In today`s technology roundup: Samsung demos 4G, Ryanair to offer mobile calls, FBI creates terror database, and classics free from Google.
MTN predicts up to $400 million in synergy between it and Investcom.
MTN aims to add eight million subscribers to its base by December.
MTN`s long-awaited commercial launch in Iran is scheduled for next month.
Vodacom took second place in the community upliftment category in the annual Top Brands survey.
McAfee Avert Labs has alerted users to a new mobile security threat called smishing (phishing via SMS).
The local mobile banking customer base has grown from 10 000 users in 2001 to over 700 000 users in 2006, says Absa.
Laptops based on Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology are now shipping with Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors.
International RFID standards are not perfect, says an industry player.
MTN has reported solid results for the six months to end June.
The convergence of mobile video streaming and radio is imminent.
The trend is towards contact centres using IP, said Saab Grintek's Gavin Paynter at Contact Centres World Africa 2006.
Vodacom has added six per-second Top Up packages to its current range.
