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...
Fraud Awareness Week highlights social media scams
Over the years, social media has become such a significant part of our lives that 56% of the world's population now has a social media presence of some description. With more than 2,8-billion active users, Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world....
NFT marketplaces still buoyant despite crypto crash
The recent crypto price crash has wiped off billions of dollars in value of all digital assets, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are no exception. Over the past six months, the price of both NFT collections and NFT coins plunged, causing many NFT buyers to vanish from...
Retail trends to watch out for in 2023
Online product research and discovery influences R293,8-billion in physical sales, accounting for 25% of South Africa's retail trade, according to the newly-released 2022 South African Digital Customer Experience Report. The report also reveals that the South African...
Africa comes under cyberattack
Kathy Gibson reports - South Africa has seen a big increase in cybersecurity threats. This is the word from Emmanuel Tzingakis, tech leader: sub-Saharan Africa at Trend Micro, who points out that the threat actors have changed, they are now a multi-billion dollar...
IT spend in EMEA to grow 3,7% in 2023
IT spending in EMEA is forecast to total $1,3-trillion in 2023, an increase of 3,7% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Among the most mature markets in Western Europe, Germany, France and UK, UK IT spending is projected to record the highest...
OTT-based conversational commerce to surpass $25bn next year
A new study by Juniper Research has found the global spend for conversational commerce over OTT channels, including WhatsApp or WeChat, will rise from $13,3-billion in 2022 to $25,1-billion in 2023. This growth of 89% will be driven by verticals such as retail and...
IBM teams up to accelerate clean energy transition
At this year's COP27 in Egypt, IBM announced the new members of its global pro bono social impact programme, the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which applies IBM technologies - such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence - and an ecosystem of experts to enhance...
Volatile year ahead calls for resilience, insight, courage
Businesses will face a historically broad and deep set of risks in 2023, posing interconnected and existential threats across geographies and sectors. Launching its annual RiskMap forecast featuring the Top Risks for business, specialist risk consultancy Control Risks...
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SQL Server now available on Linux
Kicking off a wave of launch activities for SQL Server 2016, Microsoft has also revealed plans to bring SQL Server to Linux. The company says SQL Server 2016 is the most significant release of the product yet and that it has a number of new capabilities, including:...
EOH goes big with Cloudera
EOH has announced that it has partnered with Cloudera to offer EOH Cloudera Services, a complete, robust and collaborative information management platform that is built on Cloudera Enterprise, the world's most popular Apache Hadoop solution. Built on Hadoop and the...
Bringing a Smile to Ugandan users
Smile Uganda has introduced two new 4G LTE innovations to its customers in the country - SmileVoice and SmileUnlimited. Smile is the first operator in East Africa to offer its customers Voice over LTE services, giving them access to the fast growing global standard...
CPI invests more in inQuba
Looking to accelerate its global expansion, inQuba, a specialist in managed Customer Experience (CX) software, has received growth capital from investment firm Convergence Partners in the form of a new equity injection. The inQuba investment will be housed in...
Huawei, Leica in photography partnership
Huawei Consumer and Leica Camera have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the future development of smartphone photography. Richard Yu, CEO of the Huawei Consumer BG says: "We choose our partners carefully, and with this extraordinary collaboration...
AIGS ups service with Delight@Work
Great employees translate into great customer service, and great customer service is the cornerstone of increased revenues and business growth. This is particularly true in the IT space, where real customer service can make or break the business. AIGS understands and...
Avaya adds zing with Zang
Avaya has unveiled Zang, an innovative cloud communications platform and communication applications-as-a-service that revolutionises the way businesses can use communications to connect with their customers and employees. With 79% of IT teams currently developing apps...
Linksys caters for 4K streaming
Linksys has announced the availability of its Linksys Max-Stream AC1900 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router (EA7500). The new Linksys AC1900 MU-MIMO router leverages the 802.11ac Wave 2 MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology, which helps ensure...
Enermatics for effective municipal management
Many of the difficulties ordinary South Africans experience with utility services stem from ineffective management of many of the country's 262 municipalities. Enermatics, an established provider of smart metering technology and reseller of power to end users, has...
Fujitsu develops new IoT platform
Fujitsu Laboratories and Fujitsu R&D Center have announced the development of a software platform that enables the centralised and stable management of operating status for a variety of sensors, devices, and gateways, as well as the condition of the network that...
Front End Developer at QES – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for 2 x Frontend Developers to join them on an independent contract basis / WORK FROM HOME / must have own laptop Main Purpose of the JobDevelop new features as well as maintain existing functionality of Online...
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We are looking to hire an IT Risk and Security Analyst to support the delivery of the IT Risk and Cyber Security programs. The Analyst will play two critical roles in support of these programs; to enable IT team-embedded security analysis and business enablement, and...
Software Test Engineer at Ntice Search
The South African Sugarcane Research Institute(SASRI) a division of the South African Sugar Association (SASA) is looking for a passionate Software Test Engineer to join our dynamic Diagnostic & Analytical Resource Unit (DARU), based in Mount Edgecombe.Duties and...
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App DeveloperMy client is based close to Cosmo City in Roodepoort. They have an opportunity for an Application Developer to join their team. Person must be able to think outside the box and be a strong logical thinker.The person will be expected to assist in the...
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