Archive for ‘November, 2010’

MultiChoice, MWeb eye triple-play services

Internet service provider MWeb is working with broadcaster MultiChoice on the option of launching a bundle of uncapped broadband, pay TV, and possibly even voice telephony to SA consumers

WikiLeaks: some leaks can be dangerous

WikiLeaks: some leaks can be dangerous

The mass release of thousands of confidential cable communications by WikiLeaks has sparked huge debate around the world about whether the international whistle-blower site was right to do it.

MultiChoice sees off TopTV threat for now

MultiChoice added more than 360 000 new subscribers in SA in the six months to 30 September, handily beating its new rival On Digital Media, which launched TopTV in May

Cell C ‘going for Telkom’s jugular’

Cell C is “going for Telkom’s jugular with its new rates” and is no longer playing in the same field as SA’s other mobile operators, says an analyst. Less than a month ago it

TalkCentral: Episode 17 – ‘Digital dividend’

TalkCentral: Episode 17 – ‘Digital dividend’

Episode 17 of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s weekly podcast, is ready to go. This week Duncan McLeod and Candice Jones talk about the decision by a Southern African

Why we should celebrate WikiLeaks

Why we should celebrate WikiLeaks

Robert Mugabe is “the crazy old man” — as branded by international relations and cooperation minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane — ANC members gave confidential information

How BlackBerry shed its corporate suit

How BlackBerry shed its corporate suit

The BlackBerry. Traditionally used by men in grey suits — bankers, accountants and lawyers. If you used a BlackBerry, you were a corporate nerd, tied to your company’s e-mail system.

Blue Label to sue over Multi-Links

Blue Label Telecoms will take legal action to recover an unspecified amount of damages it says it has suffered after losing an exclusive contract with Telkom’s failed Nigerian operation, Multi-Links.

Gran Turismo 5: the long and grinding road

Gran Turismo 5: the long and grinding road

Gran Turismo 5, the latest release in Sony’s multimillion-selling car simulator franchise, makes it clear from the outset that it is a game designed for the most dedicated of petrolheads. After keeping

Just how healthy is Huge Group?

Just how healthy is Huge Group?

Huge Group trumpeted in a press release on Thursday about how it has turned around its fortunes financially, reporting a profit in the six months to 31 August 2010. But a closer reading

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