Server revenue up a record-breaking 38,6%

Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market increased 38,6% year over year to $18,8-billion during the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, worldwide server shipments increased 20,7%...
NASA goes underwater in search for extraterrestrial life

NASA goes underwater in search for extraterrestrial life

Off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island and more than 3 000 feet beneath the ocean surface lie the warm, bubbling springs of a volcano, a deep-sea location that may hold lessons for the search for extraterrestrial life. Here, NASA and its partners are blending ocean and...

Wikimania comes to Cape Town

Cape Town has won the bid to host the 14th annual Wikimania 2018 conference, the annual gathering of volunteers from around the world celebrating Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. F 18 to 22 of July, more than 700 volunteers from around the world will come...

Smartphone mirroring soon standard in cars

Canalys estimates that Android Auto and Apple CarPlay were available in 46% of new vehicles sold in Europe in Q1 2018 and 52% of new vehicles sold in the US. Smartphone mirroring solutions, such as Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, have become key features in hundreds...

Apple, Xiaomi lead growing wearables market

Wearable band shipments grew 35% year on year to 20,5-million units in Q1 2018, driven by strong demand for health-centric devices. According to Canalys Wearable Band Go-To-Market Analysis, smartwatches accounted for 80% of wearable band revenue, up from 74% in Q1...

How SA could re-inforce the rand

Luke Muller, an independent economist writing for the Free Market Foundation (FMF), offers his advice on how South Africa could achieve a more robust currency. The invention of money allowed people to replace their original system of trade, which was barter. Instead...