Articles by Tom Jackson

Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 47

Fri, March 8th, 08:58 · Tom Jackson

Google Play week of deals to celebrate birthday

Google Play celebrated its first birthday this week by offering a week of deals and discounts on in the media and app store. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 15:31 · Tom Jackson

Telkom appoints new group company secretary

Part state-owned South African operator Telkom has appointed Xoliswa Makasi as group company secretary, though the company remains without a chief executive officer (CEO). → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 14:06 · Tom Jackson

SA slides in global cloud computing rankings

A new study shows South Africa has fallen two places to 20th out of the 24 leading IT economies in terms of cloud computing, with the country in danger of falling behind international best practice in some areas. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 12:53 · Tom Jackson

IDC study highlights costs of pirated software

A new study by the International Data Corporation (IDC) has found pirated software is costing businesses worldwide billions of dollars, with an informal study by Microsoft confirming South African businesses are also losing out. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 12:35 · Tom Jackson

Google reveals details of FBI web monitoring

As part of its Transparency Report, Google has released vague data on official requests for data from the FBI under the Patriot Act. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 08:59 · Tom Jackson

SABC illegally removed Motsoeneng – CWU

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has said the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board acted illegally in removing acting chief operations officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:43 · Tom Jackson

EU fines Microsoft US$731 million

The European Union (EU) has fined Microsoft US$731 million, saying it had broken a legally binding commitment made in 2009 by failing to offer consumers a choice of web browser. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 12:21 · Tom Jackson

MultiChoice to hike DStv prices

MultiChoice has announced it is to hike DStv subscription prices, with the new packages to come into effect on April 1. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 11:09 · Tom Jackson

Free State to investigate website deal

The Free State provincial government is to investigate whether or not it got value for money in the redesign of its website, premier Ace Magashule has said. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 10:23 · Tom Jackson

Ramaphosa retires from MTN

Cyril Ramaphosa, deputy president South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC), has retired as non-executive director and chairman of MTN Group in order to focus on politics. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:32 · Tom Jackson

Google too powerful – China

A white paper authored by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology claims Google has too much control over the country's smartphone industry. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 14:11 · Tom Jackson

Multichoice to fight illegal movie downloads

MultiChoice says it plans to fight illegal movie downloads in South Africa, with many consumers turning to the internet for their viewing entertainment. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 11:23 · Tom Jackson

Free State defends website spend

The Free State government has defended itself over claims it spent ZAR140 million (US$15.4 million) on the redesign of its website, saying the figure was considerably lower than this and in fact included work on 38 different sites. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 09:38 · Tom Jackson

Cisco unveils new financing solutions for SA

Cisco Capital launched a new range of financing solutions for South African customers at the Cisco Expo South Africa 2013 yesterday. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 09:04 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Free State spending an exercise in gluttony

It has not been a good 24 hours for South Africa’s Free State provincial government, with reports of wild overspending on its website redesign and on a television channel for premier Ace Magashule. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 07:59 · Tom Jackson

Copper theft falls to lowest in four years

The South Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) announced yesterday copper theft fell to its lowest level since April 2009 in January, predicting further falls this year. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 15:12 · Tom Jackson

BB Z10 now available through FNB

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) is offering the BlackBerry Z10 to certain account holders through its website for ZAR269 (US$30). → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 10:48 · Tom Jackson

Kenyans on Twitter react angrily to election violence claims

Twitter is buzzing with angry Kenyans demanding apologies from members of the international media for their alleged misreporting of the ongoing elections in the country. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 09:12 · Tom Jackson

IEBC admits electronic voter registration failure

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says it is experienced failures in its electronic voter registration processes as Kenyans vote at 34,000 polling stations across the country. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 08:39 · Tom Jackson

SA State Security Ministry Twitter account hacked

The South African State Security Ministry had its Twitter account hacked over the weekend, tweeting to advertise a “miracle diet”. → Read more