Tablet sales down laptops increase

Tablet sales for the first six months of the year compared to the first six months of 2013 are down at The Notebook Company – but laptop sales are up by 15%. Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, comments: “There was a big buzz in the tablets market up until...

PC market shows ‘sizeable improvement’

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 78,5-million units in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), a year-on-year decline of -1,7% and a sizeable improvement over the forecast of -4,1%, says IDC. In its latest Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, the research group says many of the...

Kolok adds LG to hardware portfolio

Further boosting its hardware offerings to the local channel, Kolok SA has been appointed an official distributor for LG Electronics’ range of B2B products, including monitors, projectors, storage and peripherals. The LG product portfolio underscores Kolok’s goal to...
Radio telescope sees big bang rays

Radio telescope sees big bang rays

Highly detailed radio telescope images have pinpointed the locations where a stellar explosion called a classical nova emitted gamma rays, the highest-energy form of electromagnetic waves. The discovery revealed a probable mechanism for the gamma-ray emissions, which...

Use your vote to improve the channel

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...

CIOs could become digital leaders

As the technologies and trends that power digitalisation move to centre stage, CIOs are being presented with a unique opportunity to become digital leaders. This is according to a global survey of CIOs by Gartner. The survey showed that CIOs are fully aware that they...