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 | Connection Telecom plans to take on rampant business demand for Voice over IP by focusing equally on channel partnerships and growing its private and public hosted client base. The company spoke about its strategies before the year in which research firm BMI-T predicts that the market will grow from R84 million to R128 million (year-on-year growth of 53%). Read more >>
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 | Mark Hiller On average, around 80% of the data within a business is considered to be unstructured - according to analyst firm Gartner. But what does this mean and what data is it that they are struggling to classify? Read more >>
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 | Sindy Peters There's one slot at Design Indaba I implore you never to miss, and that's the Pecha Kucha presentations. Seven top graduates from around the world presented their projects at this year's event, but three stood out - particularly in the simulcast auditorium where they all received a rousing applause. Read more >>
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 | Reuters has reported that household debt grew at its fastest pace since early 2008 in the fourth quarter of 2012, a possible sign that the painful process of paring back borrowing in the aftermath of the financial crisis may have run its course. Read more >>
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 | Following months of talks between the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the telecoms industry, the regulator announced that mobile termination rates in South Africa would drop significantly. Read more >>
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 | Evan Pickworth Food companies may not like the news, but a new survey by youth marketing research company Student Village has found that students view their smartphones as more important than laptops, TV or food. Read more >>
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 | Ericsson has announced an agreement with MTN to trial the new Ericsson Radio Dot System in public venues and enterprise buildings across South Africa, and later across MTN operations. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Vodacom is taking industry regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to court in a bid to stop it from implementing new mobile termination rates. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple announced that cars will roll out this year with CarPlay technology making iPhones helpful road-trip companions, complete with Siri sending messages on the driver's behalf. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Tablet computer sales soared last year with Android-powered devices dethroning iPads atop a booming global market, according to figures released by Gartner. Read more >>
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 | HONG KONG: A shop selling the virtual Bitcoin currency opened in Hong Kong amid fresh concerns grew in Asia over the currency's viability and security. Read more >>
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 | SINGAPORE - WiFi in aircraft, hobbled in the past by slow speeds, could soon take off as new technology enables passengers to surf the web as if they were in a coffee shop, Internet executives say. Read more >>
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 | TEHRAN, IRAN: Iran will not be able to keep up its ban on legal access to Internet hubs such as Facebook, which has four million Iranian users, Culture Minister Ali Janati admitted. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google has urged a US appeals court to let it repost an anti-Islamic movie on YouTube, pending a re-hearing of the copyright case that got it removed. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Sony will sell properties at a prestigious Tokyo site where it had its headquarters for six decades, as the once-world beating firm struggles to improve its bottom line. Read more >>
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 | BARCELONA, SPAIN: Bigger than a telephone yet smaller than a personal computer, tablets were supposed to usher in a new world of mobility; yet they have hardly budged off the couch. Read more >>
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 | BEIJING - US technology company Apple has asked a Beijing court to strike down a patent ruling by state authorities, as it fights an intellectual property battle with a Chinese firm. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japanese authorities were on Wednesday, 26 February, probing the troubled MtGox bitcoin exchange after claims of a multi-million dollar theft from its digital vaults, as US prosecutors reportedly served a subpoena on the company. Read more >>
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 | BARCELONA, SPAIN: Once the mobile world's pioneers, Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry are now the industry's sorry laggards, searching for lost glory. Read more >>
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 | BARCELONA, SPAIN: Precisely how many steps have you taken today? Exactly how fast is your heart beating? How clean are your teeth? Read more >>
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 | BARCELONA, SPAIN: Nokia showed off a new range of smartphones powered by Google's Android operating system, even though the company is being taken over by Microsoft. Read more >>
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 | BARCELONA, SPAIN: Samsung unveiled its new flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone, armed with a fingerprint scanner and a built-in heart rate sensor, to defend its place as the world's industry leader. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: The website of Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange MtGox went down amid reports of a theft worth hundreds of millions of dollars of the virtual currency. The reports have dealt a blow to the currency's credibility. Read more >>
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 | Government needs to review its policies and legislation on Information Communications Technology (ICT) to ensure that all South Africans have universal affordability and access to communications services. Read more >>
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 | Siphiwe Nyathi Teaching and learning at Bosele School for the Blind and Deaf in Mosterlus, outside Groblersdal, will become more exciting with the donation of a specialised computer laboratory. Read more >>
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 | Government is working towards cutting more red tape to allow small and established businesses to increase their competitiveness and to promote local and foreign investment. Read more >>
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 | Exciting, fast growth mobile tech business looking for a champion mid-weight designer to work across web, mobile and print. Cape Town based role. Read more >> |
 | Join the dynamic and agile team of Automate. We are looking for applicants with a strong sales background in Africa and the Middle East to join our team. Read more >> |
 | BitCo's KZN office is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced account manager in sales. Read more >> |
Digital advertising agency looking for a dynamic web developer, mostly front-end with good all-round skills and experience. Agency experience qualifies. Read more >>Seeking a high level developer who not only has a strong passion for digital but a thirst for bringing alive unique concepts. Humble and equipped to deal with pressure. Read more >>Firewater Interactive is looking for a mid to senior web developer with three+ tears proven experience in web development and a passion for web. Read more >>
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