Modest PC growth ahead of forecast decline

On the heels of strong growth during the third quarter of 2019 (3Q19) and changing dynamics in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs), International Data Corporation (IDC) has raised its outlook for the remainder of 2019. According to a new forecast from the...

Top tech start-ups win millions

The culmination of Diageo Empowerment Trust SA Social Tech Start-Up Challenge saw South Africa’s top five tech-enabled start-ups battle fiercely for a share of R5-million in seed funding. In a shark tank-style event last Thursday, each entrepreneur pitched their...

Vodacom signs up Microsoft as content partner

Vodacom has become the first mobile operator in Africa to make it simpler for its customers to buy content from the Microsoft and Xbox Stores, using their Vodacom account. The Microsoft partnership is the most recent addition to Vodacom’s Direct Charge to Bill...
Massive dust towers could explain lost water on Mars

Massive dust towers could explain lost water on Mars

Dust storms are common on Mars. But every decade or so, something unpredictable happens – such as a series of runaway storms covering the entire planet in a dusty haze. Last year, a fleet of NASA spacecraft got a detailed look at the life cycle of the 2018 global dust...

Windows 7 end-of-life keeps PC shipments afloat

Shipments of traditional PCs – a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations – in EMEA will total 72,1-million in 2019, a 0,6% year on year (YoY) growth, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). While weakness in the consumer segment...

Rain goes live with intelligent 5G transport network

Mobile data network operator, rain has launched its intelligent 5G transport network in partnership with Huawei. Gustav Schoeman, chief technology officer of rain, comments: “With Huawei’s E2E solutions and new products, our first 5G users can experience...