Articles by Richard Cutcher

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Wed, March 6th, 15:47 · Richard Cutcher

RSAWeb impressed by City of Cape Town partnership

The first internet service provider (ISP) to go live on the City of Cape Town fibre optic network has praised the municipality and suggested its politicians might be trying to prove a point. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:49 · Richard Cutcher

Cape Town trade site looking to go national

A Cape Town startup website, connecting homeowners to tradesmen, has seen almost ZAR2.5 million (US$275,000) worth of jobs posted on its platform within its first week. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:34 · Richard Cutcher

African HD voice service launched by Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria are set to receive high quality HD voice services. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 13:49 · Richard Cutcher

Gauteng to spend US$1.8 million on broadband network

The Gauteng provincial government in South Africa has set aside almost ZAR16 million (US$1.8 million) for the Gauteng Broadband Network initiative, as it turns its attentions to infrastructure development. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 10:51 · Richard Cutcher

Apple’s shares drop to 52-week low

Apple’s share price dropped to US$420.05 on Monday, the lowest in 52 weeks, and continued to fall in after hours trading last night. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 09:51 · Richard Cutcher

Next Samsung smartphone to track user’s eyes

The next Samsung smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, could feature innovative new software which will follow a user’s eyes to make reading and browsing easier. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 08:02 · Richard Cutcher

The Pirate Bay makes North Korea its home

A file-sharing site chucked out of Sweden last week, The Pirate Bay, is claiming to have set up its network in North Korea. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 14:04 · Richard Cutcher

Access to funding holding SA entrepreneurs back

Access to funding and “technical skills” are among the top “perceived constraints” on entrepreneurs in Cape Town, early results from a Silicon Cape survey have demonstrated. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 13:25 · Richard Cutcher

Jury to decide how much in damages Samsung owe Apple

A new jury will re-evaluate how much in damages Samsung should pay Apple concerning patent infringements on 14 handsets and tablets. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 06:54 · Richard Cutcher

Yahoo! shutting down seven products, BlackBerry app one of those going

Yahoo! chiefs are shutting down seven of its products, including the Yahoo! BlackBerry app, in a bid to “hone in” on “core products and experiences”. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 06:34 · Richard Cutcher

Evernote comes to South Africa

South African businesses are set to welcome a new tool to the workplace after global ‘to-do list’ application Evernote Business announced the country was part of its latest expansion. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 14:24 · Richard Cutcher

Social network Eskimi teams up with Nigerian Tiketmobile

Lagos-bases startup Tiketmobile has sealed an important partnership with mobile social network Eskimi to make the purchase of bus tickets more accessible. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 10:56 · Richard Cutcher

South African networks in pre-paid price war

Vodacom, MTN and 8ta have slashed the prices of their pre-paid tariffs, escalating South Africa’s mobile price war. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 07:34 · Richard Cutcher

Groupon chief executive axed, shares rise 12 per cent

Shareholders in global group buying site Groupon have seen their shares rise by 12 per cent in after-hours trading in New York after chief executive Andrew Mason left the company. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 15:18 · Richard Cutcher

Groupon share fall was inevitable says SA e-commerce expert

Following a bigger than expected fourth quarter loss, South African e-commerce expert Jess Green has reacted with little surprise to the bad news coming out of Groupon. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 13:36 · Richard Cutcher

Zambian by-election postponed after Airtel messages

Airtel Zambia has been accused of political bias and a by-election has been postponed after spam SMSs were sent out to voters. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 08:45 · Richard Cutcher

Google Glass appears on eBay for US$16,000

An ultimately wasted bidding war began on eBay last week when a man from Ohio, United States, claimed to have a pair of the sought-after Google Glass for sale. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 15:52 · Richard Cutcher

Google music streaming service would boost industry

A Universal Music Group digital executive has said Google would have “a very positive impact” on the industry were it to launch a music-streaming service. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 15:45 · Richard Cutcher

Increased satellite broadband coming to Angola

A partnership between pan-African satellite and wireless internet provider Q-KON and Angolan Startel is set to bolster broadband services in the southern African country. → Read more
Wed, February 27th, 13:57 · Richard Cutcher

iROKING partners with 2go in Nigeria

More than nine million Nigerians on the 2go mobile messaging service now have access to popular West African free music streaming service iROKING. → Read more