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11 days agoSA car manufacturers to receive incentives for electric vehicles
Vehicle manufacturers in South Africa are to receive incentives for producing electric cars in the country.
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14 days agoWindows Iconia SA arrival, internet included
The Windows Iconica W510 and W700 models have been launched in South Africa, including internet.
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19 days agoVodacom to launch Samsung Galaxy S4
Vodacom is making the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4 available to customers as of tomorrow, the company has revealed, alongside a range (more)
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27 days agoMicrosoft Surface coming to SA
Microsoft says its newest tablet, Surface, will be launching in South Africa, as it enters the market beyond PCs.
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30 days agoFNB launches Banking App for tablets
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has released a new Banking App for tablets, tapping into the growing number of users in the (more)
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1 month agoTomTom reveals South Africa’s most congested cities
TomTom, the global positioning system (GPS) device manufacturer and software developer, has revealed South Africa’s most congested cities (more)
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1 month agoRadioAstron agreement signed between Russia and South Africa
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has signed an agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) which will see (more)
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1 month agoSKA telescope unfeasible using current tech
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope is not feasible with current technologies, according to an IBM expert.
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1 month agoBrenda Fassie hologram causes mixed Twitter reaction
The late Brenda Fassie’s holographic projection, which was supposed be a resurrection of the singer, has had fans saying it was poorly (more)
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1 month agoSouth African scientist to build digital brain
A South African scientist is working on the development of a digital brain as part of a project to detect the procession of mental (more)
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1 month agoInfrared activated for mamba search
Infrared cameras were installed at the Pretoria Zoo, in Gauteng, South Africa, yesterday (Thursday) to track down a black mamba snake which (more)
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1 month agoSA's Bottomline developing prototypes for world-first display
South African digital design and development studio Bottomline Interactive is in the process of developing Truto One, its global (more)
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1 month agoVodacom unveils new mHealth products with Mezzanine Ware
Vodacom has unveiled several mHealth products in collaboration with technology firm Mezzanine Ware.
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1 month agoEMEA CIOs to spend more on IT in 2013, report predicts
A research report reveals approximately 71 per cent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) region are (more)
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1 month agoSkin deep mobile device simplifies blood testing
A small, skin-entering blood testing device which sends results instantly to users’ mobile phones is undergoing testing, offering a (more)
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1 month agoFace Technologies denies supplying faulty voter kits in Kenya
South African firm Face Technologies has denied it supplied faulty biometric kits for the elections in Kenya.
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1 month agoSKA to search for extraterrestrial life
Bernie Fanaroff, project director of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, said the SKA project will be looking for intelligent (more)
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2 month agoTechnology Innovation Agency to lead SA research in electric cars
A multi-stakeholder initiative led by South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is set to begin research into and development of (more)
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2 month agoSamsung, MultiChoice sign DStv deal
Samsung South Africa and MultiChoice have announced a partnership that will see DStv decoders built into Samsung televisions.
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2 month agoToo late to implement tech in SA 2014 elections
A biometric and authentication specialist believes it is too late for the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to put (more)
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2 month agoSamsung showcases new products for Africa
Samsung has demonstrated products that will be rolled out across Africa at the opening of its annual Africa Forum in Cape Town, South (more)
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2 month agoAfrican election embarrassment down to people and processes, not technology
The lack of process and training given to people applying technology in African elections is the likely culprit when things go wrong, (more)
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2 month agoSKA partners with IBM and ASTRON in DOME project
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa has partnered with IBM and the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) in the €34 (more)
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2 month agoChip and PIN cutting counterfeit fraud, challenges remain
A credit card fraud expert has said the introduction of chip and PIN payments has cut down on counterfeit fraud, but criminals are not (more)
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2 month agoInteractive map for Cape Argus cycle tour
An interactive route map from MapIT and Tracker allowed users to track celebrities, leading cyclists, politicians and charities in real (more)
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2 month agoCosatu condemns “rushed” bill on e-tolling
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has condemned the manner in which the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill (more)
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2 month agoFNB enter partnership with Cash Converters for a “cashless” solution
South African bank FNB’s eWallet Solutions division and Cash Converters have launched the ‘Cashies Card’, which will replace in-store (more)
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2 month agoBreadbin Interactive extends the freedom of open-source software
A South African sourcing and digital content provider, thought up by a cancer patient in his hospital bed, is hoping to revolutionise (more)
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2 month agoFNB first SA bank to offer Google Nexus 7 with added banking app
First National Bank (FNB) has come up with an offer including the ASUS Google Nexus 7 3G and Wi-Fi tablet with the aim of boosting (more)
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2 month agoUbuntu unveil tablet interface
Ubuntu has unveiled its tablet interface one day before the first Ubuntu for Smartphones image for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 is made (more)
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2 month agoSouth Africans spend more on tech than Americans
A survey has found South Africans spent more on consumer technology than Americans in 2012, with spending set to increase in 2013.
