BYOD nosedives, especially in government
Bring your own device (BYOD) interest is decreasing, particularly in government, according to recent Forrester data.Forty percent of government technology decision-makers said BYOD is not on their tech agenda and another 30% responded that it’s a low priority....New undersea cable to connect Africa, Europe
Alcatel-Lucent and the Algerian Ministry of Post, Information Technology and Communications, have signed a turnkey agreement for the deployment of the Orval system, an over 560 km fibre-optic undersea cable that will link Oran in Algeria to Valencia, Spain.With...Phablets set to outsell portable PC sales
One of the biggest growth areas in the mobile industry is the burgeoning sales of “phablets”, the nickname for smartphones with screen sizes varying from 5,5 inches to less than 7 inches.These units will outsell portable PCs during 2015, says Christopher Riley, CEO of...Gijima shares suspended
Gijima shares on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) have been suspended from Monday 4 May, leading up to the company’s delisting on 12 May. This follows an agreement for Guma to acquire all of the remaining shares in Gijima, which was approved by 99,38% of shareholders last month. Gijima will now voluntarily delist, and will henceforth operate as a private company.
Tesla brings clean energy home
Elon Musk’s Tesla has launched Tesla Energy, a suite of batteries for homes, businesses and utilities, fostering a clean energy ecosystem and helping wean the world off fossil fuels. The company is already working with utilities and other renewable power partners around the world to deploy storage on the grid to improve resiliency and cleanliness of the grid as a whole. The Tesla Powerwall is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed to store energy at a residential level for load shifting, backup power and self-consumption of solar power generation.