Interview: "Diminishing the monthly expenses of mobile phone consumers"
Interview: "diminishing the monthly expenses of mobile phone consumers" IT News Africa recently spoke to the Chief Marketing Officer at Billaway, Tom Haley, in an interview which looked to unpack how...
View ArticleThe nominees for the PriceCheck Tech and E-commerce awards revealed
The nominees for the PriceCheck Tech and E-commerce awards revealed (image: garagestock) After a record number of votes, 44,500, were cast to determine South Africa’s leading players in Tech &...
View ArticleTop 10 African countries with the fastest download speeds listed
Kenya has the fastest internet speed connection in Africa.(Image Source: Internet penetration is growing in Africa and more people use the internet for various reasons such as work, school, accessing...
View ArticleGemalto reveals the future of e-passports
The future of e-passports. Gemalto, on Thursday 7 September 2017, announced that it has advanced its e-passport technologies. A technology that according to the company is now being used in over 30...
View ArticleVideo: Violence erupts as two Uber taxi's torched in South Africa
Two Uber taxi's were set alight on Thursday night in Johannesburg.(Image Source: Two vehicles, believed to be Uber taxis, were set alight on Thursday 7 September 2017 near the Gautrain Station in...
View ArticleTop 5 essential gadgets to have during a natural disaster
5 essential gadgets to have during a natural disaster. The world is going through a tumultuous period with various forms of natural disasters hitting different sections of the globe seemingly all at...
View ArticleAdoption of BPS needs to grow across industries
Wilhelm Greeff, business manager for business productivity solutions at Decision Inc. In the digital economy, business productivity solutions (BPS) have become essential to running an effective...
View ArticleIoT to revolutionise global transport sector
IoT data stands to revolutionise the global transport sector. (image: IoTBreakthrough) A new Internet of Things (IoT) research study from Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite...
View ArticleHuawei becomes worlds second largest smartphone brand surpassing Apple
Huawei becomes worlds second largest smartphone brand surpassing Apple. Counterpoint Research revealed on Thursday 7 September 2017 that Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Huawei, has overtaken Apple as...
View ArticleSocial Media Reacts: Mexico struck by record earthquake
Social Media reacts to Mexico earthquake. An earthquake struck just off the Pacific Coast of Mexico on Thursday 8 September 2017. The earthquake measured in at 8.1 according to the United States...
View ArticleStreaming service Iflix launches in Ghana
Streaming service iflix launches in Ghana (Image: Ohsem.me) Streaming Video on Demand (SVoD) service, Iflix, announced on Wednesday 6 September 2017 that the service has been launched in Ghana. The...
View ArticleThe role of the cloud in your digital transformation journey
Cameron Beveridge, Director: Cloud, SAP Africa. Businesses acknowledge they are buried under mountains of inefficiencies and missed opportunities. CEOs understand that digital is an opportunity or a...
View ArticleHow South African can prepare for the Big Data Protection shake up
How South Africans can prepares for the Big Data Protection Shake Up. While technology continues to evolve to protect a user and company’s data, organisations still find the most long-standing factors...
View ArticleIT News Africa: Top stories of the week
IT News Africa: top stories of the week This week in tech saw a number of developments across the African continent and the world. Facebook revealed that the company is looking to put steps in place...
View ArticleBringing travel to life through virtual reality
Bringing travel to life through virtual reality. Imagine as a first-time business traveller to Nigeria, you’re given a sneak preview of what to expect without actually leaving your desk. Don a headset...
View ArticleITU Telecom World 2017: Exploring smart digital transformation
ITU Telecom World 2017: exploring smart digital transformation. Artificial intelligence can crunch the numbers on inconceivably large volumes of data, predicting trends, mitigating problems, driving a...
View ArticleHuawei P10 Plus Review
The Huawei P series has been the company’s flagship phone for years now, and the P10 Plus really reiterates this fact. Unveiled at the annual Mobile World Congress, which was held in Barcelona in...
View ArticleNigerian owned Holla Cab to launch in Lagos
Nigerian owned Holla Cab to launch in Lagos. Nigerian cab service, Holla Cab, will be launching very soon according to the country chief executive, Edward Essien. The ride hailing service will work...
View ArticleHere are Africa’s top most connected countries
For the fastest internet in Africa Kenya came out at the top spot, according to Akamai’s survey with an average speed of 12.2Mbps. (Image source: Shutterstock.com) We aren’t particularly known in...
View ArticleKenya: Taxi-hailing app drivers go on strike over poor returns
Taxi-hailing app drivers in Kenya have threatened go on an indefinite strike.(image source: LinkedIn) Drivers from taxing hailing services such as Uber, Taxify, Little Cab and Mondo Ride have revealed...
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