rAge Cape Town event cancelled

The Cape Town leg of the really Awesome gaming expo (rAge) – which was due to take place from 27 to 29 April – has been cancelled. Michael James, owner and senior project manager of rAge, comments: “While I was happy with the high level of enthusiasm...

Healthy growth for security appliances

The total security appliance market showed positive growth in both vendor revenue and unit shipments for the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, worldwide vendor revenues...

Consumers, manufacturing drive VR/AR growth

Western European revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market are set to reach $2,5-billion in 2017, showing a 131% increase over the $1,1-billion spent in 2016. According to IDC’s Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality...

Netflix, Amazon invest in higher resolution

Amazon and Netflix are not only acquiring documentaries and films, but are also heavily involved in producing their own content using UHD technologies. According to a white paper released by IHS Markit, subscription video on demand (SVoD) services have among the...

How to calculate your tax

Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, released updated tax tables on the 22 February as is customary in the budget speech towards the end of each government financial year. Cathie Webb, director of the South African Payroll Association, offers guidelines on how to...
6m years since black hole’s last meal

6m years since black hole’s last meal

For the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, it’s been a long time between dinners. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found that the black hole ate its last big meal about 6-million years ago, when it consumed a large clump of...