Virtual celebrations for Wozniak’s 70th birthday

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak celebrated his 70th birthday on 11 August with a virtual benefit concert. “The Woz” was the guest of honour at the virtual surprise party organised by his wife Janet Wozniak. The event, hosted by Jewel, benefited the Inspiring Children’s...

Mixed results for US smartphone sales

Vendors shipped 31,9-million smartphones in the United States in Q2 2020, a 5% year-on-year decline, but an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase. Resumption of Chinese factory operations at the end of March and stores reopening in May and June were key contributors to...

IT industry digs deep

The IT industry has raised a massive R60 606.11 for the Sandton SPCA in the A-Plus Channelwise Women’s Day Challenge. This is made up of R55 606.11 raised via direct donations through the 101 Donations page on Back-a-Buddy and an additional R5 000.00 bid in the...
Digital transformation key to remote working success

Digital transformation key to remote working success

The shift to remote working has led to improved productivity for 29% of organisations, with that figure leaping to 70% for companies that had implemented digital transformation before the pandemic struck, These are among the findings from the study “Remote...

Banks face up to harsh choices

Banks are facing a stark choice: own customers or power finance – and few will manage both. A new Forrester report, “The Future Of Banking Is Built On Trust,” finds that future banks will operate in different modes: direct to consumer, as-a-service,...

Which content do users want to unblock?

Video content on YouTube is the most desirable to unlock, according to NordVPN research into what people search with the aim of unblocking. In total, 82,7% of internet users searching how to unblock certain online services want to access YouTube, while 5,7% of all...