Chinese smartphone market declines in Q1
IDC’s latest Mobile Phone Tracker shows the China smartphone market contracted by 4% year-on-year, with 98,8-million units shipped in the first quarter of 2015. This is the first time in six years that the China smartphone market declined year-over-year as the market...Safaricom upgrades network with Ericsson
Kenya’s largest mobile operator, Safaricom, has signed a multi-year agreement with Ericsson to support the upgrade and expansion of its converged mobile network infrastructure. Under the terms of this agreement, Ericsson will deploy WiFi technology for the first...Online threats hinder Net neutrality
There needs to be a balance between combatting the growing number of online threats in South Africa and maintaining the essential neutrality of Internet service providers (ISPs). This is according to South Africa’s Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA). Government’s proposed Cybercrimes and Related Matters Bill and the Film & Publications Board’s draft online content regulation strategy are two examples of documents under discussion that have the potential to significantly impair ISP neutrality.
Earth is cloudy from space
Decades of satellite observations and astronaut photographs show that clouds dominate space-based views of Earth. One study based on nearly a decade of satellite data estimated that about 67% of Earth’s surface is typically covered by clouds. This is especially the...Nedbank branch adds small business hub
Nedbank has launched its first small business hub as part of the conversion of the Sandown branch to a new “Branch of the Future” design, and plans to take the concept to selected small business nodes around the country.