Iron Man 2, the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster about the Marvel comic book character, plays it safe with the formula that turned its predecessor into a smash hit. That means it never feels as fresh as Iron Man, but also that you’re likely to have a blast with Iron Man 2 if you enjoyed [...]
MultiChoice on Friday morning confirmed what TechCentral readers knew already: the DStv operator is launching a new bouquet, DStv Lite, aimed at heading off the threat from new pay-TV entrant, On Digital Media’s TopTV. But will it be enough to keep the new rival at bay? The DStv Lite package, which costs R99/month, offers 25 [...]
Egyptian telecommunications group Orascom Telecom said on Thursday that its CEO is seeking a meeting with Algeria’s prime minister after officials there said they would block any proposed sale of Orascom’s subsidiary in the country. The Cairo-based Orascom said in a statement that Naguib Sawiris has asked Egypt’s foreign minister to arrange a meeting with [...]
Finally, South Africans have a choice in pay TV. From this Saturday, 1 May, SA consumers will be able to choose between incumbent MultiChoice’s DStv services and newcomer On Digital Media’s TopTV. With both sides gearing up for a protracted battle for the hearts and minds — and wallets — of the country’s TV-watching public, [...]
Broadcaster MultiChoice will on Friday unveil details of a new bouquet, DStv Lite, that it is launching to counter the threat posed by this weekend’s launch of On Digital Media’s TopTV service, TechCentral has learnt. TopTV is the first of three new licensees to launch a rival service to incumbent MultiChoice’s DStv, which has enjoyed [...]
MTN has grown its global subscriber base by 7% in the past three months, notching up 123,6m subscribers at the end of March 2010. The group, which is in discussions to buy assets of Egypt’s Orascom, says its South and East Africa (Sea) region contributed 22% of total subscribers, West and Central Africa and Middle [...]
Ahead of what promises to be a fiery two-day symposium in Midrand on Thursday and Friday, director-general in the department of communications, Mamodupi Mohlala, is seeking to play down industry concerns that SA plans summarily to ditch the standard it has adopted for digital terrestrial television. In an interview with TechCentral in Pretoria on Wednesday, [...]
Something extraordinary looks set to happen soon in the world of technology. Apple, virtually bankrupt 14 years ago, is on the verge of overtaking Microsoft as the world’s biggest tech company by market value. Is its stock overvalued?
We are proud to announce the inaugural TechCentral Debate Series event — and you are invited to attend at no cost to you. The Debate Series, the brainchild of TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod, is intended as a quarterly, high-level event at which industry leaders in SA’s information and communications technology industry are invited to participate [...]
JSE-listed cellphone group MTN has confirmed what market watchers already knew: that it is in talks to buy part or all of Egyptian cellular operator Orascom, which has interests in Algeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as a number of markets in sub-Saharan Africa. “MTN is in discussions with Orascom Telecom’s parent company, Weather Investments, [...]
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