Poor hit with disproportionately high connectivity costs

Poor hit with disproportionately high connectivity costs

High costs for Internet access relative to income remain one of the main barriers to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) services worldwide – and this is particularly true in emerging markets. This is according to a new policy brief from...

Covid vaccines surface on the darknet

The world is undertaking one of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history and, not surprisingly, scammers and sellers on the dark market are eager to profit off the process. Kaspersky researchers examined 15 different marketplaces on the Darknet...

Despite vaccine willingness, marketers should be cautious

Most consumers (71%) report they are either willing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as they’re able (52%) or a few months after it becomes available (19%), according to Gartner. However, the Gartner Consumer Community Survey, which gathered findings from...

Jasco issues six-month trading statement

Jasco Electronics has issued a trading statement concerning the six months to 31 December 2020. Although the group’s revenue has improved, it is still lower than the comparative six-month period the previous year. However, cost-cutting and efficiencies have...

EMEA smartphone market at weakest in six years

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) smartphone market recorded its weakest performance in six years in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reports the EMEA...

Moderna and IBM to make Covid-19 vaccine supply chain smarter

Moderna and IBM has announced their intentions to explore technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and hybrid cloud, that could help support smarter Covid-19 vaccine management. Central to the effort will be a pilot of open, standardized,...