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MTN moves into the red
MTN expects to post a basic headline loss for its first half of 2016 financial year, the mobile phone operator informed investors on Thursday. By Gugu Lourie The operator said it will report a basic...
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ShowMax launches kid-friendly profiles feature
ShowMax has added a new feature to its Android, Apple TV, iOS and web apps that supports multiple user profiles on a single account. This feature makes it possible to customise the experience of...
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Bar owner in the UK utilises Faraday cage to block mobile phone signals
Steve Tyler – of the Gin Tub, a new cocktail bar – has turned to physics in an attempt to force his customers to actually talk to other instead of just staring at social media all night, reported BBC....
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Open Design Cape Town Exposes the New Reality
With Pokémon GO all the rage, the Open Design Cape Town festival from 10 to 21 August offers opportunities to get to grips with the augmented reality technology behind the latest craze. By Open Design...
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Why is the smartphone integrated into the vehicle’s onboard system is...
The digital technology is disrupting the car manufacturing industry and at the centre of it all is a smartphone’s data channel, SIM card and cellular radio integrated into the vehicle’s onboard system....
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On-demand cleaning service Domestly wins MTN Business App Of The Year
MTN Business today announced the winners of its 5th annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards during a ceremony held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Tonight’s ceremony honoured app...
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MTN plans to set up an advanced analytics unit
MTN, Africa and Middle East largest mobile phone operator, is planning to establish an advanced analytics unit dedicated to support the business to drive network quality and high-speed data...
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MTN is reviewing its operations
Mobile phone giant MTN is reviewing its operations as the company seeks ways to operate far more optimally. By Staff Writer All mobile phone companies are under pressure as voice revenue continues to...
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MTN now has 36.5 million Mobile Money users in Africa
The number of mobile money users in MTN’s network has hit 36.5 million across 15 countries, up by 5% in the six months to end-June 2016, according to the figures published on Friday by the mobile phone...
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Lawyers, advisors set to pocket more than R1.3 billion of fees from the MTN...
Lawyers, advisors and other professional services firms involved in reducing MTN’s fine in Nigeria are laughing all the way to the bank. By Gugu Lourie When the brawl with the Nigerian authorities’...
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Bitcoin users largely shrug off latest $69m Bitcoin exchange heist
Hong Kong Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex announced that it had been hacked and 119,756 Bitcoins stolen which at current prices represents nearly US $69 million. Bitcoin prices dropped 20% after word of the...
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Broadband speed tests pull a fast one on consumers
Broadband speed test results are about as useful to accurate consumer decision-making as infomercialsinfomercials. By ISPA That’s the word from South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association...
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Meet the biohackers letting technology get under their skin
For some people, the human body isn’t a temple. Instead they see it as a source of frustration thanks to the considerable limitations compared to the powerful technology available today. In the last...
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Why technology makes us dishonest
Despite some technological safeguards, self-service checkout machines in supermarkets rely heavily on customer honesty to scan, and pay for, their shopping. It turns out however, that around a third of...
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Record number of entries received for Women in ICT – Partnership for Change...
The inaugural Women in ICT – Partnership for Change Awards has garnered over 100 entries for the inaugural event. A panel of experts will be meeting on 12 August 2016 to judge the entries submitted....
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Is Vodacom’s Vouchercloud app the king of voucher codes & deals in SA
More than 3 million registered users now use Vouchercloud, making it one of the biggest voucher codes and deals apps in South Africa. By Gugu Lourie Vouchercloud is a geo-location enabled product that...
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Modernisation key to survival in the digital world
As companies continue to grapple with the need to become more digitised, many are being held back by legacy technology. By Matumane Tshabalala, managing executive of Application Services at Business...
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MTN to outsource its Call Centre facilities
MTN plans to outsource some of its Call Centre facilities in a bid to optimise its operations and enhance customer experience. By Staff Writer “To that end, MTN has adopted a hybrid outsource model...
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Why the City of Jo’burg wants software developers to map street addresses
The City of Johannesburg‘s GeoJozi Developer Challenge calls on developers aged 30 or under to help the City improve its systems of allocating and maintaining addresses across the 1,644 km2...
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Vodacom YeboYethu listed on the JSE’s BEE board
Vodacom’s YeboYethu BBBEE (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment) scheme was listed today on the JSE’s black economic empowerment (BEE) board. By Staff Writer The mobile phone operator, which is owned...
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