Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

Staggering number of leaked accounts in SA

Surfshark’s global data breach analysis ranks South Africa as the 27th most breached country in Q1 2025, with a substantial 205 900 leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 68,3-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 25% of all...

Bitcoin mining profits sink by $900m

The crypto market slowdown hit miners hard, with plunging Bitcoin prices, lowering network activity, and cutting transaction fees erasing hundreds of millions of dollars from their rewards. According to data from CryptoPresales.com, Bitcoin miners earned $3,86-billion...

Tablet shipments plumb new depths

Worldwide tablet shipments declined 17,4% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), totaling 36,8-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This is the...

Meteoric growth forecast for AI PCs, GenAI smartphones

Worldwide shipments of AI PCs and generative AI (GenAI) smartphones are projected to total 295-million units by the end of 2024, up from 29-million units in 2023, according to a new forecast from Gartner. Gartner defines AI PCs as PCs that are equipped with dedicated...

What is an AI PC?

By Jane McEntegart - Chances are if you ask 10 different people “What is an AI PC?” you’ll get 10 different answers. But that’s true of the early days of any pivotal piece of technology. It’s hard to peer into the future and imagine what the world will look like. At...

AI PCs set to dominate

A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows shipments of artificial intelligence (AI) PCs - personal computers with specific system-on-a-chip (SoC) capabilities designed to run generative AI tasks locally - growing from nearly 50-million units in...

Election drives DDoS attacks against Poland

Changes in political leadership can cause disruptions in many areas. One notable area is in the cyberspace, where DDoS attacks often spike with a change of the guard. These spikes often result from hacktivist and other groups opposing the viewpoints of newly elected...

The future of healthcare lies in digital solutions

Healthcare systems around the world are being put under increasing strain every year. Key challenges they face include overburdened medical staff and a steady rise in patients with chronic health conditions that require high levels of care. Digital health has long...

These are the top priorities for customer service, support leaders

Reimagining self-service, piloting employee-facing GenAI, and exploring new offerings in the customer journey analytics (CJA) market will be top priorities for customer service and support leaders in 2024, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 246 customer service...

Meta drives move to label AI-generated content

Meta is working with industry partners on common technical standards for identifying AI content, including video and audio. Nick Clegg, president: global affairs at Meta, says in the coming months, images that users post to Facebook, Instagram and Threads will be...

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LG announces first-quarter 2019 financial results

LG Electronics Inc. (LG) today announced consolidated sales of KRW 14.92 trillion ($13.27 billion) and operating profit of KRW 900.6 billion ($801.25 million) for the first quarter of 2019. Although overall first-quarter revenues and operating income declined somewhat...

Troye makes headway in emerging markets

Managed IT services provider Troye has been awarded third place as Citrix's Cloud Partner of the Year for emerging markets. The Citrix Summit partner conference was held recently in Orlando, Florida. Troye CEO Helen Kruger is delighted to receive this award....

Nexign partners with NETS International

Nexign has announced a strategic reseller partnership with Dubai-based system integrator and solutions specialist, NETS International. The collaboration will allow the two industry leaders to bring flexible and scalable network-solutions offerings to operators across...

4Sight Holdings results reflect Industry 4.0 growth

4Sight Holdings, a multi-national, diversified, investment holding company specialising in Industry 4.0 technology, has announced the financial results for the year ended 31 December 2018 with revenue of $44,54-million, up from $11,98-million for the six-month period...

Netball South Africa partners with Telkom

Netball South Africa has secured Telkom as the naming rights partner to their domestic league which kick starts on 10 May 2019 in Pretoria. Telkom has been announced and unveiled as the new partner to Netball South Africa. This means that the league will be officially...

Dell expands partner program

Dell Technologies has announced the evolution of its Dell EMC Partner Program, which is now known as the Dell Technologies Partner Program. With the Dell Technologies Partner Program, Partners now have the full weight of the Dell Technologies brand behind them. The...

Mr Price lists on A2X

Mr Price Group become available for trade on A2X Markets today. Mr Price will retain its primary listing on the JSE and its issued share capital will be unaffected by its secondary listing on A2X. A2X CEO Kevin Brady says: "We are pleased to welcome our first retailer...

Standard Bank partners with Microsoft

Standard Bank Group and Microsoft have announced a new strategic partnership that will help to transform the bank's technology estate and internal corporate functions, enabling the largest bank in Africa to accelerate its digital transformation journey significantly...

2018’s top 25 global tech companies by M Cap

Microsoft's cloud strategy seems to be paying dividends and winning over market confidence, as the American IT giant has overtaken Apple to emerge as the world's most valuable company in the list of 'Global Top 25 Technology Companies by Market Capitalisation (M Cap)'...

Cisco adds WiFi 6

Cisco has announced an end-to-end wireless-first infrastructure based on WiFi 6 (also known as 802.11ax) and a campus core switch purpose-built for cloud-scale networking. Beyond being significantly faster than the previous generation, WiFi 6 delivers up to 400%...

Back-End Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Looking for a specialized Back-End Developer (AWS, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Docker) to be at the core of technological advancements, contributing to the development of robust, scalable, and efficient server-side applications. Key Requirements 5+ years'...

Business Analyst

Agile Business Process Solution SpecialistJoin a cutting-edge tech company transforming industries!R 480,000 - R 792,000 per annumEmbark on an exciting journey with a leading Level 1 B-BBEE company specializing in Advanced Analytics, Big Data, AI, and more. This is an...

Senior Project Manager (Programme Manager) (Contract) (CPT)

ENVIRONMENT:Join a dynamic team where innovation, creativity, and strategic vision drive success. Our client is more than just a company; it's a powerhouse of transformative ideas and cutting-edge digital solutions. They are looking for a Senior Project Manager...

Developer in Test

Part of a Dev team responsible for developing and maintaining the T-Cube application. Participate in all relevant Agile ceremonies. Contribute to the refinement and sizing of user stories. Meet with end users to understand Business requirements. Plan, organise and...

Business Analyst – Remote Remote

Agile Business Process Solution SpecialistJoin a cutting-edge tech company transforming industries!R 480,000 - R 792,000 per annumEmbark on an exciting journey with a leading Level 1 B-BBEE company specializing in Advanced Analytics, Big Data, AI, and more. This is an...

Developer in Test – Gauteng Pretoria

Part of a Dev team responsible for developing and maintaining the T-Cube application. Participate in all relevant Agile ceremonies. Contribute to the refinement and sizing of user stories. Meet with end users to understand Business requirements. Plan, organise and...

ASP.Net Developer

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a ASP.Net Developer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 6-months contract role.What you will be doing:...

Senior Telco Developer at Adapt IT

Introduction We are recruiting for a Senior Developer with a combination of a senior technical specialist, making optimal use of your development skill, knowledge, and understanding of the products and solutions we have developed, extending the features/functionality,...

Senior Java Developer

We're looking for a Senior Java Developer to help us revolutionize the software development industry! If you're a Java guru with a passion for Java-related technologies, and a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions, join us, and let's create magic!...

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