Bing Predicts got World Cup spot on

Jul 15, 2014

Bing Predicts, the forecasting tool of the Microsoft search platform, scored an almost perfect score in its predictions for the World Cup.

$25m funding helps Secret app shift focus

Jul 15, 2014

Secret, a fast-growing mobile app that allows users to share notes with others anonymously, has secured a further $25-million in funding and aims to expand as a social network.The app – until recently an anonymous messaging board running on the Android and iOS...

Samsung suspends child labour factory

Jul 15, 2014

Samsung has suspended business with a Chinese factory accused of hiring child labour. Last week (10 July), China Labour Watch (CLW) accused Dongguan Shinyang Electronics of hiring children, upon which Samsung launched an investigation into the allegations. According...

Location makes a difference for SMEs

Jul 15, 2014

City slickers really do have it better than country folk – at least where the profitability of their businesses is concerned. That’s one of the surprise findings of SME Survey 2014, which has revealed that businesses in cities, or headquartered in cities, are...

Mustek expects earnings to be up

Jul 15, 2014

Mustek has issued a trading statement, alerting shareholders to increased earnings.The company states that, for the year ended 30 June 2014, its headline earnings per share and basic earnings per share are expected to be at least 20% higher than the headline earnings...

Internet Solutions expands African PoPs

Jul 15, 2014

Internet Solutions (IS) has today announced the addition of three points of presence (PoPs) to its extensive network across the African continent. The company’s new PoPs in Lesotho, Swaziland and Malawi enhance IS’s network accessibility and capability to better...