Aug 16, 2013
Intel has introduced an education-focused tablet reference design, featuring an Intel Atom processor and the Android operating system code-named Ice Cream Sandwich. The Intel Education tablet is specifically for education, featuring student-friendly designs that...
Aug 16, 2013
Lenovo has reported quarterly revenue of $8,8-billion, a 10% increase year-over-year, for the first fiscal quarter ended 30 June 2013. At the same time, Lenovo’s first quarter pre-tax income increased 16% year-over-year to US$215-million, while earnings grew 23%...
Aug 16, 2013
South Africa’s sixth Innovation Summit, being held at the Industrial Development Corporation in Sandton from 27 to 29 August, will for the second consecutive year feature “the Pitching Den”. This is a hugely useful forum that enables entrepreneurs, researchers,...
Aug 16, 2013
BlackBerry Buddies – the friendly people who help South African BlackBerry customers get the most from their smartphones – have assisted approximately 4 800 people a month since the launch of the programme in July last year. The BlackBerry Buddies have been on...
Aug 16, 2013
A recent study found that almost 8-million South Africans connect to the Internet using their cell phones, with nearly 2,5-million of those subscribers having no other means of accessing the Internet. With the number of Internet users expected to double by 2016,...
Aug 16, 2013
Based on recent statistics released by specialist crisis prevention and response consultancy NYA International, Africa accounted for 36% of kidnap and ransom incidents globally, putting it well ahead of the Americas (27%) and Asia (19%). In fact, kidnap for ransom has...
