Oct 15, 2013
Struggling for its very survival, smartphone maker BlackBerry has sent out an open letter to its users, urging them not to give up on the technology. This move could be particularly pertinent for South Africa, one of BlackBerry’s biggest and most successful markets,...
Oct 15, 2013
A year after being sued by Apple for using its logo on its Web site, Pretoria online retailer The Notebook Company is again in a legal wrangle with the IT giant over the use of various domain names. The company complied with Apple’s logo demand last year and replaced...
Oct 15, 2013
AxizWorkgroup has re-entered the home and business security market by signing a distribution agreement with MICROmega Security Solutions. MICROmega’s flagship product, 2Way iConnect, provides users with remote access to their alarm system via a mobile app, or logging...
Oct 14, 2013
Sixty percent of CEOs believe that the emergence of smart machines capable of absorbing millions of middle-class jobs within 15 years is a “futurist fantasy”, according to Gartner’s 2013 CEO survey. However, Gartner predicts that smart machines will...
Oct 14, 2013
Microsoft has expanded its Microsoft Ventures partnership programme into Africa, and has selected Nairobi innovation centre 88mph as its first African accelerator partner. Microsoft Ventures was introduced in June as a coordinated global effort to offer tools,...
Oct 14, 2013
Most companies assign their own Tech Support department to train company employees in matters of IT security, rather than hiring outside IT consultants or commissioning IT security professionals. This is according to experts at B2B International, which recently...
