RS Components gears up for Tuks Robot Race Day

Industrial and electronics distributor RS Components is one of the sponsors for the fifth EECE Race Day at the University of Pretoria this year. The Race Day offers third-year microcontroller students at the department of electrical, electronic and computer...

Apple, Nokia settle disputes

Nokia and Apple have settled all litigation related to their intellectual property dispute and agreed a multi-year patent license. “This is a meaningful agreement between Nokia and Apple,” says Maria Varsellona, chief legal officer at Nokia, responsible...
Juno uncovers Jupiter’s well-kept secrets

Juno uncovers Jupiter’s well-kept secrets

Early science results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a...

Why did BA’s systems go down?

It’s still not clear exactly what caused British Airways’ massive IT system failure that grounded all of the airline’s flights over the weekend. But some fingers are pointing to recent decisions to outsource some key IT functions. As of yesterday...

Tech firms embark on radical transformation

Increasingly empowered customers and business users, external services, new methodologies, automation, and cognitive technologies will result in a significantly smaller, faster and more specialised tech organisation says Forrester. New research by Forrester says the...

Scorecard helps cities improve reslience

An updated Disaster Resilience Scorecard to help cities and local government agencies improve their preparedness and reduce risks from disasters was launched today at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. Developed for the UN Office for Disaster Risk...