Jan 13, 2014
The 2014 International CES event held in Las Vegas last week served as a showcase for exciting new products like ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions and wearable technology devices. However, these products won’t ship in high-enough volume in 2014 to rescue the...
Jan 13, 2014
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 82,2-million units in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), representing a year-on-year contraction of -5,6%, a shade better than the forecast of -6% growth, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC...
Jan 13, 2014
In 2012, gross world product increased to just over $83-trillion, a 4,85% increase over 2011. On the surface, this metric supports the argument that the worst of the global recession is in the past; however, the economy continues a pattern of slowing growth rates...
Jan 13, 2014
Most companies see the bring your own device (BYOD) trend, where employees use their personal mobile devices for work purposes, as a growing threat to business. However, the percentage of companies taking measures to minimise this threat is relatively small, according...
Jan 13, 2014
Fourteen of the world’s top TV brands plan to raise their targets in 2014 in hopes of shipping more liquid-crystal display television (LCD TV) sets, even though virtually half saw actual shipments fall below expectations this year, according to a new report from the...
Jan 13, 2014
Allied Technologies (Altech) has exercised its option to dispose of its interests in Liquid Telecommunications. Effective 28 February 2013, Altech concluded an agreement with Liquid, in terms of which Altech acquired 8,6% of Liquid’s issued share capital in exchange...
