Articles by Brandon Gregory

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Thu, December 20th, 19:50 · Brandon Gregory

Johannesburg one of RIM’s BlackBerry 10 launch locations

Research In Motion (RIM) will launch the long-awaited BlackBerry 10 operating system in Johannesburg on January 30 as it looks to revive its fortunes in 2013. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 13:28 · Brandon Gregory

Google to track Santa

Santa will have a new Google-provided “route algorithm” as he crosses the globe on Christmas Eve, as the Internet giant prepares to track Father Christmas for the sixth consecutive year. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 11:58 · Brandon Gregory

Cell C discloses trial LTE plans

Cell C has confirmed it will wait for clarification from the South African government regarding its broadband plans before pressing ahead with its commercial Long Term Evolution (LTE) project, as reported by HumanIPO last month. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 09:35 · Brandon Gregory

Google brings more religious texts online

Google is assisting the Israel Antiquities Authority in converting more ancient religious texts from parchment and papyrus into digital documents. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 07:15 · Brandon Gregory

SA’s GeoSpark to launch on BlackBerry in new year

GeoSpark, a mobile application taking advantage of the fast growing smartphone location-based services (LBS), is expected to be available on BlackBerry App World on January 5. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 15:16 · Brandon Gregory

DA reels in members through Twitter after Zuma re-election

Shortly after it was announced that incumbent President Jacob Zuma was re-elected as the African National Congress’ (ANC) president, the Democratic Alliance (DA) reeled in members through Twitter. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 14:22 · Brandon Gregory

Google+ Hangouts and Wallace and Gromit bring families together

Google+ Hangouts have teamed up with the creators of British animation classic Wallace and Gromit to bring families together this festive season through a custom invitation builder. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 12:13 · Brandon Gregory

Twitter thanks 200 million unique users

Twitter has announced their social network has reached 200 million monthly unique users, with 60 million new subscribers in the last nine months. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 11:17 · Brandon Gregory

Ethio Telecom to roll out LTE in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s monopoly telecommunications provider has claimed the country can expect Long Term Evolution (LTE) by 2015, bringing fast mobile Internet. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 11:14 · Brandon Gregory

South African ID books to be replaced by Smart Cards

South African Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has announced the green, bar-coded identification books will be replaced by smart ID cards containing fingerprint biometric data cards early next year. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 15:10 · Brandon Gregory

WAPA urges ICASA to implement lite-licensing

The Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) wants the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to follow in the footsteps of other countries and implement lite-licensing. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 11:26 · Brandon Gregory

Online shopping trends in South Africa’s festive season

A survey conducted by online research specialists Columinate has revealed security issues remain the primary concern for people doing their online shopping. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 15:41 · Brandon Gregory

Start-Up Chile: how to get US$40,000

Ambitious South African tech entrepreneurs were given a lesson in how to successfully apply for US$40,000 of Chilean government money in a special presentation in Cape Town yesterday (Tuesday). → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 13:01 · Brandon Gregory

WikiAfrica believe free access for children could become reality

The possibility of Wikipedia Zero coming to South Africa is “very real” as learners at a Cape Town high school lobby major mobile phone operators to allow free access to the online encyclopedia. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 09:36 · Brandon Gregory

Mango offers free Wi-Fi on its Christmas flights

Budget South African airline Mango will offer free Wi-Fi to its customers flying between Johannesburg and Durban this festive season. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 07:09 · Brandon Gregory

South African software company making big impact State-side

Cape Town managed software company Personera is now part of Facebook’s elite Preferred Marketing Developer Program and building a strong customer base in the United States. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 12:22 · Brandon Gregory

Klerksdorp to get 120km of fibre-optic cable

Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) is investing more than R81 million (almost US$10 million) in 128 kilometres of fibre-optic cables to be installed in Klerksdorp to bring high-speed internet to the region. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 08:05 · Brandon Gregory

Durban’s successful Ulwazi project looking to expand

A four-year-old social history project in Durban bringing traditional oral histories into the digital age could be brought to Cape Town and Johannesburg. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 14:48 · Brandon Gregory

Helios Towers Africa minimises carbon footprint

Helios Towers Africa (HTA) has invested almost US$40 million in improving its environmental credentials by installing a remote monitoring system and energy storage. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 13:14 · Brandon Gregory

Snapt user interfaces big in the US

Snapt, the South African snap-on user interface provider, has built a 95 percent American clientele and has opened its first store in the United States. → Read more