en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-09-05 South Africa Technology

MTN extends fibre network to Cape Town
Independent Online
MTN is expanding its fibre to the home (FTTH) footprint to the Western Cape, and trenching has already begun in Fresnaye and Bakoven the company said today. MTN said it expects to connect approximately 1 000 homes to its high-speed network by the end ...

MTN rolls out FTTH to Camps Bay   iAfrica.com
MTN SA expands its FTTH network to the Western Cape   Biztech Africa
MTN home fibre coming to W Cape   TechCentral
MyBroadband
Telecompaper (subscription)
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Memeburn

The 'so what' marketing analysis on the growth of mobile in South Africa
Memeburn
It's an obvious truth that South African mobile penetration is at an all-time high. The Cape Times has just reported a 100% rise in mobile commerce since 2013. The latest stats from eMareketer show 72% of the population are using mobile devices and MMA ...

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Computerworld

Microsoft's new Edge browser: Boon, bust or both?
Computerworld
A growing portion of Windows 10 users last month ran the new Edge browser, according to one analytics firm. But another metrics vendor claimed the opposite, saying Edge usage had slipped throughout the month. Both could be right. Apple iPhone 6s bigger ...

Microsoft Directs Users Searching for Chrome and Firefox to Edge Browser   Softpedia News
Using the Microsoft Edge browser can earn you extra Bing Rewards credits   WinBeta
EdgeHTML — Microsoft releases a new open source browser   Digital Journal
Network World
InvestCorrectly
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PCWorld

MainOne's MDX-i taps Azure to offer cloud services in West Africa
PCWorld
MDX-i, a subsidiary of MainOne, West Africa's largest data center, is leaning on Microsoft's Azure to launch a service to help meet the computing infrastructure needs of companies deploying private, public or hybrid clouds from its Tier III Data Center ...
MainOne's Tier III Data Centre partners Microsoft on cloud computing   Biztech Africa
West Africa gets cloud-based service from Microsoft and MDX-i   African Review
MainOne: Tech company partners with Microsoft to provide private cloud services   Pulse Nigeria
Telecompaper (subscription)
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China Daily

Huawei edges close to Apple , Samsung
China Daily
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has inched close to Apple Inc in the high-end smartphone market - at least in terms of pricing . Huawei ' s latest $780 flagship smartphone , Mate S , is the most expensive handset the Chinese tech giant has yet produced and ...
China's Smartphone Sector Set for Shakeout, Says Huawei   Wall Street Journal
Taking a closer look at Huawei's Apple-targeting Mate S smartphone and smartwatch   Irish Examiner
Huawei Unveils the Mate S Flagship Smartphone Priced at 649 Euros   Financial Express
AsiaOne
Inquirer
RTE.ie
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Techlicious (blog)

Acer Revo Build Series: A Mini PC Inspired by LEGOs
Techlicious (blog)
Acer Revo Build Series PC Computer manufacturer Acer revealed an intriguing new product at the IFA consumer technology show in Germany this week – a small, modular desktop computer system. The Acer Revo Build Series Mini PC, as its being called, ...

Acer Revo Build Modular Mini PC: Revo Stacko   Technabob (blog)

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Drivesouth

Performance, power in new Jaguar XE
Drivesouth
With perhaps 10 corners between every straight, this winding rural byway was the road we'd been waiting for. Twenty minutes of hard-charging action later, the XE's V6 was purring. It was a defining moment of our day and proof that an earlier talk about ...
Driven in SA: Jaguar's classy XE   Independent Online

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