Keeping the Wi-Fi on when the lights go off – the WiBox entrepreneurs
South Africans have been saddled with load-shedding and for those who want to stay connected to the internet, uninterrupted Wi-Fi is an issue.
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🔒 Here’s what the next wireless revolution looks like – The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal outlines the key advances: from 5G, Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi 6 to space-ship style routers that will keep just about everything you own in sync.
WhatsApp – Global phenomenon sidestepping America. But why?
WhatsApp has more than a billion worldwide users, but most of them aren’t in America. Why is that? Brendan Jack investigates.
Tshwane mayor reviews R5bn contract spend – puts handbrake on ‘luxury cars’
Newly elected Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga has called for an immediate halt to all purchases or leasing of luxury cars for politicians in the capital.
Chinese Internet penetration hits 50% – overtakes US as largest online retail market
As of December 2015, China had 688 million Internet users, accounting for half of the total population of the country, with an Internet penetration rate of 50.3%.
Want to know how to prevent your car being hacked? Keep it simple
“All the frenzy over car-hacking would make more sense if the risk weren’t so easy to reduce,” says Leonid Bershidsky
Apple: Perspective please. Only nine iPhone6 “Bendgate” complaints.
Although the Watergate Scandal happened more than four decades back, its impact remains. The media loves tagging “gate” onto any new scandal – incorrectly escalating the matter to the level of the one which saw a US President being forced to resign. Latest is “Bendgate” which has bedevilled the launch of Apple’s iPhone6. Since the … Read more
Top tips for navigating Nairobi, Kenya on business
By Jill Dickenson* Nairobi, East Africa’s bustling business hub where several of Africa’s largest companies are headquartered, is a popular destination for business travellers including South Africans. Jill Dickenson of Club Travel Corporate recently spent 48 hours in Nairobi and compiled a list of what you need to know when travelling to this city for … Read more
11 Top tips for Business Travel in Tanzania
By Amora Nyawo* Business travel between South Africa and East Africa continues to grow year on year, as local companies expand into previously untapped African markets. Travelling to Tanzania has just become a whole lot easier for South Africans who are now exempt from applying for a visa for holiday or business stays, up to 90 … Read more
If Cathay can do it why not other airlines?
Cathay Pacific has announced that it will extend the time that passengers can use certain portable electronic devices on-board its flights. This follows the amendment of regulations on the use of such devices by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD). From 15 September 2014, passengers travelling on all Cathay Pacific flights will no longer … Read more