3D printing set for global take-off

Global spending on 3D printing will grow at a 27% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from nearly $11-billion in 2015 to $26,7-billion in 2019, according to IDC’s Semi-annual 3D Printing Spending Guide, which expands on IDC’s previous 3D printing forecasts....

TV brands look to outsource displays

Leading global TV brands Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, seeking to complete their product lineups, increase back-up supply and boost savings, plan to rely less on their captive panel suppliers and turn to outsourcing instead. The two South Korean TV brands...

MTN gets time to engage on Nigeria fine

The Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria has adjourned the matter of MTN versus the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC). The judge adjourned the matter to 18 March 2016 in order to enable the parties to try and settle the matter. If the parties are unable to reach...

Cell C debuts free WhatsApp calling

Cell C is making WhatsApp Calling free to its customers from Sunday for the remainder of the month. Contract customers and prepaid customers on the MegaBonus plan will be able to make calls free of charge, with no data costs incurred using the WhatsApp Calling...
Jury is out on digital benefits

Jury is out on digital benefits

Even as digital media users spend more time online than they sleep, only every second user thinks it has improved their quality of life. This is according to more than 5 000 digital media users from Brazil, China, Germany, South Africa and the US. Paradoxically,...

Renewable energy to drive new revolution

Far from being a romantic dream, renewables are central to meeting the energy demands that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring. Clean energy now accounts for more than half of all new energy supply, says Fatih Birol, executive director of the International...