MTN zero-rates FrontRow data streaming

MTN has zero-rated the data usage for streaming content on FrontRow, so MTN customers subscribed to the streaming service can watch movies and TV series without incurring any data costs. The zero-rating of FrontRow gives its subscribers access to over 2 300 hours of...

Cloud offers hope for African SMEs

Cloud adoption offers African SMEs the possibility of accessing world-class IT infrastructure and applications, but first, carriers and governments across the continent must make a concerted effort to drive higher broadband penetration so that SMEs can enjoy quality...

Thin clients still in the doldrums

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) thin client market faced its third consecutive quarter of negative growth in Q2 2015, reaching the lowest volume in five years. Shipments contracted 17,7% year-on-year to 385 000 units, according to the EMEA Quarterly...

Laptop prices could rise by 20%

Since early September the rand has lost another 8% against the dollar, making it possible that laptop prices will be hiked from 15% to 20% this year. This is according to Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who says the rand pressure is creating a major...

Upgrade WhatsApp to reduce vulnerability

Security company Check Point has alerted WhatsApp about vulnerabilities in its new Web client and urges users to update their WhatsApp Web now to make sure they are patched and protected. Check Point security researcher Kasif Dekel recently discovered significant...

More needs to be done on African compliance

African regulators need to work together to ensure the continent complies with regulations. This came out of the second Annual Southern Africa GRC Summit organised by Thomson Reuters, where regulatory trends on the continent were discussed. Sneha Shah, MD: Africa at...