PoS terminals fall victim to cybercrime

Cybercriminals continuously discover more ways to successfully target new outlets for financial theft, as revealed in Trend Micro’s first quarter security roundup for 2014, Cybercrime Hits the Unexpected. Greed is motivating cybercriminals to take a non-traditional...

One-third of all cards now contactless

Contactless payment card shipments accelerated globally in 2013, according to figures from the Smart Payment Association (SPA). In its annual review of the smart payment card market, the SPA reports that contactless technologies were present on over one-third (37%) of...

SA business schools shine in FT rankings

Four of South Africa’s top business schools have been listed in the prestigious 2014 Financial Times global ranking for Executive Education Customised Programmes, released this week. The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), the Gordon...

Samsung boosts repair times

Samsung Electronics SA has announced faster repair times for its customers through a range of new initiatives. A new agreement with select DionWired stores with mobile devices (phones, tablets and notebooks) can expect a same day express repair service, while white...
JRA gets stuck into potholes

JRA gets stuck into potholes

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is reaching out to citizens to help it improve service delivery with the launch of its Find & Fix mobile app. Using the app, road users can report infrastructure defects like potholes, faulty traffic lights, non-functioning...

SA comes closer to Internet TV

Discover Digital, a South African digital entertainment business, is another step closer to launching its Internet TV offering by mid-2014. Not only has it successfully carried out the first adaptive bit rate live streaming test, but it has also confirmed...