Nov 10, 2017
A preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X has found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64Gb of NAND memory carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $370.25. With a starting price of $999.00, the iPhone X is $50.00 more than the previous...
Nov 10, 2017
Apple’s iPhone 7 was the world’s best-shipping smartphone in Q3 2017, with 13-million units shipped. The iPhone 6s was a distant second, after an uptick that resulted in 7,9-million shipments, according to research from Canalys. Samsung’s Galaxy J2...
Nov 10, 2017
LTE subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa will expand by 47% from 30-million in 2017 to 310-million. Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report also announces that mobile subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to grow by 6%, between 2017 and 2023, from...
Nov 10, 2017
Telkom Group revenue was down 1,6% to R20,109-billion for the six months to 30 September 2017. Net operating revenue of R15,791-billion was down 0,9%, with EBIDTA of R5,201-billion down 1,9%. Information technology revenue of R3,652-billion was down 3,3%. BEPS was...
Nov 10, 2017
Intel has announced that the Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X Series, the world’s most responsive data centre solid state drive, is now available in a new 750Gb capacity in both half-height, half-length add-in card and a hot-swappable 2,5-inch U.2 form factor. Both...
Nov 10, 2017
Google has announced two major new developments, which will provide a major boost to African entrepreneurs and app developers respectively. The first is the Google Developers Launchpad Africa, a hands-on mentorship program tailored to startups based in Africa, which...
