Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Fifty-two percent of businesses globally and in particular 55% of businesses in South Africa are using websites such as Twitter to engage, connect with and inform existing customers, according to a survey conducted by Regus.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012
Research company Informa Telecoms & Media predicts that the smartphone market will see a huge shift over the next five years, moving from predominantly premium devices aimed at advanced users towards cheaper, mass-market devices.
According to the company’s latest research, 81% of all smartphones shipped in 2011 were sold at a wholesale price above US$300.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
As of December 2011 Facebook has a staggering 845 million users, a fact confirmed on 1 February when the social networking giant filed an initial public offering (IPO) on the stock market, according to www.pcmag.com.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and Telefónica have announced two challenges to uncover innovative ICT approaches to support the 2012 United Nations- (UN) declared ‘International Year for Sustainable Energy for All’.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012
NewTelco SA, a Jasco Group Company, recently signed a contract with Alink Telecom, the first foreign telecommunications provider to make use of its carrier neutral co-location hub.
Thu, 19 Jan 2012
On 18 January specifications for next-generation mobile technologies – IMT-Advanced – were agreed at the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly currently meeting in Geneva.
Wed, 18 Jan 2012
Advanced Television reports that leading independent North American studio Lions Gate (Crash) is including rentals on social networking site Facebook in the home entertainment release of the thriller, Abduction.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012
LG Electronics (LG) introduced its highly anticipated Google TV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012
At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on 12 January, Technicolor unveiled its new consumer brand, M-GO, a free app that combines the user’s media - movies, music, apps, live TV - in one easy to navigate location.
Wed, 11 Jan 2012
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced the launch of a new over-the-top (OTT) solution for Jazztel, Spain’s fastest growing ISP provider.
Thu, 05 Jan 2012
London-based CTO-Ventures Limited (the commercial subsidiary of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation) has announced the launch of a global Internet access SIM, Nomad, which is designed for anyone travelling internationally.
Wed, 04 Jan 2012
The South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) phone news service,
NewsBreak 082 152, is now available as an application (app) for Android handheld
devices.
Wed, 04 Jan 2012
TRACE Urban is the only French channel to feature in Adweek.com's 'Top 20 Most-shared Ads of
2011 on Social Networks' list.
Mon, 12 Dec 2011
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has announced the inclusion of several of its series and episodes in Apple’s iTunes Rewind 2011, an official retrospective of the best and top-selling music, applications, TV shows, movies books and podcasts of the year.
Wed, 07 Dec 2011
Samsung has announced seven new Android apps that are now available on the South African market. They include Running Shoe Guide, Sharenet, African Poisonous Animals, African Weather Forecaster, African Phrases, RatenDate and Seventeen Love calculator.
Wed, 30 Nov 2011
Disney Channel South Africa has joined forces with one of South Africa's most popular radio DJ's and SA's Got Talent host, Anele Mdoda, for its latest online dance-based contest Shake It Up: Dance, Dance.
Tue, 29 Nov 2011
Ross Griffiths, Product Manager at Nology, has written the following opinion piece: The connected home is the home of the future, as video streaming, Internet television and increasing numbers of connected devices become a reality in South Africa. However, while Wi-Fi is often the most convenient method for home users to distribute connectivity through a home, there are several issues that are commonly experienced when using wireless that can prove frustrating if they are not correctly addressed.
Mon, 21 Nov 2011
Digital Rapids announced today that the company has joined Akamai's NetAlliance Solution Partner Program. Akamai has expanded its partner program to encompass the digital media ecosystem through the NetAlliance Solution Partner Program, with Digital Rapids joining as one of the new expansion's inaugural members.
Mon, 21 Nov 2011
The latest Disney video game, Disney Universe, has introduced a villains costume pack as the first downloadable content available on the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network and the Playstation Network.
Fri, 18 Nov 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports that Japanese company Sony plans to launch a new over the top (OTT) IPTV service to compete with cable and satellite TV services.
Fri, 18 Nov 2011
Fresh from their Silver and Bronze DMMA Bookmarks last week, Both
Worlds, the makers of the satirical web+tv puppet show ZANEWS, are
proudly celebrating the 100,000th download of their weekly video podcast.
Wed, 16 Nov 2011
MTN subscribers are now be able to watch DStv channels on their handsets thanks to a partnership between MTN and DStv Mobile, who have launched a 3G-streaming mobile TV service.
Wed, 16 Nov 2011
Global civic organisation Avaaz reports the US Congress is debating a law that would give it the power to censor the world's Internet - creating a blacklist that could target YouTube, WikiLeaks and even groups like Avaaz.
Wed, 16 Nov 2011
Broadcast Engineering reports that Adobe Systems has pulled the plug on its Flash player for mobile devices and will instead develop native apps for mobile platforms. Adobe's focus is now on the HTML5 Web standard.
Tue, 15 Nov 2011
Samsung Electronics’s Samsung Apps, the world’s first HDTV-based app store, recently celebrated the milestone of 1,000 registered applications and soared past the 10 million mark for number of downloads globally. Both achievements show Samsung’s initiative to build a Smart TV ecosystem worldwide.
Mon, 14 Nov 2011
Mobile phone operator Orange won the Best New Service award at the AfricaCom Awards 2011 held on 9 November in Cape Town. The awards celebrate innovation and the highest achievements across the communications industry in Africa.
