Author: Gugu Lourie
As part of its latest effort to bring Internet connectivity to remote parts of the world, Facebook this week revealed OpenCellular, an open wireless network infrastructure, Forbes reported. By Staff Writer Forbes reported that the first design of the OpenCellular wireless access point is a shoebox-sized device that can support many mobile technologies, from slow 2G connections and super fast LTE to Wi-Fi. This device was designed to withstand harsh conditions like high winds and extreme temperatures and set-up on a pole, a tall tower or a trees. “With OpenCellular, we want to develop affordable new technology that can expand capacity and make…
The nervous system that commands and controls your body is beautifully constructed, but occasionally things go wrong. Defects in our DNA can cause lead to a range of disorders. Accidents, old age and even poor diet can equally cause havoc. Pharmaceutical therapy can sometimes help but not all conditions can be treated. And, in any case, such therapy is generally less effective with neurological disorders than other diseases. By Patrick Degenaar An alternative treatment that’s been practised for millennia involves electrically stimulating the nervous system. Some early Roman doctors used electric eels to provide shock treatment for pain relief. Almost 2000…
South African investment firm WDB Investment Holdings (WDB), owned and run by women for women, has acquired a 30% shareholding in ICT accelerators Seed Engine, which equips entrepreneurs with the skills they need to create, grow and build their businesses. By Staff Writer WDB is keen to increase its shareholding in the business to a controlling 51% in the future. “Our investment is likely to increase to 51% and as a women’s company, we have an appropriate bias towards empowering female entrepreneurs and being a meaningful active investor. The partnership serves both the business and social agenda of WDB.” Faith…
The ground-breaking hypercar; codenamed AM-RB 001 is a car engineered to be entirely useable and enjoyable as a road car, but with the capability to perform like no road car before it on a race track. By Staff Writer Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing have revealed their ground-breaking hypercar; codenamed AM-RB 001 in London. Designed to be the ultimate fusion of eye-popping beauty and brutal power, the AM-RB 001 is the brainchild of the legendary Adrian Newey, Marek Reichman, Aston Martin EVP and Chief Creative Officer and David King, VP and Chief Special Operations Officer and together they’ve come…
FNB estimates that it has 3.5 million active users in South Africa of its eWallet service. By Staff Writer In South Africa there are 5 million people that have used eWallet since its inception with 3.5 million considered active users, meaning that they have used this service in the last six months, FNB said in a statement on Wednesday. FNB added that eWallet has reached an impressive milestone with over R33 billion sent to users since the inception of the mobile money service and R1.2 billion sent every month to eWallets in South Africa. Of the R33 billion, R27,8 billion…
It sounds like a scene from “Jurassic World”: fast, agile predators pursue their slower, less nimble prey, as the latter flee for safer pastures. Yet this ecology framework turns out to be an apt analogy for today’s financial markets, in which ultra-fast traders vie for profits against less speedy counterparts. By Michael Wellman In fact, the algorithmic traders (known variously as algos, bots and AIs) proliferating in financial markets may well be viewed as an invasive species that has upended the prevailing order in their shared habitat. A 2013 article asserts that the financial world has become a “techno-social” system in…
British phone firm Tesco Mobile slams Twitter user in the most beautifully brutal way for throwing shade at it, Mashable reported. You must never criticise Tesco Mobile on Twitter. “Even if you don’t mention them directly in your tweet, they’ll see it. And they’ll come for you,” Mashable reported. Ask Joe Lee who on Sunday threw some shade at Tesco Mobile. Worst thing about me mother not answering her phone, is her voicemail reminding me that she’s on the absolute poverty Tesco Mobile. — Mr Joe Lee (@MisterJoeLee) July 2, 2016 Tesco responded on Twitter. @misterjoelee Nah the worst…
The opening of the solar-powered Learning Lab at Waverley Girls’ High will provide world-class technology and connectivity to hundreds of girls from underserviced communities in Alexandra and Hillbrow. By Staff Writer Part of Dell’s 2020 Legacy of Good Plan, Dell solar-powered Learning Labs provide direct technology access to more than 5,000 underprivileged students in communities where technology infrastructure is limited. This specific partnership at Waverley Girls’ High is just one of the projects Dell and Sci-Bono have collaborated on. Not only does this school struggle to compete and offer the same facilities as surrounding private schools, but it continues to…
Today, MTN in partnership with Kagiso Media’s Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio unveiled a female recognition platform that acknowledges and celebrates the contribution made by female professionals to the growth of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in South Africa. This pioneering initiative, which is the first of its kind in the ICT sector, will be known as Women in ICT – Partnership for Change Awards. The platform seeks to not only recognise the role that women are playing to the development of the ICT sector, but is also geared at attracting female professionals to the ICT sector…
With Carrier Grade Fibre connectivity now the de facto standard for Enterprise networks, customers of Fibre Optic can enjoy the ease-of-use benefits that come from the long familiarity with Carrier Grade Fibre connectivity needs. Fibre Optic is a Carrier-Class product in the sense that it comes standard with guarantees and ensures predictability in terms of the following: Low Jitter and Latency Speed Guaranteed Speed / Reliable with scalability Distance No Interference These rich features enable Service Providers to offer guarantees in terms of uptime, real-time applications such as voice/VOIP and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that ultimately underpin a good customer…