Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 35
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Mon, July 8th, 15:32 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft to close MSN TV
Microsoft has announced it is to close its internet television service MSN TV at the end of September, saying there are now “many new ways” to access the net. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 15:06 · Tom Jackson
Yahsat appoints new CEO
Yahsat, which provides satellite broadband in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has appointed Masood. M. Sharif Mahmood as its new chief executive officer (CEO) in place of Tareq Abdel Raheem Al Hosani, who will join the company’s board of directors. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 13:45 · Tom Jackson
TopTV porn channels delayed – report
South African pay-television operator TopTV’s launch of porn channels has been delayed by its ongoing business rescue process, according to a Sunday Times report. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 11:15 · Tom Jackson
S&P downgrades Nokia after Siemens agreement
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has cut Nokia’s debt rating one step deeper into junk after the mobile manufacturer agreed to buy the Siemens stake in Nokia Siemens. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 10:17 · Tom Jackson
Zuma urges South Africans to embrace smart card IDs
South African president Jacob Zuma has urged citizens to embrace the new smart card IDs, saying the model will transform security systems in the country. → Read more
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Fri, July 5th, 14:49 · Tom Jackson
HTC forecasts 83% profit drop
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has predicted an 83 per cent drop in profits from last year for the second quarter of 2013, despite the launch of the HTC One phone. → Read more
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Fri, July 5th, 14:11 · Tom Jackson
DStv to air SABC 24-hour news channel
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and MultiChoice have signed an agreement for DStv to broadcast the SABC’s 24-Hour news channel in line with the public service broadcaster’s preparations for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). → Read more
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Fri, July 5th, 13:32 · Tom Jackson
Vodafone to expand enterprise offerings in Africa
Vodafone has announced the expansion of its Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE) unit in Africa, as it experiences revenue growth exceeding EUR1 billion (US$1.28 billion) on the continent. → Read more
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Fri, July 5th, 09:32 · Tom Jackson
SA Ministry of Finance warns over fake Gordhan account
The South African Ministry of Finance has issued a warning to the public against accepting requests from fake Facebook accounts purporting to belong to minister Pravin Gordhan. → Read more
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Fri, July 5th, 08:01 · Tom Jackson
Twitter translating Egyptian Tweets after Morsi ousting
Twitter is translating Tweets from leading Egyptians for non-Arabic speakers in the wake of the military’s ousting of president Mohammed Morsi. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom targets SME revenue boost
South African mobile operator Vodacom is hoping 25 per cent of its service revenues will come from service revenues such as fibre and cloud services in the next five years. → Read more
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Wed, July 3rd, 10:32 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL warns motorists to prepare for e-tolling
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has told motorists to prepare for e-tolling on Gauteng highways by registering for their e-tags, saying e-tolling in the province was no longer legally disputed. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 10:36 · Tom Jackson
JSE reports zero outages since launch of Millenium Exchange
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has said the launch of equity trading platform Millennium Exchange a year ago today has wiped out trading outages and boosted execution speeds by 400 times. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 15:04 · Tom Jackson
Altech sets delisting date
Altron has said it expects to delist Altech from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on August 20, 2013 after its offer to acquire the entire issued share capital of the firm. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 13:11 · Tom Jackson
BlackBerry posts quarterly losses
BlackBerry has posted a net loss of US$84 million for its first quarter, surprising analysts who had predicted a turnaround in fortunes. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 11:54 · Tom Jackson
Google developing Android games console – report
Google is developing a games console and wristwatch powered by Android, according to a Wall Street Journal report. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Instagram video generates more traffic than YouTube, Vine
Facebook’s newly introduced video feature for Instagram has doubled the total number of video sessions in its first week, generating more traffic than Google’s YouTube and Twitter’s Vine. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 09:07 · Tom Jackson
Percentage of South Africans shopping online falls
The number of South Africans shopping online has fallen by four per cent in the last year, according to the latest MasterCard Online Shopping Survey, though more are reportedly highly satisfied with their overall experience. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 08:20 · Tom Jackson
Rapid test device to improve HIV testing in Africa
An Australian healthcare company has launched AtomoRapid, an all-in-one rapid HIV test, in order to improve ease of use and reliability of testing in African countries where the disease is prevalent. → Read more
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Wed, June 26th, 14:40 · Tom Jackson
MTN SA appoints new enterprise business division head
MTN South Africa has appointed its chief technical officer Lambo Kanagaratnam to head up its enterprise business division, with Eben Albertyn leaving Airtel Africa to replace him. → Read more
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