At the heart of the Milky Way

At the heart of the Milky Way

Peering deep into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rich tapestry of more than half a million stars. Except for a few blue foreground stars, the stars are part of the Milky Way’s nuclear star cluster, the most massive and...

Photographers at risk of losing the most

Photographers are losing the images they capture and other irreplaceable data because they fail to adequately back up their memory cards, computers, tablets and smartphones, according to new research. Over a quarter of the 1 800 photographers who took part in the...

Online schools project quick off the mark

So far, 10 Gauteng schools have gone online and are connected to the world following the launch of the Schools Online Presence Project by ZADNA (.ZA Domain Name Authority) on 1 March 2016. Selected by ZADNA (the .ZA Domain Regulator) with the guidance of the Gauteng...

Businesses prefer banks with good reputations

In South Africa, 76% of companies prefer to bank with a provider who has a solid security reputation, according to a Kaspersky Lab survey. Those banks that make security a priority and take every effort to ensure measures are in place to safeguard against online...

Is SA close to adopting smart homes?

A home that runs itself, an abundance of saved time and money – these are the benefits that smart homes promise. But are they secure? And is South Africa ready to embrace the trend? Not without some serious caveats, writes Trevor Coetzee, regional director: South...

Microsoft empowers Azure, Office developers

Microsoft Azure services and the Office platform can empower developers to more easily leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, emerging cloud development models and the Internet of Things (IoT) to build their intelligent apps. Scott Guthrie, executive...