Gadgets, Page 12
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Tue, April 8th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Motlanthe inaugurates SANRAL e-tolling operations centre
South Africa’s deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe today inaugurated the e-tolling central operations centre (COC) of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), to be the “nerve centre” for monitoring of the toll roads in Gauteng province. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Windows XP support ends today
Security updates and technical support for Windows XP ends today, with security firms advising those using the 13-year-old software to migrate to a modern operating system (OS) such as Windows 8.1 to protect themselves against malware and cybercrime. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Asus Kenya increases warranty period for notebooks
Asus Kenya has extended the warranty on its notebooks from one year to two years in an effort to strengthen its product service portfolio and assure consumers of a worthwhile investment when it comes to purchase and ownership of devices. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
G-TiDE mobile phones gaining popularity in Africa – director
Pan Duliang, country sales director (Nigeria) for the G-TiDE mobile phone company, has said the company’s products are gaining popularity and an increasing reputation in Africa, with the company’s brands among the top three on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Freshfons, Aten launch ATM remote management technology in Nigeria
Freshfons Nigeria and Aten have announced the launch of ATM remote management technology in Nigeria, an all-in-one hardware-based control unit that provides KVM over IP, remote power, aerial console management and virtual media functionality. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 08:30 · Chris Udemans
Samsung announces Sandton store
Samsung South Africa has announced the opening of its Sandton Experience Store in Nelson Mandela Square, hoping to make connected lifestyle solutions more accessible. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
BYOD catches SA companies by surprise – Nashua
Organisations in South Africa have been taken by the surprise by the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, according to Andy Openshaw, chief executive officer (CEO) at Nashua Communications. → Read more
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Sat, April 5th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lumia 1520, 1320 will revolutionise Ghana’s smartphone market – Nokia
Nokia believes the smartphone market in Ghana is set to be revolutionised by the introduction of the first six-inch Lumia smartphones into the country. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lenovo’s smartphones launched in Nigeria
PC manufacturer Lenovo has introduced its first LTE smartphone, the Lenovo Vibe Z, into the Nigerian market, alongside three other devices - the S930, S650 and A859. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Altron expects higher earnings
South African IT and electronics group Allied Electronics (Altron) has announced it is expecting higher earnings following the company’s successful acquisition of Altech minorities and division restructuring. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Cape Town hosting gaming competition
Cape Town will host the MWEB GameZone Master Series “Call of Duty Ghosts” LAN this weekend as part of an initiative to bring gaming into the mainstream. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Interswitch’s Verve and QuickTeller win awards
Pan-African integrated payments company Interswitch Transnational has announced its Verve and QuickTeller solutions have emerged winners in the Retail Payments and Product & Services Innovation categories at the 2014 ACI Excellence Awards. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwanda to access affordable devices for connectivity
Rwandans will soon have affordable devices for internet connectivity that they can pay for on a long-term basis, according to the country’s director general in charge of ICT in the Ministry of Youth and ICT, Didier Nkurikiyimfura, at the 11th edition of the ICT Literacy and Awareness campaign in Karongi District. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft has announced a number of new initiatives during its developer conference dubbed Build 2014, including Windows Phone 8.1, the availability of an update for Windows 8.1, a converged developer platform and a free royalty licensing program for OEM and ODM partners developing smartphones and tablets with screens under nine inches. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL denies cash-flow problems
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has refuted claims it is experiencing cash-flow problems, saying the high level of compliance with e-toll payments by road users means the agency is on track with meeting debt obligations. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
SA’s Absa to go fully digital
South African Barclays-owned bank Absa has announced its plans to go fully digital, updating and developing new technologies to change the way South Africans bank. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 08:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Huawei reports 8.5% sales revenue increase
Huawei has released its audited 2013 financial results, recording an 8.5 per cent year-on-year increase in sales revenue and net profits of CNY21 billion (US$3.4 billion). → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Okigbo elected Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria president
Pius Okigbo Jr has been elected the new president of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) following the election of a new National Executive Council (NEC) that will run the institute till 2016. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Apple increasing SA App Store prices
Apple has announced it will be increasing prices in the App Store in South Africa to “account for foreign exchange rates”. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku
Apple, Samsung patent row back in court
Apple is suing rival Samsung for up to US$2 billion for allegedly copying distinctive features from its devices, resuming the longstanding legal row between the two companies. → Read more
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