Bytes reports strong performance

Bytes Technology Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Altron Group, was the strongest performer and the largest earnings contributor to the Altron group for the year ended 28 February 2013. Its overall revenue increase of 15% to R7-billion confirms Bytes as the...

Investors introduced to tech start-ups

More than 140 potential investors were introduced to eight tech ventures in Seed Engine’s Business Accelerator Programme at its first demo day at GIBS University in Johannesburg last week.  “Raising capital is currently a Seed Engine priority following the positive...

EMEA consumers buying fewer printers

Consumer markets for printers continue to slide, but business markets show some early signs of recovery, according to research conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC).  The overall hardcopy market declined by 14,5% in the first quarter of 2013 to just over...

Spam rises, phishing down

The amount of unsolicited correspondence in e-mail traffic during the first quarter of 2013 grew slightly (+0,53 percentage points) and averaged 66,55%.  According to Kaspersky Lab’s latest spam report, the increase in the proportion of e-mails with malicious...

Etisalat’s m-banking in line for award

Etisalat’s mobile commerce offering, which is bringing financial services to millions of consumers across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been shortlisted for a prestigious award by the Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation, a member of the...
Not all the same inside …

Not all the same inside …

The new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone may look the same all over the world but there are fundamental differences inside, depending on where you buy the device.  Looking at US and South Korean versions of the smartphone, there are major differences in key components,...