Gugi outsmarts new Android 6 security

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a modification of the Gugi banking trojan that can bypass new Android 6 security features designed to block phishing and ransomware attacks. The modified trojan forces users into giving it the right to overlay genuine apps, send...

5G will be innovation engine of the future

A new global report from Ericsson, “Opportunities in 5G: The view from eight industries”, reveals the anticipated impact of 5G, the next-generation mobile technology, on specific industries. It examines how these industries expect to apply 5G, which...

Wearables market soars

Shipments of wearable devices reached 22.5-million in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16) with the overall market for wearable devices growing 26.1% year over year as new use cases are slowly starting to emerge. This is according to IDC’s latest Worldwide...

Dietician wins first ‘Agents of Change’ award

FMGC giant, Unilever has announced the winner of the first-ever Unilever “Agents of Change” Award. Launched in June this year, the “Agents of Change” Award aims to honour healthcare professionals who are driving initiatives which assist South...

MEA AV/RV spend set to top $6bn

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) augmented and virtual reality market will grow strongly over the next five years, posting annual growth rates of more than 100% across the 2016-2020 period, according to IDC. The global ICT and advisory services firm expects the MEA...

The $14bn IoT opportunity in SA

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George – The Internet of Things (IoT) is real – and there is more than $14-billion in opportunity available in South Africa right now. This is the word from Vernon Thaver, chief technology officer at Cisco SA, who points...