5G smartphones set for 2021 recovery

In its latest forecast release, Canalys projects global 5G smartphone shipments will reach nearly 280-million units in 2020, with 62% of these in Greater China, followed by North America and EMEA. Overall smartphone volumes are projected to decline 10,7% in 2020...

AI needs to improve its medical diagnostics ability

While artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionise the disease diagnosis process, its current value proposition remains below the expectations of most radiologists. IDTechEx gathered the performance measurements of over 35 AI algorithms and found...

Value of enterprise external OEM storage systems declines

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, global market revenue for enterprise external OEM storage systems declined 5% year over year to just under $6,3-billion during the second quarter of 2020...

Pandemic drives up demand for gaming monitors

Europe’s largest distributors sold significantly more gaming monitors in July 2020 than in the same period last year, according to the latest research by Context. The increases coincided with the time when the pandemic, and measures taken for its containment,...

Noncommunicable diseases increase Africans’ risk from Covid-19

There is increasing evidence that Africans living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes are more likely to suffer severe cases of Covid-19 and die. In South Africa, which accounts for nearly half of all cases and deaths on the...

Linux systems also vulnerable to attack

Many organisations choose Linux for strategically important servers and systems, not least because this operating system is thought to be safer and less prone to cyberthreats than the far more popular Windows operating system. But, while this is the case for mass...