2018 Entelect Challenge launches

Tower Defence, this years’ Entelect Challenge, launches today (25 April) and will culminate with the finals on the centre stage at Comic Con Africa on 15 September. “Each year we look to build the challenge around a popular game theme, and this year is...

Start-ups, services firms will drive innovation together

A new study from International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that there is great potential in collaboration between start-ups and system integrators or consulting companies to address European enterprises’ need for innovation. The digital era has put innovation...

Industrial 3D printers drive growth

The global 3D-printer market continued its upward trajectory in Q4 2017 with more than 132K units shipped over the quarter, 14% more than in the same period a year ago. Shipments of industrial 3D printers were up by 39% mostly thanks to newcomers in the polymer...

Crouching Yeti infrastructure uncovered

Kaspersky Lab has uncovered infrastructure used by the well-known Russian-speaking APT group Crouching Yeti, also known as Energetic Bear, which includes compromised servers across the world. According to the research, numerous servers in different countries were hit...

Vodacom launches SMS emergency service for the deaf

Vodacom has launched what it believes to be South Africa’s first SMS emergency service for deaf, hearing- and speech-impaired customers. The Vodacom 082 112 SMS Emergency Service is free for Vodacom Prepaid, Contract and Top Up customers who are deaf, hearing...
Up close to Saturn’s rings

Up close to Saturn’s rings

Saturn’s rings display their subtle colours in a view captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The particles that make up the rings range in size from smaller than a grain of sand to as large as mountains, and are mostly made of water ice. The exact nature...