Archive for ‘August, 2011’

SA social network Qooh.me takes flight

SA social network Qooh.me takes flight

Hazyview, Mpumalanga-based Vincent Mabuza, 23, is a candidate attorney with a passion for technology. He’s started a service called Qooh.me that allows users to ask one another questions anonymously. Launched in May, the service is enjoying explosive growth and already

Malema: the online reputation cost

Malema: the online reputation cost

Did you speak about the ANC’s disciplinary hearing against Youth League president Julius Malema with friends or colleagues? Perhaps you posted a status update online about it, tweeted about it or even commented on a news article. My company, online reputation management

Leica V-Lux 2 review: German luxury

Leica V-Lux 2 review: German luxury

Despite being highly regarded by most photographers, many consumers have never even heard of German camera and optics manufacturer Leica. That’s because Leica cameras don’t come cheap and the company doesn’t exactly chase consumers. Its latest “super-zoom”, the V-Lux 2

Vodacom extends international roaming deals

Cellular network operator Vodacom is offering voice bundles for international calls from 5 September and extending its “Super Saver” and “Vodafone Passport” products, which are designed to bring down the cost of international roaming, to cover more countries. Roaming costs are

Sars leaks 20 000 e-mail addresses

The SA Revenue Service (Sars) earlier this week inadvertently sent 20 000 taxpayers’ e-mail addresses to other taxpayers. The 20 000 addresses in question were the intended recipients of the Sars e-mail. Realising the error, Sars sent a follow-up e-mail apologising to

Big iBoots to fill

Big iBoots to fill

Steve Jobs announced last week that he was stepping down as CEO of Apple, the company he co-founded in April 1976. But what was his greatest achievement, if it wasn’t the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone or even the iPad? It was the powerful ecosystem he built around those products

Understanding SA’s place in the patent wars

Understanding SA’s place in the patent wars

The patent wars in the technology industry are intensifying. Google’s proposed US$12,5bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility is regarded as a defensive move by the search giant to buy up a patent portfolio to protect itself from companies like Apple that are

New adult domain: companies need to act

Companies have been urged to protect their trademarks online following the decision earlier this year by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) to introduce a new top-level Internet domain for the adult entertainment industry. Mike du Toit

Telkom looks to Africa again

Telkom is still keen to expand its operations elsewhere on the African continent despite the sensational failure of Multi-Links, its Nigerian business, says chairman Lazarus Zim. Zim was speaking at the group’s 2011 annual general meeting of

Brian Herlihy to step down as Seacom CEO

Brian Herlihy will announce on Tuesday that he is stepping down as CEO of Seacom, TechCentral can learnt from company sources. He will be succeeded by Mark Simpson on 5 September but will remain an executive director of the

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