Property rights must be protected, says FMF

The Free Market Foundation’s (FMF) Rule of Law Project has responded to the Constitutional review committee and made a submission on the resolution for Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC) 2018, which seeks to change Section 25 of the Constitution to remove...

What consumers are using smart speakers for

According to a recent survey of consumers in the US, UK, Japan, Germany and Brazil, conducted by HIS Markt, the predominant uses of smart speakers revolve around asking questions, checking the weather, listening to news and playing music. About 65% of survey...

Pet-care tech fraught with risks

Every fifth pet owner uses some type of digital device to monitor or secure their domestic pet – and, for 39% of them, the use of such devices ended up posing a risk to the pet or its owners. Kaspersky Lab, together with the research agency Opeepl, surveyed 7...

#NDP2030Hackathon entries open

South Africans are invited to enter the upcoming #NDP2030Hackathon challenge to harness the power of information technology to benefit the nation. The State Information Technology Agency (SITA), in partnership with the Presidency, has launched a hackathon to encourage...

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%...