Apple’s revenue up, profit down in Q3

Apple has posted quarterly revenue of $37,5-billion and quarterly net profit of $7,5-billion, or $8.26 per diluted share, for the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter ended 28 September 2013 – down from its results a year ago. These results compare to revenue of $36-billion and...

Mustek opens fibre pre-termination facility

Mustek today opened a new optical fibre pre-termination facility that will allow it to supply operators and installers with complete solutions built on m2fx’s Miniflex fibre cable, microduct and protection tube range. The number of fibre deployments (FTTx) is rapidly...

Tablets, smartphones take over CE market

In a dramatic sign of how consumer tastes have shifted to new, more exciting wireless products, global factory revenue for smartphones and tablets this year will rise to become larger than revenue for the entire consumer electronics (CE) market – the first time...

Samsung, Mindset offer free revision content

Samsung Electronics SA has partnered with Mindset Network to help learners nationwide with revision and guidance to master concepts in subjects such as mathematics and science. Users with an eligible Samsung Galaxy device will be able to access Samsung’s Learning Hub...

No secrets when security is breached

The overwhelming majority of companies facing IT security incidents were unable to keep information about those incidents confidential due to pressure from third parties. This ultimately led to major blows to business reputations, according to B2B International, which...

Adapt IT ventures into power and automation

Adapt IT has entered into a partnership with Ventyx, a company owned by ABB, in a step that will take Adapt IT further in its quest to deliver solutions to African clients in the energy and utilities sector. “This partnership is specifically targeted at accelerating...