SpaceX gets go-ahead for lower Starlink orbits

SpaceX has received permission to operate 2 814 Starlink satellites in a lower orbit than originally planes. The FCC has found that the lower orbits won’t create significant interference problems for other operations, but will allow them to include more safely...

Trading statement from Altron

Allied Electronics (Altron) has issued a trading statement, notifying shareholders that earning for the 12 months ended 28 February will be substantially different from the comparable period last year. The group notes that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that...

Notebook demand in consumer, education drive PC growth

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market, (desktop, notebooks, and workstations) saw impressive growth in 2021Q1 (44,1% YoY), totaling 23,9-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). In another quarter impacted heavily by...

More than 5bn personal records leaked in Q1

More than 5-billion data records have already been leaked in 2021, according to Atlas VPN findings. One of the reasons for such a high number is the Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB), which compromised about 3,27-billion data records on its own. February was the...

Sanral warns of tender scam

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has been made aware of a scam inviting members of the public to tender on its contracts. Sanral asserts the invitation to tender is fraudulent and did not legitimately emanate from Sanral. “The invitations to...

African social media platform set to launch

MyCountry MyWorld is set to launch MY! a social media platform for Africans by Africans in May 2021. “Having developed the app over a period of two years, with a series of tests; we are now confident that the app is ready to be released to the world,” says...