SA consumers won’t pay more for brands

South African consumers are looking for value for money, with the search patterns showing that they seek out good cell phone deals as well as cost-effective banking and insurance products. “In recent years, people have been spending a significant portion of...

The future of work according to employees

Employees want to work outside the office, and feel workplace technology is lagging their personal technology for innovation – and millennials could decline or quit a job if the technology doesn’t come up to scratch. These are among the European and South African...

The growing threat from malware

Phishing attacks continue to rise in volume, impacting 80% of businesses, while organisations are battling with nine-times more unknown malware than before. Check Point Software Technologies recently published findings from two research projects, the Check Point 2016...

Inside the iPhone 7: IHS Markit teardown

The bill of materials (BOM) for an iPhone 7 equipped with 32Gb of NAND flash memory carries $219.80 in costs, according to a preliminary estimate from IHS Markit. After $5 in basic manufacturing costs are added, Apple’s total cost to manufacture the iPhone 7 rises to...

What’s next for Galaxy Note7 users?

Following reports of Samsung Galaxy Note7 batteries exploding, Samsung – which has already stopped the sale of these handsets – will voluntarily replace users’ current devices over the coming weeks. “Samsung cares for its loyal and supportive customers first and...

What do millennials do for fun?

Millennial consumers have been the subject of more comment and analysis than any generation since the dawn of market research. But until now, no wide-ranging survey had used the method best suited to engaging them: questioning them via smartphone app. Usingg MFourDIY,...