How to watch Mars Helicopter’s first flight

NASA is targeting no earlier than today (Monday 19 April) for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. The flight was set to commence at approximately 03h30 EDT, or 09h30 South African time. Data from the first flight will return to Earth a few hours...

SA business partners with UNICEF to on vaccine rollout

South African Internet of things (IoT) solution provider Beyond has entered into a long-term agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to supply its remote cold chain monitoring solution in support of UNICEF’s global vaccination programme....

Employees feel increasingly disconnected

Onboarding programs have missed the mark for years in making new hires feel connected to their organisation and, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s crucial for HR leaders to update and improve these initiatives to set up new hires for success, according to...

Lockdowns hit sales of large format displays

Sales of large-format displays (LFDs) in Western Europe (WE) during 2020 were significantly affected by the pandemic and there have been little signs of recovery in early Q1 2021, according to the latest data published by Context. Declining sales reflected the impact...

China accounts for 70% of top smartphone vendors

Data acquired by Finbold indicates that China hosts about 70% of the top ten smartphone vendors globally as of 2020. Despite the Chinese dominance, South Korea’s Samsung has the largest market share at an estimated 19,2%. Apple is the only US vendor on the list...

OBS warns users not to take the bait

With an increase in banking fraud, and a modus operandi of targeting online transactions, banks are continuing to evolve their products, services and systems to try and stay ahead of fraudsters. This is being achieved through the development and introduction of...