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 | Wipro Ltd, a global IT, Consulting and Outsourcing company, has announced plans to expand the intake of graduates for its successful internship programme in South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Airtel, Liquid Telecom, East Africa Data Centre and SEACom have all pledged to sponsor East AfricaCom 2014, making preparations for the event much easier. Read more >>
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 | Nilesh Talaviya There is no denying the widespread acceptance of mobile devices as an integral part of human lives and the absolute enthusiasm for consumer-facing apps. Read more >>
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 | A partnership between Indigo New Media, Concursive Corporation and Corruption Watch has produced Corruption Watch Connected, a collaborative digital hub focused on mobilising communities around corruption. Read more >>
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 | David McWilliam Mid-sized businesses are faced with the same challenges and priorities as their large-enterprise counterparts. These include the need to understand customer behaviour and business performance better, in order to grow the business and drive profitability in a highly competitive environment. Read more >>
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 | Local Internet Service Provider OpenWeb has launched Everyday Uncapped, one of the most affordable uncapped data products available on the market today. It offers unlimited data usage with zero throttling. Read more >>
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 | Ruckus Wireless has unveiled ZD (ZoneDirector) Remote Control, a new mobile application that now gives IT administrators the ability to manage, monitor and configure Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi LANs remotely, simplifying the maintenance of routine and frequent wireless administration tasks by enabling these from a single mobile device, such as an iPad. Read more >>
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 | Doros Hadjizenonos There is more than one type of burglary that can affect your home. The one we are most used to usually involves kicking in the door; the another less familiar one involves compromising your computer. And if the intruder in this scenario has compromised your wireless network, you might as well have given them a key to the front door. Read more >>
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 | A new partnership has been formed between the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Nigerian telecommunications company, MainOne which will see the university benefit from high-speed internet bandwidth connectivity on campus. Read more >>
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 | After SEACOM CEO Mark Simpson's decision to step down, the company has announced that its original founder and CEO, Brian Herlihy, will be assuming a leadership role at SEACOM. Read more >>
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 | SA's mobile giants are expected to put up a fight against ICASA's new regulations that will see them shedding significant profit, reports ITWeb, and China's censors have censored a press censorship report, says The Register. Read more >>
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 | Issued by BitCo An affordable complete IP network is now available throughout Avianto Lifestyle estate - One of South Africa's first integrated estates. Fibre internet, voice and video services are now easily accessible to occupants. This initiative is powered by telecoms and internet service provider, BitCo. Read more >>
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 | Internet Solutions has substantially enhanced its audio and video streaming capabilities following the acquisition of a significant stake in Antfarm, a local streaming media service provider, for an undisclosed amount. Read more >>
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 | Samuel Mungadze Global telecommunications operator Telecel International has denied rumours that it is pulling out of Zimbabwe. Read more >>
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 | FibreCo Telecommunications recently announced in East London that it is training 20 Eastern Cape candidates who will benefit from its drive to build South Africa's largest long-distance open access fibre optic network, the first phase of which will span over 5,000 km. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Looking to meet women, a 20-year-old US college student Leland turned to mobile phone app Tinder, after a friend told him about his own successful exploits. Read more >>
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 | Telkom is refusing to install infrastructure in areas where cable theft is rife and is clearly stated in correspondence between the utility and residents of a Johannesburg suburb. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, US: Love it or hate it, Microsoft Windows has become an integral part of the computing lives of millions of people worldwide. Read more >>
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 | BERLIN, GERMANY: The elderly German son of a Nazi-era art dealer has launched a website with information about an art trove discovered at his home, suspected to contain Nazi-looted works. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: France's three largest private television networks have asked the government to protect them from US competitors like Google, Apple and Netflix who are set to enter the market. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO , USA: An Israel-based startup specialising in using sounds instead of passwords for logging in said it has been bought by Google. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: Vodafone's Indian division has bought spectrum licences for £1.9bn tapping deeper into emerging markets amid tough trade in Europe. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: A high-technology collar attachment that will allow pet owners to monitor their dogs at a distance, checking how much they sleep and how many calories they are burning, has been unveiled in Japan. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: The head of Google-owned Motorola, Dennis Woodside, is leaving the smartphone company to become chief operating officer at the online storage firm Dropbox. Read more >>
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 | BOULDER, US: Rapt Media, claimed to be the fastest and easiest way to create world-class Interactive Videos, has announced the official launch of its patent-pending Site Pairing technology. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO , USA: US videogame hardware sales climbed in January, with Sony's new-generation PlayStation 4 consoles leading the charge, according to figures released on this week. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Children's advocacy groups rejected a US$20m deal from Facebook to settle charges that the social network violated privacy by using "likes" as endorsements for advertisements. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: The Google Android system extended its gains over Apple's iPhone globally in the last quarter of 2013, and Windows Phone grabbed the number three spot, a survey released on Wednesday showed. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: One 29-year-old woman says it helped her take revenge on her unfaithful husband while another 45-year-old married man says it has helped prevent the break-up of his family. Read more >>
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 | BEIJING, CHINA: Microsoft's search engine Bing appears to be heavily censoring its Chinese-language search results across the globe as well as inside China, a cyber-monitoring group said on Wednesday, 12 February. Read more >>
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 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's struggling smartphone manufacturer HTC forecast a first-quarter net loss of up to Tw$3.1bn (US$102.4m) due to weak sales of new flagship products. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google joined Internet rights activists on Tuesday, 11 February, in a virtual protest aimed at getting US law makers to reign in online snooping. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Technology helps bring married couples closer together even though the use of electronic devices can be a source of tension, a US survey showed. Read more >>
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