Faster, more affordable search for Africa

Google has introduced a feature to help African users with Android devices to search faster. In Africa, almost 40% of low-RAM Android users could be experiencing a slow or delayed connection while they’re searching. The new feature aims to improve...

Dell commits $14m to STEM education

Dell expects to contribute $14-million in grants and technology donations to support future generations of STEM workers in the current fiscal year which ends 3 February 2018. Current donations made across Dell’s 71 youth learning partners globally are expected...

All systems go for township tech fest

The organisers of next week’s e-Kasi Tech Festival & Gaming Expo say it’s “all systems go” for the celebration of township technology taking place from 25 to 27 October 2017. Stella Ndabeni Abrahams, deputy minister of telecommunications...

Pure-play PLC smart meters peak

Annual shipments of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow by 71% in 2017 to reach 23,1-million units, according to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growth is driven by accelerating deployments in France, Italy and the UK that...

350% growth for gaming monitors

Global shipments of gaming monitors increased 350% to 1,1-million units in the first half of 2017 from the same period a year ago, according to new research from business information provider IHS Markit. Gaming is the hottest application for desktop monitors,...
Noxious ice cloud on Titan

Noxious ice cloud on Titan

Researchers with NASA’s Cassini mission found evidence of a toxic hybrid ice in a wispy cloud high above the south pole of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The finding is a new demonstration of the complex chemistry occurring in Titan’s atmosphere...