Datacentrix hones in on hyperconvergence at Dell EMC Forum

Datacentrix, a provider of high performing and secure ICT solutions, will place a strong focus on how local businesses can take the leap towards converged and hyperconverged infrastructure at the upcoming Dell EMC Forum, taking place on 27 March 2018 at Sandton...

What the new Samsung Galaxy S9 cost to build

The new Samsung Galaxy S9+ equipped with 64Gb of NAND flash memory (model number SM-G965U1) carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of $375.80, much higher than for previous versions of the company’s smartphones. The preliminary estimated total is $43.00 higher...

What is cryptojacking; and how can it impact you?

Cryptojacking is the new term in the cybercrime lexicon. Harish Chib, vice-president for Middle East and Africa at Sophos, examines what it is, and why people should be wary. While cryptocurrency has become dinner table conversation, thanks to the likes of Bitcoin,...

Naspers sells of 2% of Tencent

Naspers has raised $9,8-billion through the sales of 189 978 300 Tencent shares, equating to about 2% of the company’s shareholding. The shares were sold by way of an accelerated offering by private placement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Naspers has stated...

Turing Award for RISC inventors

The inventors of reduced instruction set computing (RISC) chips have won the 2017 ACM AM Turing Award for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry. The...

Africa not top of the list for expats

Copenhagen and Bern offer the best living standards in the world for expatriates according to a report by global mobility experts, ECA International. Analysing a range of “liveability” scores for Europeans moving abroad, from air pollution and personal...