Wed, 09 Nov 2011
Cape Town’s Hajra Cassim is a winner in the Not-For-Profit Digital Innovators Award at ITU Telecom World 2011, out of 45 finalists from 22 countries around the world.
Wed, 09 Nov 2011
South Africa’s sole mobile TV service, DStv Mobile, has announced that critically acclaimed channel M-Net Mobile and the informative Discovery channel have been added to the DStv Mobile family of channels.
Tue, 08 Nov 2011
According to global research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), Apple’s tablet computer (iPad) market share rose to 68.3% of the worldwide market up from 65.7% in the first quarter of 2011.
Mon, 07 Nov 2011
South African youth are urged to surf the Internet as part of the 4th Taiwan Youth Trekkers Campaign which aims to showcase the beauty of this island. Internationally renowned travel guide publisher, Lonely Planet, has named the Republic of China (Taiwan) among the 10 countries to visit in 2012.
Mon, 07 Nov 2011
In its new Traffic and Market Data report, which provides insights into current trends, Ericsson forecasts a 10-fold increase in mobile data traffic by 2016, mainly driven by video.
Wed, 02 Nov 2011
Core Group, the Value Added Distributor (VAD) for Apple in Southern Africa, announced the expansion of iPad retail touch points locally to include selected Makro, Look & Listen, Hi-Fi Corporation, Game and Digital Experience stores.
Wed, 02 Nov 2011
The Nokia-born and now start-up-based hit app Sports Tracker will launch on Windows Phone in November.
Wed, 02 Nov 2011
Mobile network Orange has reaffirmed its commitment to African football through the continued development of services specifically designed for football supporters, in particular the mobile platform Football fan club launched in April this year.
Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Africa’s first ever satellite pay-TV service, MultiChoice’s DStv, has made significant inroads into the new media space with the launch of a mobile TV service as well as a mobile decoder, Drifta, and the latest addition to the DStv line-up, the video on demand (VOD) service, DStv BoxOffice.
Tue, 01 Nov 2011
SMS remains the largest mobile phone communication platform in Africa. Mobile Internet continues to grow, but there is still not enough local and contextually relevant content available, despite increased market demand.
Wed, 26 Oct 2011
The UN's Broadband Commission for Digital Development has agreed on a set of four 'ambitious but achievable' new targets that countries around the world should strive to meet in order to ensure their populations fully participate in tomorrow's emerging knowledge societies.
Wed, 26 Oct 2011
Samsung Electronics has announced the bada 2.0 Power App Race - a global application contest hosted by the Samsung bada developer site (developer.bada.com), offering developers the chance to win up to $100,000 for creative app development.
Wed, 26 Oct 2011
Impressive growth in global Internet use, particularly in developing countries, is reported in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ‘The World in 2011’ report, which was presented at the 40th anniversary ITU Telecom World event in Geneva this week.
Thu, 20 Oct 2011
The Guardian reports that after signing major music studio EMI, Google is in discussions with Universal, Sony Music and Warner Music for the online search giant’s first music service.
Wed, 19 Oct 2011
Techcentral reports that Telkom Business has launched its first uncapped fixed-line broadband products targeted at small and medium enterprises.
Wed, 19 Oct 2011
Mobile video will be a major catalyst
towards the growth and development of
faster broadband and wireless networks
on the African continent, according to
DStv Mobile CEO Mark Rayner, who
spoke at the recent inaugural Mobile
Entertainment Africa Conference
(MEAC) held at the One & Only Hotel
in Cape Town.
Wed, 19 Oct 2011
According to the latest Strategy Analytics report, Multiscreen Connected TV: Assessing Device Usage and Ownership, more than 42 million homes across the US and Europe have smartTVs (Internet-connected television sets).
Wed, 19 Oct 2011
Vodacom recently announced that it is the first Vodafone operating company to launch the Vodafone Webbook, which is expected to bring simplified, value-added Internet access to thousands of South Africans, many of whom have until now had no access, or have depended on cell phones for Internet connectivity.
Wed, 19 Oct 2011
Each year in September at the International Broadcast Convention (IBC) held in Amsterdam at least one conference session is devoted to the future of broadcasting. How will traditional broadcasting survive in the face of the new mobile and Internet delivery platforms?
Tue, 18 Oct 2011
Over 40 million MTN subscribers in Nigeria will be able to access faster, easier and more cost-effective mobile web surfing on their handsets thanks to an agreement between MTN Nigeria and mobile browser company, Opera Mini.
Tue, 18 Oct 2011
Advanced Television reports that video sharing website YouTube will offer about 25 professionally aggregated linear channels - as opposed to user generated content (UGC) - in January 2012.
Tue, 18 Oct 2011
Thomson Video Networks and Netgem have announced a partnership to offer broadcasters and telcos a best-of-breed platform for IPTV and OTT services.
Tue, 18 Oct 2011
World Screen reports that Taiwan-based research company Topology Research Institute expects shipments of smartTV sets to double next year to 52.85 million units. By comparison only 48.2 million sales of 3DTV sets are predicted.
Mon, 17 Oct 2011
Listed online gaming and entertainment company 2UP Gaming PLC (2GM:GR) has signed up software company ToolsOnAir to provide a broadcast system to generate live streaming of its 2UP game.
