Huawei Launches the First All-Cloud, Network-wide Smart Video Cloud Solution
Driving the Evolution of Videos to Enable Actionable Intelligence that Improves City Safety. At Huawei Connect 2017, Huawei launched the industry's first all-cloud, network-wide smart video cloud...
View ArticleHere's how to uncomplicate the move to the cloud
Uncomplicate the move to cloud. (image: bluecoat.com) No longer a buzzword, the Cloud has become a hot commodity, and virtually every software vendor is bringing a cloud offering to market if they...
View ArticleTwitter Reacts: Apple launch iPhone 8 and iPhone X
Twitter reacts: Apple launch iPhone 8 and iPhone X. On the 12th of September 2017, Apple released their new range of devices at an event at their newly opened California headquarters. Among the new...
View ArticleSafaricom upgrades M-PESA platform
Safaricom upgrades M-PESA platform.(Image Source: M-PESA) Safaricom's M-PESA platform has been upgraded. The company completed the upgrades on Sunday 10th September 2017. Mobile money transactions...
View ArticleInterview: No better time to join the African digital race
Hendri Lategan, CEO of Swipe Interactive. IT News Africa recently spoke to Hendri Lategan, CEO of Swipe Interactive, in an interview which looks to unpack how mobile apps are changing the face of...
View ArticleThe steps in plotting the customer journey to the cloud
Kabelo Makwane, Managing Director of the Accenture Cloud First business in South Africa (image: Microsoft) According to market research firm Gartner, in its Predicts 2017: Cloud Computing Enters Its...
View ArticleTwo fintech startups win SWIFT’s global gpi industry challenge
Two fintech startups have won the SWIFT global gpi challenge. (Image Source: pwc.com) SWIFT, a provider of secure financial messaging services has awarded two fintech startups the opportunity to work...
View ArticleTop 5 reasons why Africans prefer Android devices
Top 5 reasons why Africans like Android devices With Apple launching their new range of devices earlier this week it has brought up the age old debate, iOS or Android? It is a decision that is often...
View ArticleDigital Transformation: Can South African telcos capitalise on it?
Digital Transformation: Can South African telcos capitalise on it? South African telcos must start focusing on four key ingredients if they are to successfully own their part of the future telco...
View ArticleNigeria: NCC seizes pirated works worth N926 million in Lagos
Nigeria: NCC seizes pirated works worth N926 million in Lagos. Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) revealed on Thursday 14 September 2017 that the organisation has seized pirated materials worth an...
View ArticleMellanox InfiniBand central to the growth of South Africa’s CHPC
Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Nearly two years have passed since The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the...
View ArticleEmptyTrips to compete for $1 million at Startup World Cup
Benji Coetzee, founder and CEO of EmptyTrip with the Chivas Regal Venture Pitching Den trophy. South African startup, EmptyTrips, was named the winner of the Chivas Regal Venture Pitching Den that...
View ArticleGoethe-Institut invites game developers for Game Mixer South Africa
Goethe-Institut invites seven game developers from Africa to participate in Game Mixer South Africa. Goethe-Institut invites seven game developers from South Africa and eight from Sub Saharan Africa...
View ArticleCall of Duty: WWII Multiplayer Beta comes to PC
Call of Duty: WWII Multiplayer Beta Comes to PC. PC players will have the opportunity to test out the Call of Duty: WWII multiplayer beta ahead of the game's November 2017 launch. Sledgehammer Games...
View ArticleIs it the end of “one-size-fits-all” banking?
Marwan Elnakat, Digital Banking Solutions Director for the CISMEA region at Gemalto. With Capitec’s latest trading update making a case for what consumers in emerging markets want – and need – the...
View ArticleAffordable Freetel Ice 2 smartphone launched in Nigeria
MTN, TD Mobile launch affordable FreetelICE 2 smartphone in Nigeria. MTN and TD Mobile have launched an all new Android smartphone, which has been dubbed the Freetel Ice 2 in Lagos, Nigeria. According...
View ArticleSamsung's low-cost Z4 launches in South Africa
The Samsung Galaxy Z4, powered by Samsung’s Tizen operating system goes for R1,499. Samsung is continuing its roll-out of the Samsung Z4 smartphone in South Africa for R1,499 - powered by its very own...
View ArticleThe benefits of cloud accounting software
The benefits of cloud accounting software. If you’re running an ambitious accounting business, then our advice is straightforward: move your business to the cloud. Xero research reveals that...
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. In South Africa, two fintech companies have joined forces and...
View ArticleThe Santa Shoebox Project scoops prestigious tech award
The Santa Shoebox Project (SSB) has been awarded the 2017 Best Use of Tech by an NGO Award. (image source: Get it Durban) South Africa’s children’s charity, the Santa Shoebox Project (SSB) has been...
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