2019 trends impacting mobile in Africa

According to the GMSA Mobile Economy 2018 report for sub-Saharan Africa, mobile subscribers rose by 44% in 2017 and this was further bolstered by an increase in smartphone penetration that rose by 75%. Mobile broadband is anticipated to comprise 87% of total...
Lifting the veil on new star formation

Lifting the veil on new star formation

The stellar wind from a newborn star in the Orion Nebula is preventing more new stars from forming nearby, according to new research using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia). The results were reported in the 7 January issue of the...

Pinnacle gears up for bumper year with management reshuffle

Looking forward to a strong performance in 2019, one of the country’s leading distributors Pinnacle has reshuffled some of its senior management. And, in making the new announcements, CEO Tim Humphreys-Davies has also killed off speculation in the channel about...

Autonomous cars are open to attack

Autonomous and connected vehicles have been exposed as being particularly vulnerable, attracting about 300 000 attacks each month, according to vulnerability data collected by Karamba Security. Karamba Security has been attracting internet attacks on automotive...

Bluetooth Mesh selected for smart home solutions

In response to increased adoption of Bluetooth mesh networking in smart home solutions, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the formation of a new Smart Home Subgroup at CES, being held this week in Las Vegas. The announcement follows the decision...

Which countries are tops for innovation?

The 16 countries that have emerged as innovation champions in are Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the US. This is according to the 2019...