Uber debate highlights grey area
The recent controversy over the impounding of Uber taxis in Cape Town highlights a new compliance challenge likely to surface around mobile apps that connect consumers with service providers, says Tamaryn Tesselaar of TNK Attorneys. “Uber’s popularity in Cape Town has...Lenovo lands new Yoga products in SA
Lenovo has launched the multimode Yoga 3 Pro, Yoga Tablet 2, and the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro with built-in projector and subwoofer in South Africa. “The expansion of the Yoga line-up in South Africa is in line with our commitment to establishing a strong foundation in...Huawei gains ground, positive for 2015
Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) has announced that total sales revenue increased in the 2014 financial year to $12,2-billion, crossing the $10-billion mark for the first time. Shipments grew by 7,8% to a total of 138-million devices in 2014, including 75-million...
SA heads for financial inclusion
South Africa is making significant headway in furthering financial inclusion, according to a new MasterCard report entitled A Progressive Approach to Financial Inclusion. The report explores the progress that 30 developed and developing countries have made in enabling...Vodacom set to roll out fibre network
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Vodacom to build a gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) solution to expand Vodacom’s customer base enterprise and residential markets. The new converged network enables Vodacom to provide customers with ultra-broadband needed to access bandwidth-hungry services and applications such as online gaming and streaming video.