Sub-R1k Lumia smartphone debuts in SA

Microsoft has launched its affordable new Lumia smartphones in South Africa, with prices from as low as R999.00. The Lumia 430 is Microsoft’s first sub-R1 000.00 smartphone, and is available now for just R999.00. This device includes the latest Windows with free...
Apple moves with the music

Apple moves with the music

Apple has launched Apple Music, a streaming music service and worldwide live radio station from Apple broadcasting 24 hours a day, as well as a platform to allow music fans to connect with artists. Apple Music combines the largest and most diverse collection of music into programmed playlists for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, Apple TV and Android devices. Apple Music will be available starting on June 30 in over 100 countries.

ICT boosts efficiency for oil and gas

Oil and gas operations in South Africa are being transformed by the growing integration of information and communication technologies (ICT). Oil and gas companies are increasingly adopting emerging technologies in order to improve the efficiency of their operations...

New operating models for digital future

An organisation’s processes, assets and even products have become a living ecosystem of communication, cognition and collaboration due to the increasing connectedness of everything. To compete in the intelligent markets, it is essential that an...

Users unhappy with cellular networks

South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has declined since last year, with consumers giving the mobile networks industry a satisfaction score of 75.4 out of 100, according to South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). The...

LTE spend doesn’t offset 3G decline

In its latest IHS Infonetics Mobile Infrastructure Equipment report, IHS forecasts that global LTE mobile infrastructure revenue will peak at $23,3-billion in 2015 and then start to decline as a result of diminishing rollouts. “As we anticipated, we’re reaching the...