Articles by Tom Jackson

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Mon, February 11th, 12:33 · Tom Jackson

SA Presidency dismisses Pule sack rumours

A spokesman for South African president Jacob Zuma has denied rumours Minister of Communications Dina Pule is to be fired in an imminent reshuffle. → Read more
Sun, February 10th, 13:21 · Tom Jackson

M-Pesa price increase now effective

Kenyan telecom Safaricom has put up the price of its M-Pesa mobile money service due to the government’s decision to tax such services. → Read more
Sun, February 10th, 13:04 · Tom Jackson

Google’s Android OS dominates smartphone sales

Google’s Android operating system (OS) powered 69 percent of smartphones sold in the last three months of last year, though it did lose some of its market share to iOS after the launch of the iPhone 5. → Read more
Sat, February 9th, 15:59 · Tom Jackson

Dina Pule to be replaced as SA communications minister, reports

South African President Jacob Zuma is to replace Minister of Communications Dina Pule with Lindiwe Zulu in a forthcoming cabinet reshuffle, according to newspaper reports over the weekend. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 14:50 · Tom Jackson

Microsoft campaign urges Gmail users to switch to Outlook

Microsoft has launched a campaign urging users of Google’s email service Gmail to switch to its own Outlook due to privacy issues. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson

WebAfrica changes network to boost cost efficiency

South African Internet services provider (ISP) Web Africa is moving its clients from its own network to that of Internet Solutions to improve cost efficiency. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 11:28 · Tom Jackson

Sony reduces losses in last quarter

Sony has reduced its losses to US$115 million for the latest quarter from US$1.7 billion in the same period the year before. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 11:07 · Tom Jackson

Stellenbosch graduates to launch Qurio assessment tool

Two Stellenbosch University graduates have created an assessment tool that allows teachers to create digital tests and circulate them through PCs and mobile phones. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 09:31 · Tom Jackson

Ubuntu smartphones to be available from October

Smartphones using the open source Ubuntu operating system will be available from October, with developers offered access to the operating system by the end of this month. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:54 · Tom Jackson

iTunes passes 25 billion download mark

Apple has announced that the iTunes store has passed 25 billion song downloads, with songs being downloaded at an average of 15,000 per minute. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 14:45 · Tom Jackson

SA’s Vodacom reports service revenue fall, increase in group revenue

Mobile operator Vodacom has reported a drop in service revenues in the quarter ending December 31, 2012, affecting both its local and African operations, though group revenue increased. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 12:07 · Tom Jackson

IEC to present e-voting, e-registration findings next month

South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is to present the findings of an investigation into e-registration and e-voting practices worldwide next month, but the chief electoral officer remains unsure as to whether either should be implemented. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 13:03 · Tom Jackson

Wikipedia targets 1 billion users in mobile strategy

Wikipedia is looking to use mobile phones to double its current number of users to a billion by 2015, according to a senior executive. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 10:16 · Tom Jackson

Online crowd-sourced safari guide launched

SafariBookings.com, an online crowd-sourced safari guide, has been launched, allowing users to view 2,200 user-generated reviews of safaris from different countries and operators. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson

Twitter hack may have targeted journalists and officials

Analysts believe that the accounts of media outlets and members of the American government may have been targeted by last week’s massive Twitter hack. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 15:16 · Tom Jackson

HTC expects 90 percent profit drop ahead of M7 launch

Taiwanese phone firm HTC is expected to announce a 90 percent fall in profits for the last three months of 2012, which CEO Peter Chou blames on strong competition and lack of marketing. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 13:19 · Tom Jackson

Rwanda’s SIM card registration kicks off

The long-delayed SIM card registration process in Rwanda begins today, giving the country’s three telecoms players 180 days to register around 5.2 million SIM card holders. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 09:31 · Tom Jackson

WebAfrica joins SA Internet price war

Internet service provider (ISP) WebAfrica has become the third in South Africa to join the price war started by Telkom, reducing home uncapped ADSL prices by 32 percent. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 08:30 · Tom Jackson

Liebenberg joins Vodacom as managing executive

South African telecom Vodacom have appointed Deon Liebenberg, formerly managing director (MD) at Samsung, as managing executive for Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE) and international business. → Read more
Sat, February 2nd, 16:45 · Tom Jackson

250,000 Twitter accounts hacked

A quarter of a million Twitter accounts have been hacked in the latest in a line of cyber attacks on major companies. → Read more