by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | 5G, MTN, podcast, Podcasts & Videos, T2S2, Toby Shapshak, video streaming
For many millions, a mobile phone is their only computer and their only screen. Jason Lobel, MTN South Africa’s head of video, wants to get streaming services to those people, he tells Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak. MTN wants you to stream more video Also... by admin | Oct 14, 2023 | AI, Column, Columns, Hollywood, News, Toby Shapshak, TV News, WGA
The Hollywood writers’ strike may be over, but the underlying problems haven’t been resolved. After five months, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has struck a deal with the major studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). But the... by admin | Oct 12, 2023 | App News, Column, Columns, News, Other Tech News, Toby Shapshak, Voice calls, WhatsApp
How often have you tried to make a call during Stage 6 #loadshitting and you just can’t connect? It’s been happening more this year as the cellular networks struggle to keep up with the rolling blackouts. It takes longer to recharge base station batteries – if they... by admin | Oct 10, 2023 | Apple, Column, Columns, conference, iPad Pro, News, Other Tech News, Toby Shapshak
Like every journalist attending a conference in the past decade, I take notes with my laptop on my legs. Every now and then, a presenter will put up a useful, data-heavy slide, I take a picture of it with my phone. Sometimes I look back at those images, but mostly,... by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Business News, Column, Columns, Industry News, News, Other Tech News, SABC, SABC Bill, Toby Shapshak, tv licence, TV News
At least we don’t have to pay a TV licence for our smartphones. That’s about the only good thing to take from the new SABC Bill being proposed in parliament. Like the previous attempts at finding a new way to fund the SABC – instead of the absurd licence fees that... by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | Column, Columns, data privacy, EU, News, Other Tech News, TikTok, Toby Shapshak
Europe’s war against privacy issues keeps on rolling, with TikTok being the latest social media platform to be fined. This fine – amounting to €345 million or R6.8 billion – was for how it dealt with children’s accounts under the EU’s very strict General Data...