Articles by Richard Cutcher

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Thu, February 21st, 15:27 · Richard Cutcher

Nigerian bank website goes down

Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) suffered disruption and embarrassment when its website went down for more than six hours. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 11:26 · Richard Cutcher

Eastern Europeans suspected of Apple and Facebook attacks

An Eastern European gang of hackers are reported to be to blame for malware attacks on 40 companies including Apple, Facebook and Twitter. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 07:39 · Richard Cutcher

Apple manufacturing partner halts recruitment

The plant in China which manufactures the iPhone 5 and other gadgets has stopped hiring workers at its Shenzhen facility, but denied it is connected to any customer. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 06:30 · Richard Cutcher

SA operators launch BlackBerry’s Z10 in stores

South Africa’s two biggest operators have almost simultaneously launched the hotly anticipated Z10 smartphone, making it available in stores nationwide from tomorrow (Friday). → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 19:50 · Richard Cutcher

Competition winners to pay US$1,500 for first Google Glasses

Eight thousand test pairs of the much anticipated Google Glasses will be sent to carefully selected competition winners to try out the hi-tech specs. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 17:32 · Richard Cutcher

Telecel offer Zimbabwe’s first unlimited local calls plus text and data packages

Telecel, a major mobile operator in Zimbabwe, is offering a new fixed payment contract which aims to give consumers more control and flexibility over their expenditure. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 15:09 · Richard Cutcher

Plans for world’s first robot teacher revealed in UK

A hi-tech classroom revolution could be imminent after plans for the world’s first robot teacher were revealed by scientists at the University of Birmingham, in England. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 15:07 · Richard Cutcher

MTN deny plan to cut BlackBerry Internet Service

The popular BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) will not be discontinued in South Africa for those on the MTN network. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 14:07 · Richard Cutcher

Middle East-based Etisalat suffers Asian knock to profits

Etisalat, a network operator with a rapidly growing market share in Nigeria, has had to reduce the value of its bussinesses in Pakistan and Sudan. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 11:05 · Richard Cutcher

Africa and Middle East is France Telecom-Orange’s fastest growing market

France Telecom-Orange increased its users in Africa and the Middle East by 9.4 percent in 2012, making it the operator’s fastest growing market. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 10:26 · Richard Cutcher

SA ISPA calls on Telkom to reduce its broadband fees

Telkom has been implored to reduce charges on Internet service providers using its fixed-line broadband network to keep the market competitive. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 09:53 · Richard Cutcher

Funding for six tech startups, but “door still open” at Johannesburg accelerator

Despite investing in six startups two weeks ago Marc Elias, founder of Seed Engine, has told HumanIPO the door remains open for another four deals if the companies are right. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 15:32 · Richard Cutcher

22seven specialist among Cape Town speakers at SA UX Forum

Simon Dingle, a Product Manager for money managing service 22seven, will be one of two speakers at a special free event aimed at educating businesses on how to utilise mobile. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 15:09 · Richard Cutcher

East Africa and Commonwealth telecoms players join forces

The East African Communications Organisation (EACO) and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation have formed a strategic alliance in a bid to “deepen” engagement. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 10:44 · Richard Cutcher

SEACOM cable restored after fire

Egyptian engineers moved quickly to repair fire damage to the Seacom undersea broadband cable yesterday, which led to South African Internet provider MWeb complaining of link failure. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 09:43 · Richard Cutcher

Google and social networks warned over libellous blog comments

Despite receiving a UK court ruling in their favour, Google have been given a warning they must act on content complaints quickly to avoid libel claims. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 08:07 · Richard Cutcher

Tamagotchi reincarnated as mobile app

The keyring pet craze which captured the imagination of children around the world during the 1990s has been developed as a mobile application. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 20:19 · Richard Cutcher

Vodacom calls on SA schools to apply for free computers and Internet connection

An official at South African operator Vodacom believes “connectivity has the potential to transform education”, with the company encouraging schools to apply to their initiative. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 16:06 · Richard Cutcher

New Twitter code will allow language and quality filter

Developers are set to launch new metadata (code) which will specify what language a tweet is written in and pick out the “best” content from more high-volume feeds. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 13:31 · Richard Cutcher

SA biometric plans to check on teacher presence

Around 24,000 public schools could be set to install a biometric clocking-in system which will monitor when a teacher arrives at and leaves work. → Read more