SA young scientists impress at Türkiye science fair
Two South African learners from Eskom Expo for Young Scientist International Science Fair were awarded medals after successfully showcasing their research projects at this year’s İzmir International Innovation Science Energy Engineering Fair (IISEEF) in Türkiye....
FNB customer spend passes R3,2bn on Black Friday
FNB customers exceeded last year’s highest spend peak, going over R3,2-billion in Black Friday purchases this year. Black Friday spending has increased by 11% year-on-year with transactions worth over R5,4-billion processed on FNB Speedpoint devices. Overall,...
Apple Vision Pro headset sparks mixed reactions
Apple's Vision Pro, the mixed-reality headset unveiled at the June 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, has created a substantial buzz in the tech industry, translating into a notable increase in Reddit discussions during the second week of June. Among Redditors,...
Africa must tackle cybersecurity or suffer dire consequences
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa needs a comprehensive agenda to deal with its critically low level of cyber resilience and secure its leap into the digital economy. This is the main message from a Kearney white paper, "Cybersecurity in Africa: A Call to Action", which...
IoT spending to surpass $1trn by 2026
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to be $805,7-billion in 2023, an increase of 10,6% over 2022, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Internet of Things Spending Guide. Investments in the IoT ecosystem are...
IT spend on global banking, investment to hit $652bn
Worldwide banking and investment services IT spending is forecast to total $652,1-billion in 2023, an increase of 8,1% from 2022, according to Gartner. Spending on software will see the largest growth with an increase of 13,5% this year. "Current economic headwinds...
131 years needed to close the gender equality gap
Gender parity globally has recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels, but the pace of change has stagnated as converging crises slow progress, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023. The report finds that the overall gender gap has closed by 0,3...
Digitalisation key for increased manufacturing output
Local manufacturing output has increased by 3,4% year on year, according to the Manufacturing: Production and Sales report recently released by Statistics South Africa. While this is a step in the right direction following a protracted spell of subdued activity, it is...
Climate crisis changes parental decisions on purchasing, careers, family size
Parents are taking serious action due to climate change, from everyday decisions to long-term family planning. A study from HP conducted by Morning Consult among parents in India, Mexico, Singapore, the UK and US found that 91% of parents are concerned about the...
Global in-app purchase spend set to jump
Last year mobile phone users worldwide spent almost $205-billion on in-app purchases - the highest value in the app market's history. This figure is set to grow by around 12% year-over-year and hit $231-billion in 2023 as millions of people continue spending more...
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How to avoid being scammed
From phishing to identity theft, the invasion of privacy, Internet/ATM/wire fraud, file sharing and piracy, counterfeiting and forgery, child pornography, and hacking -- cybercrime is a chilling and imminent threat across the globe. With botnets, ransomware, spam and...
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From phishing to identity theft, the invasion of privacy, Internet/ATM/wire fraud, file sharing and piracy, counterfeiting and forgery, child pornography, and hacking -- cybercrime is a chilling and imminent threat across the globe. With botnets, ransomware, spam and...
Heidelberg and Nigel go wireless with WIRUlink
Fixed wireless broadband provider WIRUlink will be increasing its wireless internet coverage to include various outlying regions across South Africa, with its latest deployments including Heidelberg and Nigel. This move will see the wireless broadband provider...
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It is no surprise that the mobile app sector is predicted to continue booming. Globally, 197-billion apps were downloaded in 2017 and by 2021, the number is predicted to reach 353-billion. It's an exciting sector, full of promise according to Cassie Lessing, CEO,...
Samsung debuts PyeongChang 2018 app
In celebration of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, Samsung -- Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment and Computing Equipment category -- has launched the Official App of PyeongChang 2018. The Official App of PyeongChang 2018 was...
Avaya acquires Spoken Communications
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ESET challenges in endpoint protection
ESET has been named as the only Challenger in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. ESET was evaluated based on its ability to execute and completeness of vision. The company believes this placement reflects its consistently improved...
How to improve your Monday mood
Monday has a reputation problem. Even if you absolutely love your career, making the transition from your own weekend schedule to getting up early and commuting back to the office can sometimes feel like a chore. ManpowerGroup South Africa's MD, Lyndy van den...
Otel has an offer for estates
Independent broadband provider Otel Communications is offering gated communities welcome respite in tough economic times through South Africa's most affordable voice rate. "We're calling on owners, tenants and managers of the country's residential estates, business...
Nokia debuts Reefshark chipsets
Nokia has unveiled its new ReefShark chipsets, which leverage in-house silicon expertise to dramatically reduce the size, cost and power consumption of operators' networks and meet the compute and radio requirements of 5G. Incorporating Nokia Bell Labs artificial...
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