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Nintendo unleashes new flood
Nintendohas unveiled a range of games that will be available for Wii U this year, and provided …
When data laws come to SA
South Africa has been working hard to complete its set of data protection laws which will be ba…
Smart TV Evolution Kit arrives in SA
Samsung has launched its Evolution Kit that enables Samsung 2012 Smart TVs to evolve into Samsu…
Buy apps on cell account
Nokia and Vodacom have announced that consumers across South Africa are now able to purchase co…
SMS remains big in marketing
SMS is more relevant than ever as a marketing and communications channel in a world where custo…
Mozilla Science Lab encourages scientists to share…
Even though scientists created this glorious internet you see before you, current scientific pr…
Google launches internet-beaming balloons
Google has launched the first of thousands of internet-beaming balloons which it hopes will bri…
Backspace: ‘Functional separation’
View the latest contribution from TechCentral cartoonist Jerm....
Google’s Project Loon in pictures
No, this isn’t science-fiction. Google early on Saturday revealed plans to test the feasi…
Here Are the Very First Posts on Your Favorite Web…
You use Twitter. You use YouTube. You use Amazon. You check Reddit. You know what TMZ is. You e…
Google, Twitter push to reveal number of national …
While Microsoft and Facebook have both published information tonight about how many requests fo…
The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Oddito…
I'm pretty sure having students play their heinies like bongos for the enjoyment of their inst…
Google's Project Loon proposes internet distribute…
No, we're not joking. Google is seriously proposing hot air ballon-powered internet access, and…
Microsoft just released data on its government req…
Microsoft just released data on its government requests (including FISA) too. For the last six …
Balloons: Google’s plan to connect the world
First it was self-driving cars, then Google Glass, and now with Project Loon, Google is turning…
Google Wants to Use Balloons to Cover the World in…
If you go deep inside the desert or climb a mountain or find yourself in the South Pole or a re…
Microsoft releases government data request stats: …
Like Facebook earlier, Microsoft has revealed some details about the number of government reque…
Facebook Is Finally Releasing Its Data on Governme…
Facebook is finally going to come clean. Or well, as clean as the government will allow it to. …
Facebook reveals government data request numbers, …
Facebook lawyer Ted Ullyot revealed in a post tonight precisely how many user-data requests it …
Telkom promises to put customers first
Telkom said that it is taking bold action to improve its performance, which includes putting cu…
MakerBot's Replicator 2 joins Amazon's newly launc…
Granted, it's not a 3D printer in every home, but it's surely a step in the right direction. Ma…
The Good News About Xbox One That Microsoft Brushe…
E3 is over, but that doesn't mean the fun has to stop. An internal, seemingly official Microsof…
iPad and iPad mini coming to Rogers and Telus, iPh…
While it's been easy for Canadians to get data plans for the iPad and iPad mini, they haven't h…
iPhone Apps of the Week: Office 365, Skymotion, an…
It was a huge week for Apple—especially anything software related. While we'll have to wait and…
Android Apps of the Week: Basis Fitness Sleep Trac…
This week's slew of Android apps comes with a wonderful balance of work, play, and information …
iPad Apps of the Week: Slooh, Filedrop, and More
You've finally reached the end of the week, and what better way to relax than to kick back, pu…
E3 2013 roundup: Xbox One, PS4 and more from the b…
It was a wild few days at this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo. Just think -- nearly a de…
Let's Talk About Anything You Want
Happy Friday, friends! It's been a long week, and we're ready to blow off some steam. We'll be …
Cover Your Walls In Brooklyn With This Wallpaper B…
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a tour of the amazing Brooklyn townhome Beastie Boy Mike D li…
AT T GoPhone plans to support LTE, drop most data …
AT&T hinted that it was shaking up its GoPhone plans later this month, and it's making good…
The Promise of the Future Was That You Wouldn't Ha…
When I was in middle school there was nothing I wanted more in the entire world than to learn h…
Lightweight Msoft Office for iPhone
A lightweight version of Microsoft Office is now available for the iPhone, but not iPad or Andr…
Editor's Letter: E3 vs. WWDC
In each issue of Distro, Editor-in-chief Tim Stevens publishes a wrap-up of the week in news.On…
HTC applies for 'Fetch' trademark, tracking device…
Just what the heck is the HTC Fetch? Well, it's certainly not a phone. In fact, it appears to b…
Facebook to host new product launch on June 20th
In case you're interested, June 20th is a Thursday. It's more than that to Facebook, though: ap…
Magellan SmartGPS review: further proof your phone…
When speaking with executives from the Google Maps team earlier this year at I/O, I was reminde…
Pink Floyd's entire back catalog headed to Spotify…
There aren't as many big bands and artists holding out on streaming or downloaded music as ther…
This week on gdgt: PlayStation 4, MacBook Air, Goo…
Each week, our friends at gdgt go through the latest gadgets and score them to help you decide …
Oppo Find 5 smartphone surfaces in all-too-limited…
Oh my. We thought the Oppo Find 5 was already good-looking in its original white, but it just t…
Africa: An Africa Fit for Women and Girls
[]I believe in an Africa that is fit for women and girls; that protects their well-being and cr…
Apple leader: E-book prices went up
Apple's chief dealmaker has acknowledged that prices of best-selling e-books rose after the tec…
Telkom in sweeping antitrust settlement
Telkom has agreed to pay a R200m penalty, to functionally separate its retail and wholesale div…
Apple's newest AirPort Extreme base station gets d…
The skyscraper? The hauteur router? The dapper WAP? All reasonable nicknames were considered, b…
Acer won't do Windows Phone this year, wants Micro…
It's been a long, long time since Acer launched a Windows Phone... and from all indications, we…
Post Office seeks new ‘e-opportunities’ as mail vo…
South African Post Office looks to technology to improve its efficiency, while searching for wa…
Telkom to pay R200m fine for ‘anticompetitive beha…
State-owned fixed-line and mobile telecommunications provider has agreed to settle series of co…
The Engadget Podcast is live at 12PM!
