Surgeons augment reality with HoloLens

Surgeons augment reality with HoloLens

Surgeons in the UK are using Microsoft’s mixed-reality headset to “see inside” patients before they operate on them. A team at Imperial College London are wearing HoloLens devices in operating theatres so they can spot key blood vessels, bones and...

Young SA scientist wins in Taiwan

Young scientist Zara Nijzink-Laurie, representing South Africa at the prestigious Taiwan International Science Fair last week, took home second prize in the behavioural and social sciences category. The Taiwan International Science Fair is an annual event in which...

Security preparedness still poor

Despite the high-profile headlines of 2017, businesses are still not prepared to face today’s fast-evolving threats. This is among the findings from a Sophos survey, “The state of endpoint security today”, which shows the extent to which businesses...

Calling all resellers: vote for your favourites

South Africa’s IT resellers are urged to name their favourite vendors and distributors, giving them the opportunity to win one of the coveted titles in the Channelwise Awards. The annual awards recognise the vendors and distributors who best met the needs of...

SMEs set to spend in 2018

A new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Small and Medium Business Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts total IT spending by small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) to be nearly $602-billion in 2018, an increase of 4,9% over 2017. With a...

SA lovers are big spenders

Sentimental spending by South Africans has increased by 50% since 2015, with the number of transactions up by 63% during the same period. The annual “Mastercard Love Index”, created by analysing credit, debit and prepaid transactions across the past three...