Africa comes under [cyber]attack
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PC sales slump sees shipments slashed by 100m units
Over the past two years, PC shipments plummeted by more than 100-million units, according to research group Stocklytics, which adds that 2023 culminated in a historic low for the industry. Global PC shipments fell from approximately 342-million units in 2021 to around...
Equiano cable lands in Cape Town
Openserve has facilitated the landing of the biggest undersea cable that runs along the west coast of Africa. The Google Equiano undersea cable system arrived at the Openserve cable station facility in Melkbosstrand, Cape Town on Monday (8 August 2022). Openserve's...
Celebrities, influencers could be the face of NFT and cryptocurrency scams
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Livestreaming by US viewers passes cable for the first time
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NASA IDs potential landing spots on the Moon
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SA leaders believe AI is key in the fight against climate change
Climate change will have significant impacts on environmental, social, political, and economic systems around the world - and particularly in Africa and South Africa, which are disproportionately affected by the risks posed by climate change. Climate change...
ADC to expand SA data centres
Africa Data Centres has drawn down the first tranche of $83-million out of the $300-million strategic investment from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved in 2021. The initial tranche is being applied towards expanding ADC's data centres...
Europe set to grow security spend 10,8% this year
Despite the changing geopolitical situation and consequent inflationary pressure, European IT security spending will continue to rise at a sustained pace, with expected growth of 10,8% year on year (YoY) in 2022, according to International Data Corporation (IDC)....
Google tracks more private data than other tech firms
Out of the five major digital firms - Google, Twitter, Apple, Amazon and Facebook - Google harvests the most data on its users. According to an analysis by StockApps.com, the company collects 39 data points for each user. Spokeperson Edith Reads comments: "Most people...
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HP Inc offers device as a service
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Oracle brings Sparc to the cloud
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RS brings TinkerKit Braccio to SA
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Ericsson, King’s College demonstrate 5G tactile robotic surgery
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iWayAfrica, Avanti improve East African downloads
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TaxTim simplifies your online tax return
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Dell Latitude 13 with carbon fibre debuts in SA
Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the immediate availability of the anticipated Dell Latitude 13 7000 Series Ultrabook (7370) to the South African channel. The Latitude 13, the smallest 13-inch business-class Ultrabook, features a complete...
Five common misconceptions about CX
While some South African companies have opened themselves to the opportunities offered by customer experience (CX), many either do not fully understand it or simply see it as a bolt-on to existing systems. Qaalfa Dibeehi, Forrester’s vice-president and principle...
Common misconceptions around information security
Every time the headlines flood with a new story about a breach at a major organisation, the assumption is that the attackers got in due to a high level of sophistication, or through careful studying of their target looking for the weakest link in the security chain....
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