<![CDATA[Scitech Technology News RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.847494 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Can Samsung keep its promise?]]> http://www.iol.co.za/can-samsung-keep-its-promise-1.1517714

Water damage or cracked screens are both covered in Samsung’s accidental damage warranty that accompanies the S4. Alan Cooper is dumbstruck...

]]> 1.1517714 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Coffee with Tim Cook? It’s going to cost you]]> http://www.iol.co.za/coffee-with-tim-cook-it-s-going-to-cost-you-1.1516767

An unidentified bidder has won a charity auction for a coffee date with Apple chief executive Tim Cook.

]]> 1.1516767 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:22:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Page speaks out on vocal cord paralysis]]> http://www.iol.co.za/page-speaks-out-on-vocal-cord-paralysis-1.1516344

Google co-founder and chief Larry Page has ended the mystery about his soft, sometimes raspy voice.

]]> 1.1516344 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Cafes ban Google Glass to protect privacy]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cafes-ban-google-glass-to-protect-privacy-1.1514990

The move comes after it emerged people wearing Google Glass could be banned from American cinemas, casinos and even parks.

]]> 1.1514990 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[UK lawmakers set date for Google tax grilling]]> http://www.iol.co.za/uk-lawmakers-set-date-for-google-tax-grilling-1.1513678

Google has attracted the ire of British lawmakers for the way it pays almost no income tax on billions of dollars of UK sales each year.

]]> 1.1513678 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:16:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Wearable robots say hello to the future]]> http://www.iol.co.za/wearable-robots-say-hello-to-the-future-1.1513250

When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering...

]]> 1.1513250 Thu, 9 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Gauteng Online spending still a mystery]]> http://www.iol.co.za/gauteng-online-spending-still-a-mystery-1.1512935

Why is government spending R125m on extending a contract for computer labs when the Gauteng Online project was cancelled months ago?

]]> 1.1512935 Thu, 9 May 2013 10:35:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Google ‘liable’ for copyright infringement]]> http://www.iol.co.za/google-liable-for-copyright-infringement-1.1512930

A US federal appeals court has questioned the reasoning behind a class-action lawsuit against Google over its effort to digitise millions of books.

]]> 1.1512930 Thu, 9 May 2013 10:34:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Israel accuses Google of dashing peace hopes]]> http://www.iol.co.za/israel-accuses-google-of-dashing-peace-hopes-1.1511755

Palestinians hailed Google's move as a virtual victory on the long path to the state they seek in the Mideast.

]]> 1.1511755 Tue, 7 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Motorola abused its position, says EU]]> http://www.iol.co.za/motorola-abused-its-position-says-eu-1.1511470

EU anti-trust officials said that Motorola was abusing its leading position in Germany's mobile phones market by filing a patent injunction against Apple.

]]> 1.1511470 Tue, 7 May 2013 10:24:00 +0200