Huge MIMO demand as cell networks jam up

With their cellular networks strained to breaking point by the deluge of data traffic generated by smartphones, wireless operators are striving to offload traffic to WiFi networks by using next-generation 802,11 2×2 Multiple-In Multiple-Out (MIMO) technology,...

Global storage sales take a knock

Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues fell -5,2% year-over-year to $5,6-billion during the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. For the quarter, the...

Windows unveils new products

Windows and the Windows eco-system is adapting to meet the changing forces in the market. At last week’s Computex, Nick Parker, Microsoft corporate vice-president responsible for Microsoft’s device partnerships, demonstrated the breadth of innovation happening across...

The future for Watson is mobile

IBM has announced the three winners of the 2014 Watson Mobile Developer Challenge. This first-of-its-kind global competition encouraged developers and entrepreneurs to create consumer and business apps made with IBM’s Watson cognitive computing capabilities. The...

New chips to drive autonomous cars

The global semiconductor market for active-control systems in the autonomous vehicle will grow nearly five-fold in just seven short years, according to a new report from HIS Technology. This expansion will be driven by an increasing shift from cars simply providing...

Local team wins global Imagine Cup semis

After being crowned as one of the top three South African finalists in the local leg of Microsoft’s 2014 Imagine Cup earlier this year, Team Super Sea Dragons has again made the country proud by winning at the global online semi-finals of the Imagine Cup. Super Sea...