Feb 27, 2024 · Amazon.com is gearing up to launch in South Africa later this year. Its popular Amazon Prime service will be launched in the country, too, the company has said, and could post a threat to its local rivals.

Dec 9, 2024 · The smartphone market is poised for a strong 2025, driven by product portfolio refreshes among leading handset manufacturers, rising consumer interest in innovative artificial intelligence features, and growing demand for and increased affordability of 5G devices.. International Data Corp’s five-year forecast for smartphone shipments worldwide by operating system shows that the smartphone ...

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Jun 5, 2024 · MultiChoice Group and its technology security subsidiary Irdeto have succeeded in nailing a pirate internet streaming service with the help of Western Cape police investigators.. In a statement on Wednesday, MultiChoice described the dismantling of the pirate steaming operation, called Waka TV, as “a significant victory in the fight against internet streaming piracy”.

Mar 4, 2024 · Samsung’s 512GB Galaxy Z Fold5 is South Africa’s most expensive smartphone. Back in the days of LCD screens and polyphonic ringtones, having a phone whose backlight could be orange or green instead of the standard “just be happy you can see it” colour was the epitome of personalisation.. But cellphones have come a long way since the Jurassic period, adding high-end cameras, beautiful ...

Dec 11, 2024 · The South African Reserve Bank is working with its peers in the Southern African region to drive financial inclusion by digitising cash and making instant payments across borders an everyday reality.. In this episode of the TechCentral Show (TCS), Tim Masela, head of the National Payments System department at the Reserve Bank – he has been with the Bank for the past 30 years – tells ...

Nov 18, 2024 · Sashin Sookroo. FNB Connect on Monday announced the addition of eSim support, shortening the time between sign-up and activation by giving subscribers the ability to get connected “in less than three minutes”.. FNB Connect is First National Bank’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) offering, which provide telecommunications services using …

Sep 13, 2024 · Apple’s iPhone 16 series in South Africa has done something rare: prices have declined when compared to the launch prices for the previous-generation models.. The iPhone 16 range is now available for pre-order through iStore, the Core Group-owned retail chain, and will be shipped to consumers by 20 September, when they will also be available in stores.

Jan 10, 2025 · The US National Ignition Facility’s target chamber, where a powerful laser was used to start nuclear fusion reactions in 2022. Image: Jason Laurea/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CC BY-NC-SA The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment ...

PAGE | 1 1. Introduction The National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Framework for South Africa (a first step in developing the National AI Policy) aims to promote the integration of Artificial Intelligence technologies to drive economic