Dec 12, 2014
Peek Vision is a new eye testing system that runs on a standard-issue smartphone and can be used to help limit blindness in all corners of the world. With a mobile app and lens adapter the system provides an easy-to-use, affordable and portable system for testing...
Dec 11, 2014
Nathan Nayagar has been appointed GM for Lexmark South Africa, taking over from veteran Mark Hiller. Nayagar joined Lexmark in June 2013 as channel sales director, moving to the position of sales director: enterprise and public sector in April this year. Prior to...
Dec 10, 2014
Days after Eskom’s announcement that more rolling blackouts are expected, enterprising South Africans started coming up with ways of beating the loadshedding blues. “There has been a dramatic spike in searches for items like solar lights, gas appliances and...
Dec 9, 2014
The first secure clinical genome browser, giving doctors access to patients’ genetic data, is now available on the BlackBerry Passport smartphone. Developed in partnership with BlackBerry and NantHealth, a cloud-based IT provider that combines science and big data to...
Dec 8, 2014
NASA took a major step on its journey to Mars on Friday as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, travelling farther than any spacecraft designed for astronauts has been in more than 40 years. “Today’s flight test of Orion is a huge step for NASA...
Dec 5, 2014
Johannesburg has been named as the second-most inspiring city in the world, after Hong Kong, by the 2014 Good City Index. In a study conducted by the global Good magazine, Joburg scored the highest points in all categories the publication uses to rank cities. These...
