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SNO
Sept 3, 2003

A SNO train that's not running

It may appear as though ICASA derailed the SNO process last week, but the minister has the power to get it back on track. The ball is now in her court, but will she do what needs to be done?

Rodney Weidemann
4:20
SNO
Aug 27, 2003

Will it be a SNO ball or a SNO fall?

The telecoms regulator is due to make its recommendation to the minister tomorrow regarding which - if either - consortium will be awarded the second national operator (SNO) licence. We wait with bated breath.

Rodney Weidemann
2:30
Internet, Kevin Bacon, six degrees of separation
Aug 20, 2003

Kevin Bacon to the Net in six easy steps

What do sociological experiments, Highveld Stereo, e-mails, the Internet and Kevin Bacon have in common? Well, there`s only six degrees of separation between them.

Rodney Weidemann
3:50
E-diseases
Aug 6, 2003

Protect your health, destroy your PC

The technological revolution has brought many wonders into the average home, but it has also brought its dark side: the insidious threat of the e-disease.

Rodney Weidemann
3:00
SMS divorce
Jul 30, 2003

The SMS escape route

The SMS divorce has aroused global indignation, but it is only one option in a range of new, hi-tech conflict avoidance tools.

Georgina Guedes
3:50
Online Banking
Jul 23, 2003

The e-banking fraud blame game

The recent Internet banking fraud has been blamed on the customers` security, or lack thereof. But shouldn`t banks be shouldering their share of the blame?

Rodney Weidemann
5:40
Colloquium, telecoms
Jul 16, 2003

Hoots of derision ring in new era

Ironically, the sight of a huge audience laughing at two colloquium speakers is the clearest sign yet that things are, finally, looking good for telecommunications.

Ivo Vegter
3:00
Cellphone charges
Jul 9, 2003

Between a rock and a hard place

You could find yourself caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to deciding whether to repair your cellphone or buy a new one.

Stephen Whitford
3:20
Nanotechnology
Jul 2, 2003

Prince Charles - the nanotech technophobe

Prince Charles has launched a new battle against nanotechnology. But should an unelected ruler of the modern world really have the power to direct the attentions of leading scientists at a whim?

Georgina Guedes
3:30
Cellphone charges
Jun 25, 2003

Mobile repairs or daylight robbery?

With the high cost of repairing a Nokia cellphone, it`s no wonder so many cellphones are stolen.

Stephen Whitford
3:00
Sex
Jun 18, 2003

When sex is where IT`s at

It is somewhat ironic that the oldest profession in the world is the one that is most involved in driving the latest technology revolution, but it just proves what we`ve always known - that sex sells.

Rodney Weidemann
3:20
Spam
Jun 11, 2003

Damn spam: Make it stop, make it stop!

A recent study found that most kids with Internet access receive hair-raisingly inappropriate spam. Actually, we all do. Enough already.

Tracy Burrows
 
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