Zuckerberg in live ISS chat

Zuckerberg in live ISS chat

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO, will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday (1 June). The Earth-to-space call will be seen live on NASA’s Facebook page. During the 20-minute...
Phone charging carries threats

Phone charging carries threats

Smartphones can be compromised when charged using a standard USB connection connected to a computer. Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered this in a proof-of-concept experiment and are now evaluating what the impact of such an incident might be. Have you ever wondered...

Africans must co-operate to thrive

As growth in developed markets such as Europe, China and North Africa continue to stagnate, greater regional integration among all African role players is needed to capitalise on the continent’s growth potential. This is according to Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL...

Why change management is important

A common mistake by many organisations implementing a new IT system is that they don’t apply a change management process for the implementation. Seugnet van den Berg, MD at consulting firm Bizmod, says that she often encounters IT departments who don’t see...

In-app purchases outstrip upfront payments

Mobile app users spend 24% more on in-app transactions than on upfront app payments, according to an online consumer survey by Gartner. Consumer preference for in-app transactions indicates that the flexibility they offer is delivering a better customer experience...

Google wins Java case against Oracle

A US court has found that Google was within its rights to use Java code to build the Android operating system, in a case where Oracle is claiming up to $9-billion for Google’s use of the application development platform. Although an earlier case ruled that...