Feb 18, 2013
The Hubble telescope has beamed back images of two galaxies in the process of merging, appearing as a cosmic “flying V” formation. The “flying V” is actually two distinct objects – a pair of interacting galaxies known as IC 2184. Both of the galaxies are seen...
Feb 15, 2013
Cost, traditionally very much a secondary consideration to resilience, has now moved to a far higher position on the agenda for data centre owners and operators than in previous years. This is according to new research by DCD Intelligence, the research arm of...
Feb 14, 2013
Women are hoping to get unconventional Valentine’s Day gifts from their admirers today. This is according to a survey by Kalahari.com, which found that, while some of South Africa’s connected shoppers hope to receive flowers or chocolates (14%); close to 20% say they...
Feb 13, 2013
Retailers, and especially e-commerce sites, came under increasing attack from hackers during 2012, with cybercriminals targeting customers’ private information in order to steal directly from them. This is one of the findings of a Trustwave Global Security...
Feb 12, 2013
There will soon be more than 54-million mobile users in South Africa, and traffic over mobile networks will increase by about 58% every year. According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2012 to 2017, in the Middle East and...
Feb 11, 2013
NASA’s Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first time any robot has drilled into a rock to collect a sample on...
