Spending on cloud overtakes traditional IT infrastructure

Spending on cloud overtakes traditional IT infrastructure

For the first time, cloud IT infrastructure revenues have overtaken those of tradition IT revenues. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products...
Lifting the veil on new star formation

Lifting the veil on new star formation

The stellar wind from a newborn star in the Orion Nebula is preventing more new stars from forming nearby, according to new research using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia). The results were reported in the 7 January issue of the...
Users hope 5G will deliver faster connectivity

Users hope 5G will deliver faster connectivity

As smartphones become ubiquitous and more connected devices than ever before are launched, users are keen for networks to deliver better speeds – and are pinning their hopes on 5G. GSMA Intelligence, the research and consulting arm of the GSMA, has published the...

2018 saw an outbreak of malicious crypto-mining fever

The global outbreak in malicious cryptocurrency mining that unfolded in 2018 saw the number of attacks increase by more than 83%, with over 5-million users attacked online in the first three quarters of the year, compared to 2,7-million over the same period in 2017....
How consumers expect tech to change their lives

How consumers expect tech to change their lives

Consumers expect that cities in 2030 will be filled with technology that improves overall quality of life, delivers socially-conscious benefits and personalises experiences. Hyperloop rail, fully connected smart home systems, mobile payments and personalized...
This is the way the world began …

This is the way the world began …

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Ultima Thule – the most distant object ever explored – in the early hours of New Year’s Day, ushering in the era of exploration from the enigmatic Kuiper Belt, a region of primordial objects that holds...