Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Intel’

MTN joins Intel in Africa WiMax push

The world’s largest chipmaker, Intel, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Africa’s largest mobile operator, MTN, to extend its African reach. Intel GM for sub-Saharan Africa Jacques van Schalkwyk says the agreement will result in Intel working with MTN to bring low-cost WiMax modems and computer equipment in markets where MTN has deployed WiMax networks.

Intel still committed to WiMax

The world’s largest chipmaker Intel has not turned its back on WiMax, saying the technology still has strong potential in Africa. New Intel SA country manager Videsha Proothveerajh says the company is still committed to the wireless technology despite its decision to shut down the WiMax programme office in Taiwan last month.

Netbooks, Windows 7 brighten outlook for PC sales

The market for personal computers is “returning to a state of health”, says JSE-listed computer assembler and technology distributor Mustek. In notes accompanying its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2009, the company says growth predictions for the SA market are “finally positive”, with strong growth in notebook sales predicted. Sales of [...]

A race for smarties

A race for smarties

Operating systems were all the talk last week at Mobile World Congress, the cellphone industry’s annual confab in Barcelona. Apple, Microsoft, Google, Nokia and others are engaged in a battle over whose software will run the next generation of smartphones

Mobile World Congress 2010 – day one overview

Mobile World Congress 2010 – day one overview

Mobile World Congress, the cellphone industry’s annual confab in Barcelona, Spain, kicked off on Monday. We’ll be bringing you the highlights of the event each day this week, including the important product launches and other announcements

Video: Intel, Nokia unveil MeeGo

Nokia and Intel have announced that they will merge the best elements of their Maemo and Moblin Linux-based mobile operating systems to create the new MeeGo platform. Here, executives from both companies talk about the project.

ZA Tech Show: Episode 98

ZA Tech Show: Episode 98

Gartner analyst Will Hahn returns to the show this week, joining Brett Haggard, Duncan McLeod and Simon Dingle for a chat about Telkom’s recent Sat-3 troubles, interconnection, mobile data, Microsoft vs Google vs Apple and much more

ZA Tech Show: Episode 92

ZA Tech Show: Episode 92

As Christmas 2009 approaches, our panelists are confined to their quarters and must use Skype to converse. They discuss Cell C’s multibillion-rand network expansion, the BlackBerry Storm 2, Google Chrome for Mac, and much more

Zimbabwean-born Maritz takes the fight to Microsoft

Zimbabwean-born Maritz takes the fight to Microsoft

Conspicuous for its consumer ethic, the computer industry has always embraced the belief that “more is best” — more machines, more processors, more power. Turning that on its head is Paul Maritz. Zimbabwean-born and SA-educated, Maritz is spearheading a move to decrease the number of computers an organisation uses by making existing resources more efficient. [...]

ZA Tech Show: Episode 79

ZA Tech Show: Episode 79

The ZA Tech Show covers a remarkable variety of topics this week with regulars Brett Haggard, Toby Shapshak, Jon Tullett, Duncan McLeod, Simon Dingle and Candice Jones. In between, McLeod, Haggard, Tullett, show regular, Brainstorm editor Samantha Perry, and occasional guest, Talk Radio 702′s Aki Anastasiou, ventured north of the Boerewors Curtain to watch the [...]

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