Earth is cloudy from space
Decades of satellite observations and astronaut photographs show that clouds dominate space-based views of Earth. One study based on nearly a decade of satellite data estimated that about 67% of Earth’s surface is typically covered by clouds. This is especially the...
Watch boom depends on Apple
The smartwatch market will grow from 3,6-million unit shipments in 2014 to 101-million shipments in 2020, according to a new report released today by IHS. “Apple Watch success will drive the overall smartwatch market,” says Antonios Maroulis, analyst at IHS...
Cell C helps empower girls
The 2015 Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day campaign kicked off yesterday, and will take place throughout South Africa on Thursday 28 May. Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women Susan Shabangu presided at the event, which took place at Sandown High School,...
Older machines can join the IoT
Intel has introduced its IoT Retail Gateway Reference Design for Intelligent Vending, aimed at addressing the interoperability gap that is encountered with trying to retrofit machines into an Internet of Things (IoT) network. The gateway is built using the Intel IoT...
Quantum computing a reality soon?
IBM scientists have unveiled two critical advances towards the realisation of a practical quantum computer. For the first time, they showed the ability to detect and measure both kinds of quantum errors simultaneously, as well as demonstrated a new, square quantum bit circuit design that is the only physical architecture that could successfully scale to larger dimensions. With Moore’s Law expected to run out of steam, quantum computing will be among the inventions that could usher in a new era of innovation across industries.