Jan 13, 2017
One of the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks in the worls was a 448Gbps UDP/ICMP fragmentation flood using more than 100 000 IP addresses from multiple regions. The incident, which was tracked by F5 Networks’ security operations centre (SOC),...
Jan 13, 2017
MTN SA Foundation and Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi have handed over 11 multimedia centres to schools in Mpumalanga. The handover, at Enkokhokhweni Primary School in Kabokweni, forms part of the Department of Communication and MTN’s Back to School...
Jan 13, 2017
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,5-trillion in 2017, a 2,7% increase from 2016, according to Gartner. However, this growth rate is down from earlier projections of 3%. “2017 was poised to be a rebound year in IT spending. Some major trends have...
Jan 13, 2017
Honda has introduced what it believes to be the first car that can feel emotion. The NeuV, launched last week at CES 2017. comes equipped with an artificial intelligence “emotion engine” and an automated personal assistant. Like the Geely Lynk (the...
Jan 13, 2017
Google’s holding company Alphabet has shut down its development of solar-powered drones that were intended to bring Internet access to developing countries and rural areas. The drones were intended to fly at a height of about 12 miles. However, Alphabet’s...
Jan 12, 2017
Apple’s iPhone is officially the most successful product of all time, having shipped about 1,2-billion units since its launch 10 years ago. Horace Dediu, founder and author at peer-reviewed analysis site Asymco, writes that the product has also fueled the...