Unlicensed software increases security threat

To reduce the risk of cyberattacks and boost their bottom line, businesses should eliminate unlicensed software in their networks and introduce software asset management,. This is according to the 2018 Global Software Survey from BSA The Software Alliance, which found...

An easy way to run environmental petitions

Today, World Environment Day (5 June), Greenpeace Africa has launched an online campaign platform for ordinary citizens to run environmental petitions. The Vuma.Earth (www.VUMA.earth) platform provides a space for Africans to start campaigns that address environmental...

SA’s smartphone sales resilient

Smartphone sales in South Africa grew by 12,4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, reaching around 3,2-million units for the period. However, the value of the smartphone segment increased by 22,8% as sales of entry-level devices to low- and mid-income consumers...

Gen Z: tech-savvy and looking for work

Generation Z, those born after 1995, is starting to enter the workforce. This tech-savvy generation, born into a world where having a phone, a tablet and a computer is the norm, will soon make up one-fifth of the workforce. In a country like South Africa where...

Slowdown not yet over for smartphones

After declining 0,3% in 2017, the worldwide smartphone market is expected to contract again in 2018 before returning to growth in 2019 and beyond. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments are...

Emerging markets lead LCD TV growth

Global TV shipments increased by 7,9% to 50,6-million units in the first quarter of 2018 compared to a year ago, according to IHS Markit. Liquid-crystal display (LCD) TV shipments rose 7,5% to 50,1-million units and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV shipments...