Proline debuts Intel 8th-Gen H310 PCs in SA

Pinnacle’s local PC brand Proline will include the 8th Generation H310 Intel chipset in its professional desktop range. Launching on 16 April, the company believes it is the first South African brand to offer the new chipset. With up to four cores, 8th generation...

How much of your data is exposed?

As Facebook comes under fire for allowing users’ data to be skimmed and used, do you know what data of yours is exposed. The company has publicised a tool that lets users see what data is held by the social media giant, and could thus be used in targeted...
The massive scale of compromised data

The massive scale of compromised data

A massive 2,6-billion records were stolen, lost or exposed worldwide in 2017, an 88% increase from 2016, according to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index. While data breach incidents decreased by 11%, 2017 was the first year publicly disclosed breaches surpassed more...

SA mobile users sensitive to security

One-third (35%) of South Africans prefer to access social media through their mobile browser, according to Opera’s State of the mobile web report Q1 2018. In addition, one-third of the surveyed Internet users believe a mobile browser offers them more privacy...

Signs point to economic recovery

BankservAfrica’s Economic Transaction Index (BETI) reached record levels in March with the actual number of transactions increasing to over 100-million for the first time ever. This, together with the growth in transactional values suggest the South African...

PC shipments see 1,4% decline

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 61,7-million units in the first quarter of 2018, a 1,4% decline from the first quarter of 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. The PC market experienced a 14th consecutive quarter of decline, dating back to the second...