FNB Connect slashes data prices

FNB Connect will reduce data prices by up to 55% this month and will double customers’ data on their Lifestyle plans without any price increase. This weekend, FNB Connect will also be giving all its customers 1Gb of free data during the national lockdown, with a...

Internet usage during the pandemic

As the public increasingly relies on the Internet and mobile technologies amid the coronavirus outbreak, Pew Research Centre has released new analysis examining the prevalence of Internet usage globally, and how demographics such as age, income, and education affect...
SA’s tech professionals rally to fight Covid-19

SA’s tech professionals rally to fight Covid-19

Hundreds of South African tech professionals are volunteering their skills to help combat the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. This was the word from Malan Joubert, co-founder of tech job portal offerZen, who yesterday opened the first virtual DevConf...

Scammers not ‘skaam’ to take advantage

Scammers have created more than 35 500 unique websites related to Covid-19 in the last month, according to research by Atlas VPN, whereby they tried to swindle money via phishing scams or selling masks, hand-sanitisers and even virus testing kits. The report also...

Intel launches world’s fastest mobile processor

Intel has broken beyond the 5 GHz barrier for laptops with the launch of the 10th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors. Headlined by the 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10980HK processor, the company says the H-series delivers desktop-calibre performance that gamers and...

Altron to demerge and separately list Bytes UK

Looking to unlock further value for shareholders, JSE-listed technology company Altron is to demerge and separately list its UK business, Bytes UK. Bytes UK will be listed in the UK with a secondary listing on the JSE. While Altron will remain listed on the JSE, it...