Travel soon to be supersonic

Travel soon to be supersonic

The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality. NASA has awarded a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft. This is the first in a series of ‘X-planes’ in NASA’s New...
Wearables are style icon

Wearables are style icon

The people who are likely to buy a wearable product in the next six months are tech savvy, highly social and extremely style conscious (S³), and will lead the next wave of wearables adoption. IDC research finds that wearable intenders are comfortable with technology...
SA leads in economic crime

SA leads in economic crime

A majority of South African organisations have been a victim of economic crime over the last two years. PwC’s biennial Global Economic Crime survey, released today, found that a whopping 69% have fallen victim to economic crime, far more than the rates for...
Africa’s biggest data centre …

Africa’s biggest data centre …

Teraco is creating Africa’s largest data centre, adding 17 500 square meters to its existing colocation facility. In a build comprising 17 500sqm, Teraco, Africa’s only vendor neutral data centre, will be adding to its existing colocation facility and...
Aurora seen from space

Aurora seen from space

Expedition 46 flight engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) shared a stunning image of a glowing aurora taken on 23 February from the International Space Station. Peake wrote: “The @Space_Station just passed straight through a thick green fog of...
Netflix killed the video star

Netflix killed the video star

There is a close correlation between the launch of Netflix in a market, and a decline in video spending – and spending on Netflix doesn’t make up the difference. These are among the findings from an IHS report measuring spend on movies and TV shows,...