The week in review

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Mteto Nyati
The Core Group, local distributor for Apple products, dropped the price of iPad 2 tablets after the announcement of the new iPad. The company cut the cost of all its WiFi iPad 2s by R1 000, while the 3G-enabled models have dropped by between R1 000 and R1 400. The top-of-the-range tablet – the 64GB with 3G – is now R7 299. Core cannot yet confirm when the new iPad will be available in SA. – ITWeb

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SA foresees increasing collaboration between Chinese and local astronomers and scientists in the face of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope. China has been a major player in the development of the SKA project and is a member of the board of directors of the SKA organisation. - ITWeb


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First National Bank (FNB) and South African retail giant Pep have partnered to extend the bank’s eWallet  money transfer solution available to all consumers, regardless of whether or not they have a bank account. FNB says the joint initiative means all consumers will be able to use their cellphones to shop and do banking via the eWallet solution, available at Pep stores throughout SA. – ITWeb

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A spanner has been thrown in the works for Vox Telecom’s “low-cost satellite Internet broadband” service, following a delay with Yahsat’s YahClick Y1B satellite, initially scheduled for launch on 21 February. The launch has now been rescheduled for 15 April, due to unsuccessful launches of other satellites before Y1B at Kazakhstan, in December (2011) and January (2012). – ITWeb

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Jan O’Sullivan
Local search engine Ananzi has partnered with Norwegian-based company Rubrikk to rebrand and revamp its service offerings.

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