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3 month agoBlind SA students receive e-braille computers and MP3 players
Two schools in the Western Cape have received portable computers and MP3 players designed for blind users, in a R1 million (US$113 million) (more)
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3 month agoCTI to offer tablets to South African freshmen
South African private higher education institution CTI Education Group (CTI) has said it will offer its students tablet computers loaded (more)
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3 month agoOUTA rubbishes SA e-toll ready for implementation claims
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) said South African government claims the e-tolling system is ready to be implemented is a (more)
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3 month agoCollege Campus and Kalahari launch mobile learning
College Campus, a company specialising in offering digital education to college students, has partnered with e-commerce site Kalahari to (more)
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3 month agoCosatu: drive slow protests will ensure scrapping of e-tolls
Dumisane Dakile, Gauteng provincial secretary for Cosatu, is of the opinion that a series of “drive-slow” protests will ensure the (more)
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3 month agoWorld’s first digital laser built in SA
Physicists at the University of KwaZulu-Natal have created the world’s first laser whose beam can be manipulated digitally.
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3 month agoSA child given 3D-printed prosthetic hand
A five-year old South African has become the first owner of a 3D-printed prosthetic hand, nicknamed the Robohand, the design for which has (more)
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3 month agoAndy Green to attempt to break world land speed record in South Africa
South Africa’s Northern Cape region will early next year host an attempt to break the current world record land speed that will see a man (more)
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3 month agoUbuntu 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 (more)
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3 month agoCape Town launches safety campaign with Tourism Radio
South African audio tour guide company Tourism Radio has launched a safety campaign in Cape Town targeted at educating the city’s (more)
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3 month agoPublic Protector’s office confirms Edison smart meter investigation
The South African Public Protector's office has confirmed they will investigate a questionable R1.25 billion (US$141 million) tender (more)
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3 month agoE-tolling: all systems go by end of March
Ben Martins, the South African Transport Minister, has said the controversial e-tolling system in Gauteng may be fully active by the end of (more)
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3 month agoNew Geeko range of tablets launched by South Africa’s Esquire Technologies
South Africa's Esquire Technologies, the 2012 African Distributor of the Year, is set to launch the Geeko Junior and Geeko Premium Tablets.
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3 month agoCosatu to renew protests against e-tolling
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng is set to continue protest action against the government’s implementation (more)
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3 month agoOne step closer to cashless society with fingerprint payments
Fingerprint payment is the imminent solution to a cash and card free trade future, Biocryptology studies at the South Dakota School of (more)
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3 month agoSouth Africa’s Hydrox Holdings’ hydrogen breakthrough
Hydrox Holdings claims to have invented a technology which could change the way hydrogen is produced and how automobiles are run.
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3 month agoSA schools still slow to catch on with ebooks
South African Educational publisher MacMillan has noted an increase in ebook requests during the latest school rush for textbook orders, (more)
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3 month agoOUTA turns to SA public for donations
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) faces legal bills of R11.72 million (US$1.3 million) to cover its long battle with the (more)
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