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...

SA’s consumer appetite for new cars continues unabated

South African consumers demonstrated a strong appetite for new passenger vehicles in March, according to figures released today by naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. Passenger car sales totalled 33 447 units, reflecting a remarkable 25,3% increase compared to...

Lip-Bu Tan outlines a new vision for Intel

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, speaking to a broad tech ecosystem on Monday at Intel Vision 2025, shared insight into his approach to restore the company’s technology and manufacturing leadership. Pulling from his previous leadership roles and deep-seated industry experience,...

Tourism ends 2023 at 90% of pre-Covid levels

International tourism is on track to recover almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year. According to the latest data from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), an estimated 975-million tourists travelled internationally between January and September...

Black Friday sales numbers show consumer strain

Although the volume of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales increased over the sales period, data from Ecentric Payment Systems shows that the value of transactions and the timing of purchases made indicates that consumers are carefully shopping around while also...

Party is over for WLAN as revenues dip

Vendors depleted their backlogs of Wireless LAN (WLAN) orders faster than expected, bringing worldwide revenues down 4% year-over-year (Y/Y) in 3Q 2023. Following an unprecedented stretch of revenue expansion, vendors are now reporting flat or declining orders from...

Modest growth for wearables shipments

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices grew 2,6% year over year during the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23) and reached an all-time high for the third quarter of 148,4-million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...

ASSAf study shows the way forward for nuclear

South Africa is not making the best use of its considerable nuclear technology resources, and could be a lot more effective if it capitalised on its existing programmes, with better integration and support from the private sector. The Department of Science and...

Cloud set to be a business necessity

By 2028, cloud computing will shift from being a technology disruptor to becoming a necessary component for maintaining business competitiveness, according to Gartner. IT spending on public cloud services continues to rise unabated. In 2024, worldwide end-user...

Global smartphone shipments finally turn the corner

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to see 7,3% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The improved forecast for the holiday quarter follows...

CISOs under threat from repeat attacks

Boards need to get behind their security teams to prevent attacks from happening. Trellix has released new research, "Mind of the CISO: Behind the Breach" that surveyed global chief information security officers (CISOs) across major industries to better understand the...

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Overcoming the burden of frequent regulatory change

Over-regulation retained its number one position in the PwC 21st Annual CEO Survey¹ as the greatest threat to organisational growth. The complexity of managing compliance within an ever-changing regulatory environment impels corporates to embrace technological...

SA-developed research automation software launched

With research automation on the rise, global consumer insight agency InSites Consulting has announced the release of its own research automation software, Fluent, an end-to-end research automation tool for all consumer validation needs. The launch of Fluent fits...

Gartner covers SA’s inQuba

South African customer experience and journey analytics SaaS provider inQuba has been covered by international analyst group Gartner in its Market Guide for Voice-of-the-Customer Solutions 2018 for its Voice-of-the-Customer (VoC) platform. Voice-of-the-customer tools...

A continuous approach to Privileged Access Management

When we think of insider threats, the image that comes to mind is often that of a disgruntled employees looking to cause damage to an organisation. However, these threats are caused by honest mistakes more often than not, says Byron Davel, Product Manager at Credence...

BT to deliver the SD-WAN, cyber security for IXOM

BT has signed a contract to deploy a new generation of network technology for IXOM, a market leader in chemicals manufacturing and distribution in Australia and New Zealand. The deal will see IXOM benefit from BT's latest software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN)...

Gartner gives VMware highest product scores

VMware has received the highest product scores for two of the three defined use cases in Gartner's Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure. VMware was recently recognized as a Leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. That...

Qlik unlocks BI value for UK consultancy

UK-based SAP business planning and consolidation specialists Copperman Consulting is using the Qlik open data analytics platform to provide additional business intelligence (BI) solutions in the local market. This follows the October announcement that Decision Inc has...

Smart cities. Is it wise to get smarter?

We are in an era of intelligent and urgent urban innovation. Our homes are connected, our streets are thriving labyrinths of interconnectivity, and our businesses are a hive of data streaming and surveillance. By Simon McCullough, major channel account manager at F5...

Alternative payment solutions key for economic inclusion

Despite there being more than 19 million online shoppers in South Africa, the recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday stampedes at retail outlets have once again shown the importance of providing people with alternative digital payment options. By Thomas Pays, CEO of...

Utility management in East Africa

Urban areas in East Africa are struggling to meet the high demands for electricity, water and sanitation, and poor, inefficient utility delivery continues to plague countries such as Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. By Marleze van Loggerenberg, head of business development...

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