Versatile mobile devices set for growth

Western European personal computing devices (PCDs), including traditional PCs (a combination of desktop, notebook, and workstations) and tablets (slates and detachables), will total 76,4-million shipments in 2017, a 6,1% year on year (YoY) decline, according to...

Banks stay firm against economic headwinds

South Africa’s major banking groups (Barclays Africa Group Limited, First Rand, Nedbank and Standard Bank) produced a credible set of results against various economic headwinds for the year ended 31 December 2016. Johannes Grosskopf, financial services leader...

Chinese technologists lead the patent race

ZTE has been ranked number one in the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s latest annual list for patent applications, as the company increases its focus on research and development of next-generation technologies including 5G, network virtualisation,...

22,9m connected digital signs by 2021

According to a new research report from Berg Insight, global shipments of connected digital signage displays are estimated to have grown by 19,7% to 10,5-million units in 2016. Market growth is driven by greater demand for digital signage solutions in all market...

Massive takeup of mobile video

There has been an enormous and rapid shift in TV and video viewing behaviour towards mobility. This is among the findings from the seventh edition of Ericsson’s annual ConsumerLab TV and Media Report, which also shows that while both mobile video and on-demand...
SA cities are still attractive

SA cities are still attractive

Despite increased political and financial volatility in South Africa, its cities fell within the top 100 of the world’s highest quality of living and remain attractive destinations for expanding business operations and sending expatriates on assignment....