Aug 15, 2017
Antarctic Heritage Trust conservators have found a 106-year-old fruit cake among the artefacts from explorer Robert Scott’s Cape Adare shelter – and it’s still “almost edible”. Made by Huntley & Palmers, the fruit cake is still wrapped in paper and encased in the...
Aug 15, 2017
The identity of every Internet user can be easily revealed by following the fingerprints that they leave online. This is the shock finding from two German researchers who reveal that secrets and private identities – such as someone’s sexual or porn preferences...
Aug 15, 2017
A group of technology and automotive leaders has initiated the formation of the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium. Denso, Ericsson, Intel, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), NTT Docomo, Toyota InfoTechnology Centre and Toyota aim to develop an ecosystem for...
Aug 15, 2017
International travel to most of Africa is picking up, with the exception of Lagos, which has seen substantial declines in both domestic and international capacity. This is largely the result of Arik Air cutting 53% of its seats for the rest of 2017, which will result...
Aug 15, 2017
South Africa’s Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has advised the country’s estimated 18-million smartphone users to exercise caution when granting app permissions. In order for apps to function correctly and to improve the user experience,...
Aug 15, 2017
Total South Africa has concluded the 2016 leg of the Total Startupper of the Year Challenge. The 2016 leg, the third iteration of the challenge, kicked off in October 2016 in South Africa and 33 other African countries. South Africa’s Startuppers of the Year have gone...
