Agriculture poised for a green revolution

Agriculture is currently standing on the edge of a second green revolution. This revolution will entail fundamental shifts in how the agricultural sector utilises and implements innovative technology to improve output in a sustainable manner and address the need for...

How to identify a Cool Vendor

CIOs and IT leaders realise that disruption will become the norm as the flip from the predigital universe to the digital universe occupies strategic thinking for years to come. Gartner’s 2016 Cool Vendors research examines digital disruptions and potential...

Intel debuts most powerful desktop processor

Intel has introduced its new Intel Core i7 processor Extreme Edition, offering gamers users up to 10 cores of performance. “It’s designed not just for multi-tasking, but also for mega-tasking,” writes Gregory Bryant, corporate vice-president and GM...

Contactless payments with Shell and Visa

Contactless cardholders can now make payments for up to R200 at over 400 Shell fuel stations around the country, using a contactless enabled credit or debit card. Customers making payments of above R200 will also be able to use the solution, but will need to input...

Smart city devices to top 1bn soon

Global unit shipments of smart city devices, which are internet-connected devices used in smart city projects, will increase from 115,4-million in 2015 to 1,2-billion in 2025. Although in 2015 North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific each received approximately...

South Africans abandon copper

South African corporates and consumers are abandoning copper technology at the rate of some 15 000 lines every month. This is according to independent telecoms provider, Otel Telecoms, quoting ICASA (Independent Communications Regulatory Authority of SA) figures from...