People with ‘blind imagination’ have poor sound response too
People with aphantasia - individuals who report experiencing no visual imagery at all - also showed reduced activation of the brain’s visual cortex in response to sounds, according to a new study. The research - led by the University of Glasgow and published in...
4% growth for global smartphone market
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 4% year over year to 316,1-million units in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24). This marks the fifth consecutive...
Government denies it’s blocking Starlink
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele has refuted local media claims that government is blocking the operation of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network. Gungubele's department has released an official statement on the matter: "The...
African Development Bank chief calls on Japan to invest more in Africa
Delivering a lecture at the Japan-Africa Investment Ecosystem Co-creation Forum in Tokyo, the president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a significant increase in Japanese investment in Africa. Dr Adesina is leading a...
Take the furniture … but don’t take the fibre ONT
It's a growing trend, but South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) says home and business Internet customers should first check with their ISP before removing any fibre equipment. "Moving the furniture's fine but, when relocating, don't move the...
Video telematics systems on healthy growth path
The frontrunning North American video telematics market is more than three times the size of the European market - so far dominated by activities in the UK, according to Berg Insight, which estimates that the installed base of active video telematics systems in North...
AMD joins AWS ISV Accelerate Programme
AMD has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Programme, a co-sell programme for AWS partners who provide integrated solutions on AWS. The programme helps AWS Partners drive new business by directly connecting participating...
Intel dives into the future of cooling
Intel research and collaborations in thermal technologies is helping to extend Moore’s Law and improve the sustainability of data centres. Extending Moore’s Law means putting more transistors on an integrated circuit and, increasingly, adding more cores. Doing so...
Despite being prepared, companies still fall victim to ransomware
There is a large disconnect between organisations’ level of preparedness with existing strategies and their ability to stop a ransomware attack. Although 78% of organisations polled in a Fortiner survey stated they were “very” or “extremely” prepared to mitigate an...
Emerging technologies like generative AI drive cloud growth
Worldwide end user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 21,7% to total $597,3-billion in 2023, up from $491-billion in 2022, says Gartner. The research group adds that cloud computing is driving the next phase of digital business as organisations...
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Why ESCOs are the future for African telecom tower power
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Resellers must become more agile
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Big data a useful tool for responsible lending
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HCL in IT infrastructure service deal with JLT
Global IT services company HCL Technologies has announced a five-year IT infrastructure services contract with Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), one of the world's leading providers of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits related advice, brokerage and...
black launches smart set-top box
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Rapelang Rabana to join BCX
BCX has appointed Rapelang Rabana as chief digital officer. "We are excited that Rapelang is joining us," says Ian Russell, CEO of BCX. "Rapelang is a true maverick and disruptor. She has done truly amazing work to advance technology in this country, and I know she...
Collaboration makes flexi-working feasible
Flexi-working is a new reality thanks in part to disruptive digital technologies. But misconceptions cause some organisations to either do it poorly or avoid it for fear of failure, says Teresa Badenhorst, HR director of Ricoh SA. Flexi-working is an old concept that...
Ignite relaunches SME e-commerce platform
Technology is the business leveller that enables South African small and medium businesses to become global organisations -- but not if internet and communication technology services are over-complicated or beyond the reach of entrepreneurs. To address what is...
Banking boards must hone their digital IQ skills
Banks and other financial institutions need to bolster the digital IQ around their boardroom tables if they want to deliver true digital solutions to customers, says Simon Blissett, Cisco's head of financial services and innovation, EMEAR. A decade ago, digital IQ was...
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