Consumers believe that technology and devices will drastically improve the experience of managing their homes in the coming decade. This is according to a study providing insights into how technology impacts people’s homes, workplace, cars, wearables and mobile devices, and how these technologies intersect with their online security and privacy.
South Africa’s fastest rising social networks are visual platforms owned by the competing giants of social media – and the number of users is growing daily. YouTube users in South Africa increased by 53% to 7,2-million, while Instagram increased its user base by 65% to 1,1-million in 2014. Facebook has reached 11,8-million users, Twitter 6,6-million users, and LinkedIn has grown to 3,8-million users. “We’re seeing the beginning of the visual revolution in online usage in South Africa,” says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx.
Kenya leads the pack in terms of growth momentum, according to the new Global Connectivity Index launched by Huawei Enterprise. Kathy Gibson reports from the Huawei Cloud Congress in Shanghai.
Despite facing criticism over recent product releases being uninspiring or lacking innovation, there are four good reasons why Apple has strengthened its position in the market.
As the digital business becomes a reality, the CIO is having to re-invent his role in the business in order to remain relevant. This was the word from the Gartner Symposium held in Cape Town this week.