How to remain digitally relevant

How to remain digitally relevant

By 2025, jobs which were common place in 2015 will no longer exist – and students graduating in 2016 will have obsolete qualifications for which there will no longer be a profession. This is according to Wayne Houghton, director of growth implementation solutions at...
Mystery of the migrating poles

Mystery of the migrating poles

Using satellite data on how water moves around Earth, NASA scientists have solved two mysteries about wobbles in the planet’s rotation — one new and one more than a century old. The research may help improve our knowledge of past and future climate, and...
Gauteng opens online admissions

Gauteng opens online admissions

From today, Gauteng parents won’t have to stand overnight in long queues, but will be able to apply online to enrol their children for the 2017 school year. The Gauteng Department of Education is urging parents to access the Admission Online website through...
Second digital revolution is here

Second digital revolution is here

The second digital revolution is already upon us – and, while it holds out massive opportunities, achieving it will be fraught with challenges. Ovum recently completed a major research program focusing on the future, specifically a 10-year view on the main...
Quantum leap for cryptography

Quantum leap for cryptography

Researchers have developed a new method to overcome one of the main issues in implementing a quantum cryptography system, raising the prospect of a useable ‘unbreakable’ method for sending sensitive information hidden inside particles of light. By...
HP debuts the thinnest laptop

HP debuts the thinnest laptop

HP hopes to redefine the PC market with this week’s launch of the world’s thinnest laptop, the HP Spectre. The CNC-machined aluminum chassis is as thin as an AAA-battery at just 10,4mm, but packs a powerful Intel Core i5 or i7 processor combined with full...