Battle of the smart assistants heats up

The worldwide smart home devices market, inclusive of smart speakers, digital media adapters, lighting, thermostats, and more, is forecast to ship 549,5-million devices in 2018, growing 26,8% over the prior year. The hottest two categories, Smart Speakers and Video...

Commercial demand drives PC growth

The number of PCs sold by Western Europe’s largest distributors increased by +6% year-on-year during the first two months of Q2 2018 as commercial PC demand remained strong, according to data published by Context. Volume sales of commercial PCs were up by +13%...

Double-digit growth for cloud infrastructure

Vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud IT, including public and private cloud, grew 45,5% year over year in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), reaching $12,9-billion. This is according to the Worldwide...

Intel chief quits over employee affair

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has resigned from the chip manufacturer, citing a past relationship with an employee that violates the company’s non-fraternisation policy. According to Intel, Krzanich has a past consensual relationship with an unnamed employee, which...

New high for LCD, panel shipment gap

Despite better-than-expected first-quarter demand for thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) TV sets and TV panels, market players would be well advised to adopt a more conservative outlook in demand growth for the coming quarters, according to IHS...
Is SA falling behind in the platform economy?

Is SA falling behind in the platform economy?

Unless an enabling environment is created, and critical mass attained, South Africa is in danger of falling behind as the world undergoes a fundamental economic shift: the rise of the platform economy. This is one of the conclusions from a whitepaper co-authored by...