Nov 29, 2016
Hashtags have germinated with #feesmustfall propagated to become #datamustfall. However lobbyists, despite good intentions, haven’t done their homework and the cost of data reducing in price is not the answer. According to Alan Knott-Craig, founder of Project...
Nov 28, 2016
South African consumers prioritise security above all else when it comes to using smartphones, with 78% claiming that security is the top feature they look want from mobile. This is according to a survey conducted by Gemalto, which polled consumers in South Africa...
Nov 28, 2016
According to figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), 8,2-million tablets were shipped into Western Europe in 3Q16, for a 6,7% decline year on year (YoY). The main trends in the quarter were the ongoing expansion of detachables and the penetration of...
Nov 28, 2016
The ZA Central Registry (ZACR), South Africa’s .ZA domain administrator, has recently been approved as an official ICANN Registrar. The California-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) ensures the web operates efficiently and...
Nov 28, 2016
The most hackable gift category this holiday season includes laptops and PCs, followed by smartphones and tablets, media players and streaming sticks, smart home automation and devices and drones. Intel Security’s McAfee Most Hackable Holiday Gifts list...
Nov 28, 2016
South Africans must become digitally-enabled or they will be left behind economically, and this will exacerbate inequality in the country. This is the view of Dr Miriam Altman, commissioner of the National Planning Commission in the SA Presidency, who says the...