IBM reports revenue, earnings decline

IBM has reported that net income from continuing operations for the 12 months ended 31 December 2014 was $15,8-billion, compared with $16,9-billion in the year-ago period – a decrease of 7%.  Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $15.59, up...

SpaceX raises $1-billion in new funding

Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has raised $1-billion in a financing round with two new investors, Google and Fidelity. They join existing investors Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Valor Equity Partners and Capricorn. Google and Fidelity...

Extra skills for local DNS community

South Africa’s DNS (Domain Name System) community is set to benefit from technical skills training, hosted by the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) during February 2015. Presented by world authorities on the Domain Name System hierarchical naming protocol for...

MTN adds data sharing offering

Unused data that customers forfeit at the end of the month will be a thing of the past, thanks to the launch of Data Share – a proposition that allows MTN customers to link up and share data with up to 20 MTN numbers.Customers will not incur any connection or...
Tech makes the world better

Tech makes the world better

A survey of Internet users around the world conducted by Microsoft shows an overwhelming majority believes personal technology is making the world a better place to live in. It has vastly improved how they shop, work, learn and generally get things done. However, there are notable differences in attitudes toward personal technology between developed and developing economies. Developing countries express widespread enthusiasm about the benefits of technology, while developed countries, where technology is more ubiquitous, express concerns about emerging issues.

Automotive industry is ripe for change

The automotive industry is ripe for disruptive changes that are breaking down borders of the ecosystem. IBM’s new Automative 2025 Global Study forecasts that while the automotive industry will offer a greater personalised driving experience by 2025, fully autonomous...