Slower growth forecast for smartphones

Smartphone shipments are expected to grow 10,4% in 2015 to 1,44-billion units, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This is lower than IDC’s previous smartphone forecast of 11,3%...

Workshop17 aims to drive innovation

The V&A Waterfront’s Workshop17 was opened yesterday, offering a next generation, multi-use innovation hub designed to showcase and enable solutions to South African and African opportunities. Workshop17 was born of the desire to support start-ups and...

Printers decline in shipments and value

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market experienced a -5,9% decline in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) Tracker, total shipments fell to 24,1-million units, while the...
Sensors track bee behaviour

Sensors track bee behaviour

Micro-sensors are helping to track bees, providing information on their behaviour and environment that can help to alleviate threats to the creatures, which are essential for the pollination of about one-third of the food we eat. Australian research organisation CSIRO...

More fallout from Ashley Madison breach

Fallout from the Ashley Madison data breach continues into the second week since hackers released details of subscribers to the cheating service. Reports have come from Canada that at least two Ashley Madison clients committed suicide after their personal details were...

Virtual security breaches cost more

Businesses pay a significant premium to recover from a cyber-attack if virtual infrastructure is affected during the incident.