Articles by Tom Jackson

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Mon, April 29th, 07:09 · Tom Jackson

Zuckerberg reaped $2.3 billion windfall pre-IPO

Facebook chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg exercised 60 million stock options shortly before the company’s initial public offering (IPO) last year, reaping a gain of nearly US$2.3 billion. → Read more
Mon, April 29th, 05:56 · Tom Jackson

SA soccer boss at centre of Pule blackmail campaign – report

Jomo Sono, the owner of the Jomo Cosmos soccer team, has been accused by a newspaper of being at the centre of the alleged blackmail campaign against South African communications minister Dina Pule. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 13:57 · Tom Jackson

EA announces layoffs, numbers unclear

Electronic Arts (EA) has announced another round of layoffs, with rumours circulating up to 10 per cent of workforce may be leaving the company. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 13:47 · Tom Jackson

Kalahari SA’s leading online retail brand

Kalahari has been ranked as South Africa’s leading online brand, as a result of its brand awareness and its strong brand positioning. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 13:24 · Tom Jackson

Glo, Huawei sign network expansion deal

Nigerian telecommunications operator Globacom and Chinese firm Huawei have signed a NGN116.25 billion (US$750 million) agreement to expand Globacom’s network capacity. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 12:33 · Tom Jackson

Smartphone shipments overtake feature phones

Shipments of smartphones overtook those of feature phones for the first time in the first quarter of this year, according to new figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 10:04 · Tom Jackson

MTN rolls out LTE network in Uganda

MTN has launched its LTE network in Uganda, becoming the first in the country and one if the first in the region to successfully roll out a 4G network. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson

Lesotho third African country on Street View

Google has confirmed Lesotho as the third country in Africa to be included in its Street View service, taking the number of countries featured past 50. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 12:39 · Tom Jackson

Pule blames digital migration delays on e.tv, SABC

Communications minister Dina Pule has accused e.tv and SABC of holding up the digital migration process by failing to finalise the set-top box access control mechanism. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 12:03 · Tom Jackson

Amazon to launch set-top box – reports

Amazon is to release a set-top television box this year, allowing users to stream video over the internet and providing direct competition to Apple TV, according to reports. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 11:32 · Tom Jackson

BlackBerry adds Skype to BB10 devices

BlackBerry has announced it is to add a Skype application to BlackBerry 10 devices, with the app set to be available on the new Q10 device from launch day. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 09:42 · Tom Jackson

SABC pays suspended staff full benefits

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) paid suspended pair Phil Molefe and Gugu Duda full benefits totalling ZAR3.7 million (US$408,000) last year. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 08:49 · Tom Jackson

Google co-founders draw $1 salaries

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin drew just US$1 each in salaries last year, though they each own company stock worth around US$20 billion. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 07:53 · Tom Jackson

TopTV porn channels to be separate package

TopTV says its three new pornographic channels will be offered as a “separate, stand-alone package” after it was granted permission by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to broadcast them. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 07:32 · Tom Jackson

Altech records heavy losses

Altech has reported a ZAR1.54 billion (US$169 million) loss from operating activities, though the company claims it is now on the right track after disposing of its East and West African operations. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 07:11 · Tom Jackson

Vodacom announces SA BlackBerry Q10 release date

Vodacom has announced the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone will be available to South African customers from Thursday, May 2. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 14:08 · Tom Jackson

Samsung experiments with mind-controlled tablet

Samsung, along with US researchers, is experimenting with a mind-controlled tablet, seeking to change the way people interact with their devices. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:42 · Tom Jackson

Pule investigation almost complete – public protector

South African public protector Thuli Madonsela says the investigation into communications minister Dina Pule may be finalised before that into President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandkla homestead upgrade. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:08 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: 22seven can push on with Old Mutual backing

From the very moment rumours began to circulate that South African money management startup 22seven was set to be acquired by Old Mutual, the debate began as to whether or not chief executive officer (CEO) Christo Davel would be able to survive in a different corporate climate. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:06 · Tom Jackson

China dominates state-affiliated cyber espionage – report

The Chinese government was the most successful in terms of state-affiliated cyber espionage in 2012, according to a new report. → Read more