Articles by Nanine Steenkamp

Articles by Nanine Steenkamp, Page 51

Wed, November 21st, 08:16 · Nanine Steenkamp

Cable theft costs SA more than five billion

The South African Police Association (SAPS) is intensifying its pursuit of criminals guilty of cable theft. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 11:45 · Nanine Steenkamp

Human rights campaigners say ‘killer robots’ is taking technology ‘too far’

The fear of robots overtaking the world has emerged as the activation of autonomous killing robots is opposed by the Losing Humanity campaign. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 10:18 · Nanine Steenkamp

Emirates opts for HP tablet

Emirates Airlines upgraded their in-flight service with Windows 8 app Knowledge-driven In-flight Solution (KIS) to use on Hewlett-Packard (HP) tablets. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 08:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

Email more popular than social media

Social media has serious ground to make up as statistics reveal email is still the favoured tool for office communication, a recent survey of email management company Mimecast reveals. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 15:43 · Nanine Steenkamp

Facebook search engine plans provokes mixed reaction

As Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg expressed his interest in expanding his social media network into a search engine the stock value increased by 12 percent, but experts are scoffing at the collaboration possibilities. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 14:33 · Nanine Steenkamp

South Africa’s Sutherland solar Internet officially active

A South African Sutherland community centre has been Internet-enabled with solar powered, high speed connection. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 12:28 · Nanine Steenkamp

Israeli state site attacks follow air strikes

More than 750 of Israel’s government sites have been hacked by Moroccan ‘Team Evil’ since the Gaza air attacks. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 09:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

Android overtaking Apple

Android is overtaking Apple in the mobile gadget market due to speed and cost advantages, says analysts. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 08:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google Map App almost ready

Google Maps are going through the final testing stages of the app for iOS handsets to make up for the disappointment of Mapplegate. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 14:55 · Nanine Steenkamp

Kindle Fire goes bigger, better?

Amazon have begun shipping enlarged Kindle Fire tablets with the aim of being one step ahead of Apple’s iPad. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 13:54 · Nanine Steenkamp

Twitter offers new email sharing

Twitter has enabled users to email tweets directly from their personal mailboxes, increasing accessibility and connecting those not yet part of the network. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 13:24 · Nanine Steenkamp

Ericsson presents body controlled mobile device

With Ericsson’s newest tech developments, exchanging a business card via a handshake and opening a door through sending passwords with a touch is possible by using the human body as transmitter. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 10:25 · Nanine Steenkamp

African Apps held back by gap between local and global

The development of applications for the African market is largely held back by the insufficient local adaptability of available platforms, according to Snapplify. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:06 · Nanine Steenkamp

African App store opens next year

People Input will launch the first African App store before March 2013 for all French speaking countries. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 07:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

e-learning obstacles human rather than technologic, says expert

People stand in the way of the activation of e-learning in schools, says Kobus van Wyk, Head of Mustek Electronics. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 15:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

First African LTE Conference announced

The first Long Term Evolution (LTE) focused conference, will be held in July. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 15:01 · Nanine Steenkamp

Scratch cards still thrive in Africa

Despite the growing technological advances throughout Africa, the continent’s scratch card business still blossoms due to a lack of electronic infrastructure. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 11:28 · Nanine Steenkamp

Africa’s hope lies in creative innovation, says Marlon Parker

African creativity points to a hopeful future for technological advances, according to the founder of a global social enterprise community. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 15:06 · Nanine Steenkamp

Bid or Buy app imminent on Android

dotMobi is awaiting confirmation today (Wednesday) to put its Bid or Buy app for Android into action, powered by profiling solutions provider Prezence. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 13:47 · Nanine Steenkamp

Cost and knowledge biggest obstacles to African app development, says Google

Market confusion and the fact Africa has the highest mobile Internet cost worldwide are the greatest challenges for app development in Africa, says Paul Lee, Senior Product Manager at Google. → Read more