Articles by Tom Jackson

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Mon, May 27th, 09:23 · Tom Jackson

Tiger Global invests $50 million in WordPress operator

Private-equity investor Tiger Global has announced a US$50 million investment in Automattic, which operates blogging service WordPress. → Read more
Wed, May 22nd, 12:16 · Tom Jackson

China resumes hacking US companies and agencies – Mandiant

A Chinese government cyber unit has resumed its attacks on hacking attacks, three months after having appeared to have stopped, according to a US security company. → Read more
Tue, May 21st, 13:49 · Tom Jackson

Guantanamo Wi-Fi shut down after Anonymous threat

The Wi-Fi at the Guantanamo Bay prison has been turned off by the US military after hacking collective Anonymous threatened to “disrupt activities” at the base. → Read more
Tue, May 21st, 12:54 · Tom Jackson

MTN launches Africa’s first customised YouTube channel

South African network operator MTN has launched a customised YouTube channel in a bid to “increase brand awareness”. → Read more
Mon, May 20th, 13:54 · Tom Jackson

Vodacom revenues up 4.5%, loses 308,000 subscribers

South African operator Vodacom has confirmed in its annual results that group revenue increased by 4.5 per cent last year, though the company lost 308,000 pre-paid customers in the first quarter of this year. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 15:27 · Tom Jackson

Altech shares soar over Altron offer

Shares in Altech have soared after Altron made an offer to acquire the firm, in spite of the company’s poor recent financial results. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 13:58 · Tom Jackson

Galaxy S4 sales to hit 10 million next week – Samsung co-CEO

Sales of Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 smartphone will hit the 10 million mark next week, according to the company’s co-chief executive officer (co-CEO). → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 12:53 · Tom Jackson

Fibre-optic broadband network to roll out in SA northern provinces

State-owned infrastructure firm Broadband Infraco is to roll out fibre-optic networks in South Africa’s Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, providing high-speed broadband networks. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 12:15 · Tom Jackson

Nintendo to profit from fans’ YouTube videos

Nintendo has confirmed it is to display advertising on videos uploaded by fans to YouTube which feature its games, directly claiming the income. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 09:34 · Tom Jackson

Apple App Store reaches 50bn downloads

Apple has announced more than 50 billion apps have been downloaded from their App Store, with customers downloading more than 800 apps per second at a rate of two billion apps per month. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 08:16 · Tom Jackson

Bill Gates back as world’s richest person

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained his world’s richest person title for the first time since 2007, overtaking Mexican telecoms billionaire Carlos Slim. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 14:40 · Tom Jackson

Datatec reports earnings decline

South African ICT group Datatec has reported a decline earnings for its financial year ending February 2013, which it attributed to a weaker second period for subsidiary Westcon. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 12:52 · Tom Jackson

MTN steps up Myanmar licence bid

The MTN Group has launched a country-wide media communication campaign in Myanmar as it looks to inform the country about the benefits it will see if the company is successful in winning its bid for a lucrative mobile licence. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 10:15 · Tom Jackson

Playboy SA goes 100% digital

Playboy SA is to cancel its magazine run and go 100 per cent digital, saying digital offered a more private space for consumers who have been deterred from purchasing physical copies. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 08:39 · Tom Jackson

Johannesburg broadband project set for July launch

The City of Joburg Broadband Project is set to go live on July 1, delivering a live network offering services to all connected municipal buildings. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 14:48 · Tom Jackson

Zimbabwean telecoms will invest further – Telecel

Zimbabwe’s telecoms will continue to invest in making internet access more affordable to Zimbabwean’s, in spite of having already spent US$1 billion in the last five years. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 14:35 · Tom Jackson

Buy local to create growth in Zimbabwe – GTEL

The marketing director of Zimbabwean mobile phone brand GTEL has urged Zimbabweans to buy local products in order to stimulate the country’s economy. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 12:50 · Tom Jackson

Internet businesses in Africa must think regionally

Businesses in Africa must consider themselves regional rather than national companies and think outside the box when it comes to funding in order to overcome the lack of internet exchange points (IXPs) on the continent. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 10:21 · Tom Jackson

Local, user-generated content key for Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe needs more local, user-generated content to make the internet relevant to Zimbabweans, says the founder and managing editor of TechZim. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 08:12 · Tom Jackson

Zimbabwean government needs clear broadband strategy

The Zimbabwean government needs to do more to encourage affordable access to broadband, according to Telecel marketing director Octavius Kahiya. → Read more