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I still don’t place a lot of faith in stats around Linux desktop OS market share from web browser visits (because mine, for example, are “Other” and on a VPN that exits outside of SA, […]
From Daily Maverick 9 Sep 2023: Vodacom recycles numbers after four months of inactivity, whereas Cell C, MTN and Telkom do so after three months. These operators argue that the practice is driven by the […]
From Maree’s description, Saru’s technological ecosystem can be delineated into two distinct processes: data collection and data-driven decision making. The main tool used for data collection is a GPS tracker, called a GPS pod, which […]
Valorant is a team-based first-person tactical hero shooter set in the near future. Players play as one of a set of Agents, characters based on several countries and cultures around the world. In the main […]
It’s interesting that in many areas, the US lags behind South Africa in terms of fibre roll-out, because their copper infrastructure is not being stolen like in SA. The article goes on though to highlight […]
South Africa no longer wants to be just a consumer of hi-tech and innovative products. It wants to play an active role in technological research & development to produce such products locally. This was said […]
The laptop library works in the same way as a regular library: instead of borrowing a book, customers can borrow a laptop for a week by visiting TechMarkit’s Rosebank Mall store. A R500 refundable deposit […]
South Africans concerned about their personal security have several smartphone apps they can install to get help from emergency services at the tap of a button. Many free panic button apps rely on alerting your […]
There is a large contingent of unpaid volunteers writing Wikipedia entries in South African languages. Wikipedia is the only non-commercial and mostly volunteer-driven platform in the world’s top 10 most visited websites. To help contribute […]
The first thought I had was, this had to do with PR for fracking, but no, it is a genuine promotion of tourism in an innovative way that appeals to the youth. Kudos to Wesgro […]