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...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

5th Gen AMD Epyc delivers Google Cloud performance

AMD has announced that the new Google Cloud C4D and H4D virtual machines (VMs) are powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors. The latest additions to Google Cloud’s general-purpose and HPC-optimised VMs deliver leadership performance, scalability, and efficiency for...

Data centre cooling market set to boom

The global data centre cooling market size is estimated to reach $56,15-billion by 2030, registering to grow at a CAGR of 16,4% from 2025 to 2030 according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is expected to witness substantial growth on account of the...

Global decline for PC shipments in 2023

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 63,3-million units in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 0,3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This marks the first time that quarterly shipments have increased after eight straight...

IBM collaborates with SAP on new AI solutions

IBM has announced its collaboration with SAP to develop generative AI solutions to help clients in the consumer packaged goods and retail industries enhance their supply chain, finance operations, sales and services. With a shared legacy of technology expertise and...

More shakeups for VMware partners

Broadcom’s shakeup of VMware’s partners continues: after giving partners notice that the existing partner programme will terminate in February, the company has now also put VMware Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) on notice. CSPs have received communications telling them...

Supply chain organisations plan to go big on GenAI

Half of supply chain leaders plan to implement generative AI (GenAI) in the next 12 months, with an additional 14% already in the implementation stage, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey data also showed that chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are...

SAP to pay $220m in bribery case

SAP will pay over $220-million (R4,1-billion) to resolve investigations by the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). SAP's resolution with the department stems from schemes...

Disinformation now the top global risk

Misinformation and disinformation are now the world's biggest short-term risks, while extreme weather and critical change to Earth systems are greatest long-term concern, according to Global Risks Report 2024. Drawing on nearly two decades of original risks perception...

Another decline for global PC shipments

Global shipments of traditional PCs marginally surpassed expectations in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23) with nearly 67,1-million PCs shipped, down 2,7% from the prior year, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

African shared mobility sector to double by 2030

The size of Africa's shared mobility market, which includes services like ride-hailing, scooter or e-bike rentals, and car-sharing, will double by 2030, creating an additional 550 000 income-earning opportunities. That's according to a new report from global...

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Nokia small cells provide new mmWave, mid-band options

In advance of Mobile World Congress, Nokia has announced two new additions to its AirScale small cells portfolio that extend the high performance of 5G both indoors and outdoors and support a wide range of use cases. A compact millimeter wave (mmWave) radio offers...

Rand Show to feature Gaming Entertainment Pavilion

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Banking evolution accelerates in 2019

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Unboxing the Mecer Fundi

The 13,3-inch Mecer Fundi, a full HD LED panel convertible Windows 10 Professional notebook, is available to South African users. Featuring an Intel dual core Celeron C3350 processor, 4GB of DDR3 and 32GB NAND Flash memory, the device may be small (310 x 211x 13.5mm...

Getting emotional with print …

We are living in an era when consumers are increasingly prioritising 'experiences' over 'things', a trend that poses new challenges for marketers, whose success is likely to be defined by simple commercial metrics such as product sales and market share. But this...

Analytics give retailers the edge and boost sales

With the buzz from Black Friday and the festive season now in the rear-view mirror, retailers are looking ahead to ensure the continuation of 'traffic' into malls, high streets, pop-up stores, websites, apps and other channels. By Simon Shaw, business development...

Gemalto debuts 5G SIM

Gemalto has announced what it believes is an industry-first 5G SIM that meets operator requirements for the new generation of network deployments which will emerge in 2019. Compliant with the latest ETSI 3GPP specifications and SIMalliance recommendations, the 5G SIM...

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How can the beginner, the expert and the pro absolutely get the most out of Microsoft Office 365 calendar on their mobile device (and their PC or laptop)? There is no way anyone can remember everything they have to do in the average working day. You’ve got to deal...

Product review: the Mecer Xpression Z140C

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ActiveOps partners with IQbusiness in SA

ActiveOps, a provider of digital operations management solutions, has announced a formal partnership with South African management consulting firm IQbusiness. The partnership combines a portfolio of multi-disciplinary consulting and digital transformation services...

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