Demand for small tablets doubles

Demand for small tablets doubles

Booming demand for low-priced 7,x-inch products helped shipments of panels used in media tablets to more than double in the first quarter, according to a new report entitled Tablet PC Touch Panel Shipment Database from information and analytics provider HIS. Global...
New products for new-look threats

New products for new-look threats

As hackers have shifted their goals from disruption and notoriety to financial and intellectual property theft, the tactics they use have changed accordingly. The malware used today is increasingly target specific and stealthy, often evading signature-based defences....
Big data key to success in SA

Big data key to success in SA

A vast majority (83%) of South African companies believe that using big data will help them to improve their decision-making; however, most organisations are battling to implement a technology that will take advantage of this. EMC yesterday released the findings of a...
Social efforts a marketing fail

Social efforts a marketing fail

Although almost all marketers make use of social media – ranging from branded Facebook and Twitter accounts to blogs, forums and paid ad placements – more of these campaigns fail than succeed. Forrester forecasts that US marketers alone will spend $4,8-billion...
DNA Bill closer to becoming law

DNA Bill closer to becoming law

The so-called “DNA Bill”, the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill, has been adopted by the National Assembly’s oversight committee, paving the way to it being signed into law. Speaking to the committee last week, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the...
Fast transit with the Hyperloop

Fast transit with the Hyperloop

A new mass transit system – the Hyperloop, envisioned by entrepreneur Elon Musk – could transport passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in just 30 minutes, at a cost of $22.00. Musk, who is chairman, product architect & CEO of Tesla Motors, writes in his...