Big Data: Uprooting industries and changing businesses
By Staff Writer 8 April 2014EMC believes that its latest enterprise technology has the ability to truly unlock the promise of Big Data. FULL STORY >
Facebook acquires WhatsApp for $19 billion
By Ryan Noik 20 February 2014In arguably this year’s most eye-raising acquisition to date, Facebook has acquired popular messaging service WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion (R190 billion). FULL STORY >
Facial recognition gaining traction in HR - Accsys
By Staff Writer 13 November 2013Whilst biometric technology, based on fingerprint identification, is considered the most accurate in terms of access control in commerce, HR experts believe facial recognition has captured the attention of decision makers. FULL STORY >
Phone sleeve now brings satellite connectivity to the iPhone
By Ryan Noik 12 November 2013A SatSleeve, which brings satellite connectivity to the commonly used iPhone, is now being made available locally. FULL STORY >
Cybersecurity: The Pivotal Role of Communications Networks
By Staff Writer 29 October 2013In today’s world, we have so many device options – smartphones, tablets and laptops – to stay connected to either the office or manage our personal lives. For consumers, many use their mobile devices to manage everything from... FULL STORY >
Nashua Mobile and Orange announce partnership
By Ryan Noik 13 June 2013Nashua Mobile and Orange have joined forces, with a particular eye on not just expanding the latters presence in South Africa, but also easing the costs of staying connected when travelling abroad. FULL STORY >
Juniper Research scales back its growth forecast of NFC
By Ryan Noik 6 December 2012Juniper Research has now revised, and scaled back, its forecast of the growth of the NFC technology due to the iPhone 5's omittance. FULL STORY >
Mobile catalyst for massive growth in Africa - GSMA
By Staff Writer 14 November 2012The GSMA has revealed that sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest-growing mobile market in the world, with a prodigious average annual growth rate of 44% since 2000. FULL STORY >
Volvo to give car safety a boost via communicating cars
By Hanleigh Daniels 23 October 2012Volvo joins the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium to bring some innovative new safety tech to cars within the next five years. FULL STORY >
Android Jelly Bean coming to 2012 Sony Xperias
By Hanleigh Daniels 22 October 2012Sony announces that it is releasing an Android Jelly Bean update for part of its 2012 Xperia range of smartphones. FULL STORY >
PwC - high growth for African communications market expected
By Staff Writer 17 October 2012According to PwC, Africa's communications market is at the inflection point where high potential starts to turn into high growth. FULL STORY >
Prepare for the Near Field revolution
By Ryan Noik 28 August 2012Near Field Communication brings with it a myriad of opportunities for small and medium businesses. FULL STORY >
NFC mobile payments set to exceed 180 billion dollars worldwide
By Ryan Noik 25 July 2012A new report from Juniper Research has asserted that near field communication NFC mobile payments will exceed $180 billion worldwide by 2017, as the technology becomes standard. FULL STORY >
Nuance Communications bringing Dragon Drive Messaging to BMW cars
By Hanleigh Daniels 10 July 2012Nuance Communications will be making its Dragon Drive! Messaging functionality available within certain BMW vehicles. FULL STORY >
Sony brings Android Ice Cream Sandwich to Xperia S
By Hanleigh Daniels 21 June 2012Sony kicks off the global rollout process for the Android ICS update for its Xperia S smartphone. FULL STORY >
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