Nov 1, 2018
People use the connected devices they own, such as smart home appliances and wearables, as singular technologies, rather than as part of an ecosystem of networked devices. Connected devices are how people will experience the Internet of Things (IoT) – but only...
Nov 1, 2018
Airbus has launched its second edition of #Africa4Future, a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ global aerospace accelerator BizLab and Make-IT in Africa, a programme by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit German (GIZ), the German...
Nov 1, 2018
Last week’s Investment Summit sought to kick-start the activity necessary to grow South Africa’s economy. Gavin Reardon, founder and general partner of Kingson Capital, attended the event. These are his top take-outs, from a venture capital (VC)...
Oct 31, 2018
In a move destined to shake up the local IT channel, Partner Tech Corporation – a subsidiary of $25-billion conglomerate and Taiwanese-listed Qisda Group – has bought specialist ICT Distributor Corex. Although financial details of the transaction have not...
Oct 31, 2018
Tech support scams affected 71% of South African consumers in 2018, down seven points from figures in 2016, according to global research from Microsoft. The Web based survey of 16 048 adult Internet users in 16 countries (1 000 per country), sampled an equal number of...
Oct 31, 2018
Global retail sector technology spending will grow 3,6% to reach almost $203,6-billion in 2019, with similar growth rates for the next two years, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. Customer expectations and competition are forcing retailers to evolve and...
