that strategy is to rebrand a number of products. Users of Microsoft’s operating systems will be familiar with built-in gaming titles like Minesweeper...
July 20, 2012 •
Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Microsoft delivers record quarter and annual revenue
Microsoft announced quarterly revenue of $18.06 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, while operating income and loss per share for the quarter were $192 million and $0.06 per share. “We delivered record fourth quarter and annual revenue, and we’re...
July 16, 2012 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Microsoft announces new Microsoft Office
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the customer preview of the new Microsoft Office. The next release features an intuitive design that works with touch, stylus, mouse or keyboard across new Windows devices, including tablets. The new Office is social...
Microsoft has unveiled its Surface tablet and company executives showed two versions of the Windows tablet to attendees at an event in Hollywood. Surface is designed to enable seamless transition between consumption and creation, without compromise....
Browser-maker Mozilla released a beta version of their app store for web-based apps. The Mozilla Marketplace has been designed so that users will be able to install applications for Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system just as they would do for normal...
