Entertainment, media under threat

Entertainment, media under threat

Around the world, entertainment and media companies are increasingly becoming targets for cybercrime as cyber-criminals find new and innovative ways to defeat security measures and controls. The theft of intellectual property or commercially sensitive information,...
Africa’s outlook is still bright

Africa’s outlook is still bright

Foreign direct investment (FDI) from China into Africa has boosted the continent’s infrastructure and changing the way other players do business here. The total level of external financial inflows into Africa has increased from $40,4-billion in 2000 to $192-billion in...
What’s in the iPhone 6S Plus

What’s in the iPhone 6S Plus

Upgraded components in the new iPhone 6S Plus cost $16 more than the components in the earlier iPhone 6 Plus. The bill of materials (BOM) for an iPhone 6S Plus equipped with 16Gb of NAND flash memory costs $231.50, according to a preliminary estimate from IHS. After...
The tech world in 2030 …

The tech world in 2030 …

Kathy Gibson reports from Gartner Symposium in Cape Town – In 2030 the world will look very different to the way it looks now; and technology will be a lot more pervasive. But technology directions shouldn’t be a total surprise, as the roots of what will develop in...
Evidence of water on Mars

Evidence of water on Mars

New findings from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars. Using an imaging spectrometer on MRO, researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where...
Now bimodal business takes off

Now bimodal business takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Gartner Symposium in Cape Town – As organisations transition to digital business models, they are having to adopt a bimodal structure that allows them to run their traditional functions alongside new and innovative business models. There are...