26 Mar 2013

Science & Technology



Pule pummels paper

Via the Department of Communications, the communications minister Dina Pule has come out firing on all barrels and has taken on the Sunday Times over what the department claims is a smear campaign against her. The final straw was apparently the newspaper's call on Sunday to Zuma to fire Pule.

On a happy note, and this is not an April Fool's joke so there's not need to check the calendar, Bizcommunity.com has instituted a price freeze on most of our rates for 2013!

Also on a happy, more melodious note (pardon the pun), the 19th Annual MTN South African Music Awards has announced this year's nominees.

Ford is doing its bit for the environment, and to combat water shortages, has cut its global water use by 62% since 2000. Now, what about other companies following suit?

Feeling like a holiday? Try one or more of Harvey World Travel's top destinations for South Africans.

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Google, WAPA trial TV White Spaces in SA
Google, the Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA), and partners recently announced the launch of a TVWS trial involving ten schools in the Cape Town region. Read more >>


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Bizcommunity April 1 price freeze is no joke
[Issued by Bizcommunity] Believe it or not, we've made the decision to freeze most of our rates for 2013! This is not an April Fool's prank but a strategic decision in line with our core objectives to assist businesses to grow and thrive via our portfolio of publishing platforms. Read more >>  visit press office >>


Technology
New membrane cleans acid mine water
[Sarah Wild] A new technology‚ developed at the University of Witwatersrand in conjunction with a professor from the US's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)‚ could be used to clean acid mine water as well as for medical processes such as dialysis. Read more >>

Google, WAPA trial TV White Spaces in SA
Google, the Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA), and partners recently announced the launch of a TVWS trial involving ten schools in the Cape Town region. Read more >>

Second-screen users will drive social TV activities - Gartner
STAMFORD: Second-screen devices combined with customised content, interactive apps and loyalty programmes will fuel the behaviour of social TV consumers over the next 24 months, according to Gartner. Read more >>

Why IT needs to adapt to the new technology consumer
[Kerry Evans] The speed at which technology devices are moving into the business is a cause for concern for the IT department. Read more >>

South Africa launches electric vehicle initiative
South Africa's Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), a government organisation whose role is to support innovation to stimulate economic growth, has announced the launch of an e-mobility programme. Read more >>

ITNewsAfrica, The Innovation Hub partner for Tech Demo Africa
ITNewsAfrica, Africa's technology news provider, has partnered with The Innovation Hub, Africa's first internationally accredited Science Park, to host the continent's premier technology-focused demo conference, Tech Demo Africa Conference scheduled to take place on 21-22 May 2103 at The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa. Read more >>

Increase in IT spending predicted in 2013 for EMEA CIOs
PARIS, FRANCE / BERLIN, GERMANY / WARSAW, POLAND / LONDON, UK / UAE: Research commissioned by Riverbed reveals that 71% of CIOs are increasing investment in IT. Read more >>


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