Local distributor Rectron has announced the availability of the Gigabyte GM-W6C wireless optical mouse.
The global market for mobile networks declined 12% in 2003, as deployments of third-generation networks were further delayed, according to a new Gartner report.
Cellular value-added services provider iTouch will provide the technology for a new SABC radio competition, which aims to discover superstars in remote areas.
Calls to the internationally recognised 112 emergency number from SIM-less cellphones have been suspended pending a ruling by ICASA. The service is still available from phones with SIM cards.
Vodacom is now offering its Conference Call Anywhere service to prepaid users.
In today`s tech news roundup: SA`s Netsurit on Microsoft international advisory council, Napster goes live in the UK, Sony`s LCD TV goes portable, and NextFest looks at future tech.
The convergence of fixed and mobile networks is being driven by customer demand and will play an increasingly important role in the next few years, said a Futurex speaker.
The lack of broadband access in Africa is fast separating the continent from the rest of the world, Angus Hay, Transtel CTO, said at the close of the Futurex conference yesterday.
Wireless is a smart bet that is gaining corporate momentum, but the security concerns have put corporate spend in a holding pattern, says Mark Lilje, MD of RangeGate.
Alcatel has integrated Orange France`s video streaming solution into its GSM/GPRS network.
Dex has developed technology that allows users to send their fingerprints via mobile phones to authenticate documents.
Artec Computer Systems and Oakwell Solutions have developed the OUTfield application, which enables mobile workers to submit accurate reports.
With Nokia`s local market share declining in line with international trends, the RF Group says it aims to boost Nokia`s local market share above the 60% it held in 2003.