Fintech’s impact crosses industries, creates opportunities

Fintech’s impact crosses industries, creates opportunities

Financial services (FS) and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industries are using fintech to improve customer experience and heighten the appeal of their products and services as well as to sharpen operational efficiency and lower costs. They’re...

Hearables set to impact communications

Hearables are a new device trend that is set to change the way people communicate. Wearable devices have seen strong adoption among consumers over the past five years through fitness trackers and smartwatches. More recently, the introduction of new business and...

Counterfeit cartridge ring dismantled

HP and South African authorities have dismantled a criminal operation involved in wholesaling of counterfeit cartridges for HP. In August 2019, South African officials, supported by HP, carried out a significant raid in the Pretoria region, targeting a large storage...

How Cool Ideas dealt with the latest DDoS attack

Cool Ideas, which came under a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack over the weekend, has apologized to users and detailed the action it is taking to prevent service interruptions in future. According to a statement from the service provider, the attack...

Intel, MediaTek partner to deliver 5G on the PC

Intel is partnering with MediaTek on the development, certification and support of 5G modem solutions for the next generation of PC experiences. As part of the partnership, Intel will define a 5G solution specification, including a 5G modem to be developed and...

Connected tanks to reach 11,9m

The global installed base of active remote tank monitoring (RTM) solutions reached 2,5-million units at the end of 2018, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36,3%, the active...