FNB launches tablet app
First National Bank has released a dedicated tablet version of its transactional banking application. Until now, customers have been able to use the FNB Banking App designed for iPhone and iPod touch on the iPad, but that version of the app isn’t optimised for the tablet computer’s larger
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reviewed
You have to hand it to Samsung. The company has made the most of its position as a leading component manufacturer by creating devices for every preference. What other company that already has a range of 7-inch and 10-inch tablets would also make an 8-inch version? The Galaxy Note 8 looks and behaves
Twitter, Apple whistling to new tunes
Social networking site Twitter is expected to launch a new music discovery application this weekend, while Apple is reportedly finalising deals with major labels before entering the streaming music space to take on Spotify and Pandora, which are a growing threat to the iTunes Store. There’s a
South Africa: a nation of dummies
The World Economic Forum has painted a shocking picture of South Africa’s education system, and its maths and science education in particular. In the forum’s 2013 Global IT Report, it ranks the country second last for maths and science education and fifth-last for its overall education system. The report
Broadband plan more of the same
A revised version of government’s national broadband plan, published in the Government Gazette last week, makes all of the right noises about bridging the digital divide, making connectivity affordable and reducing duplication of infrastructure but, like a previous incarnation, it fails to offer concrete direction
Seed Engine: start-ups, accelerated
Seed Engine, a new start-up accelerator based in Johannesburg has received more than 300 applications for its three-month start-up accelerator programme and chosen six teams of entrepreneurs to benefit from its start-up “boot camp”, which offers mentoring and a shared workspace in Sandton. “At the
iBurst can afford R60m, says CEO
iBurst parent Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) can afford to pay the money the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) claims it owes in unpaid spectrum licence fees. That’s the word from WBS CEO Thami Mtshali, who said the company is not under any sort
Tucking into online orders
OrderIn, launched in Cape Town last week, is a start-up that allows consumers to find restaurants in their vicinity, arrange for delivery or collection, and place orders — all from the company’s website or mobi site. It hopes to change the way South Africans order food. “When a customer
Icasa owed R372m by licensees
iBurst parent Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) is by no means the biggest offender when it comes to unpaid spectrum licence fees, information in TechCentral’s possession shows. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is owed a total of R372m in unpaid spectrum fees from a variety
WBS a ‘recalcitrant operator’ – Icasa
Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), which owns broadband company iBurst, owes the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) a “substantial” amount of money and its attitude towards settling its dues “palpably demonstrates a recalcitrant operator” that “refuses to meet its statutory
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