Zoom adds 46m downloads in September

Data presented by Buy Shares indicates that video conferencing platform Zoom added 46,26-million downloads in September. The downloads were on both Android and iOS platforms. Android had the highest downloads at 32,17-million. For iOS, the iPhone recorded...

Consumer channel drives client SSD growth

Although the overall client solid state drives (SSD) market has seen low demand during the pandemic, lockdowns and home working have had a positive effect on consumer-channel sales, according to the latest data published by Context. “The impact of the pandemic...

Emerge stronger by avoiding cost management mistakes

Many finance leaders are currently at a high risk of making four common mistakes that could negatively impact their ability to fund digital growth and reduce expenses overall, according to Gartner. This comes at a time when recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic will be...

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...