ADH world first for Galaxy S4 users

Samsung Galaxy S4 users will experience a world first in terms of service, with the announcement of the company’s Accidental Damage from Handling (ADH) clause under its standard two-year warranty. Samsung Electronics Africa vice-president and COO, George Ferreira,...

African app developers clean up

Ericsson has announced the semi-finalists for the annual Ericsson Application Awards, with TeamKenya from Kenya, Team Trokxi and Team Nimdee Mobile from Ghana among the semi-finalists. TeamKenya and Trokxi are nominated in the student category and Nimdee mobile is...

2012 a good year for semiconductors

The worldwide semiconductor foundry market totalled $34,6-billion in 2012, a 16,2% increase from 2011, according to final results by Gartner. “2012 was the first year that the semiconductor revenue for mobile devices surpassed that of PCs and notebooks,” says...

FNB leads in reputation stakes

FNB continues to lead in reputation within the South African banking industry, according to the 2013 RepTrak Pulse Survey. The survey, conducted between January and February 2013, measures the reputation of the largest listed companies in South Africa and is based on...

Seven steps to financial freedom

South Africans celebrating Freedom Day on Saturday 27 April are free to vote, but are held captive by debt – and see no way to free themselves from it. Sylvia Walker, market development manager at Old Mutual, says: “We must definitely celebrate our democratic...

EMC hits new records

EMC’s first-quarter 2013 financial results were highlighted by first-quarter records for consolidated revenue, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS and operating and free cash flow. First-quarter revenue was $5,39-billion, an increase of 6% compared with the year-ago...