UP students part of winning global hackathon team

Two Computer Engineering students at the University of Pretoria (UP) were part of a team that won an award for best proposal on social distancing at a global hackathon held at the weekend. The team comprised third-year UP students Ryan Naidoo and Jason Kamps, as well...

Global smart speaker market to reach 163m in 2021

The latest Canalys forecast expects the global smart speaker market, including smart displays, to reach 163-million units in 2021, a growth of 21%. In 2020, Mainland China, which has the Covid-19 pandemic under control, will lead, growing 16%, while the rest of the...

Telcos are optimistic about 5G, but want better security

There is broad-based optimism for 5G revenue opportunities among telecoms organisations, but only if the new 5G services are both more secure and better tailored to key enterprise use cases. A survey conducted by TelecomTV in association with HardenStance and ETSI...

Banking fraud hits half of SA users

More than half of South African users (59%) faced banking fraud at least once in the first half of 2020, according to a recent Kaspersky survey. In most of the cases (74%) the banking fraud occurred via the phone, while the calls were received mainly during business...

SA parents want blended learning for their kids

Recent lockdown conditions threw the gauntlet down at South Africa’s education system: adapt to the online world quickly to keep up with the syllabus during unforeseen circumstances, or face stalling learning completely, compromising the future of South...

Data protection, security concerns come to the fore

Consumers are increasingly concerned about data sharing during the pandemic and the security challenges organisations face supporting employees and customers in our remote-first world. These are the conclusions from two Cisco research studies that also highlight...