Okay, okay, so we're 21 hours late for this episode of the Engadget Podcast. It's been a crazy …
Avanade talks social collaboration
Enterprise social collaboration allows for secure teamwork by adding benefits to the enterprise…
Telkom slapped with R200m competition fine
JSE-listed telecommunications group Telkom has received another fine from the Competition Commi…
SLAs crucial for cloud security
ITWeb Cloud Computing Summit 2013This summit will equip senior IT professionals and business de…
E3 leaves Microsoft punch-drunk
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that Microsoft’s arrogance didn’t yet compare to the hubris of S…
Telkom 'not broken', but needs 'urgent' turnaround…
Sipho Maseko, who took over as the CEO of embattled telecommunications group Telkom on April 1,…
yumobile now seeks to invest in 3G network
The firm had previously said it would skip investing in 3G and instead move to the superior tec…
ANC hacker explains actions
Hacker group has defended its actions as a legitimate political protest and hinted that it will…
Four women who inspired BioShock Infinite’s Elizab…
It took a voice actor, motion capture actress and COS player to create Elizabeth, one of the mo…
Africa: The War On Africa - U.S. Imperialism and t…
[Pambazuka]Capitalism has failed to provide adequate housing, jobs, medical, educational and ot…
Africa: The Unfinished Business of Total Liberatio…
[Pambazuka]It is generally held that decolonisation of Africa ended with the fall of apartheid …
Why does the games industry have such a problem wi…
New stats from EEDAR, a UK-based video game sales-forecasting and research firm, show that game…
‘Anonymous Africa’ hacker targets ANC website over…
African National Congress website brought down on Friday in denial-of-service attack claimed by…
Cyber attack downs ANC website
The ANC's website has been taken down by a hacker labelling himself "Anonymous". "The African N…
ANC: Web attack won't bully us
The African National Congress has said that it will not be bullied into changing its position o…
Fastjet puts off SA plans to focus on Tanzania
Airline secures bilateral agreements with Tanzanian government to fly to SA, Rwanda and Zambia,…
India’s first tech university for women opens in D…
Inaugurated this week, the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology will be the first technical in…
Eaton Towers signs 15yr deal with Telkom Uganda
Pan African tower company Eaton Towers has signed a 15-year management and leasing deal with na…
Eaton buys Kenya towers, raises $195m
Eaton Towers has inked a deal with Telkom Kenya to manage the operator’s 1 000 base stations. U…
Telkom says turnaround drive ‘urgent’ as earnings …
Telecoms group’s review includes internet business outside South Africa, property portfolio, no…
Taiwan to probe Apple's handset business practices
Fair trade agency to investigate terms of carrier deals and whether iPhone maker illegally infl…
Rival M2M operator groups emerge
Telecom Italia joins Europe focused GMA group, but Telefonica is in another alliance spearheade…
Win a Fujifilm Instax Mini 7s Camera!
With its exposure control adjustment, the Fujifilm Instax Mini 7 Instant Film Camera is a fun,…
ANC admits website hack attack
The ANC has admitted that its website has been taken down after a hack attack....
Telkom slaps R5bn suit on Blue Label
The fallout from Telkom’s disastrous Nigeria investment continues. The JSE-listed telecommunica…
The common thread across campaigns is mobile
The Integrated Marketing Communication Conference's (@IMCConference) first key speaker on Monda…
Telkom headline earnings fall on severance package…
JSE-listed telecommunications group Telkom on Friday reported a 73.2% decline in headline earni…
Telkom sheds more fixed lines
The number of fixed lines in service in South Africa continues to tumble, falling to levels las…
Gaddafi’s billions to be repatriated to Libya
Treasury says officials have agreed that the repatriation of Libyan funds and assets be handled…
Telkom reverses Internet decline
Telkom’s latest financial figures show that the company has grown its number of Internet subscr…
Telkom continues to bleed fixed line subscribers
Telkom’s fixed-line numbers have dropped to the lowest level in 18 years, without any signs tha…
SolarCity won’t shine in SA
No effort by SA government to work with US clean energy firm founded by South Africans, writes …
TWEET OF THE WEEK: Rafael Nadal
Getting it right is more important than getting it first, and Rafael Nadal’s erroneous tweet ab…
Just 0.95% Ghanaian Farmers have telephone lines
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