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...
Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has echoed African leaders' calls at COP27 for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation, and pledged to invest $1,4-billion to help smallholder farmers address the immediate and long-term impacts of climate...
All-time highs for electronic payments in October
BankservAfrica has set a new record on EFT payments by processing over 100-million EFT credit payments in October. EFT credit payments are lower-value credit payments made by consumers, businesses and government. "The total of 101-million transactions - six million...
Record amount of crypto stolen in October
The rate of crypto being hacked and stolen has been rising at an alarming rate and, according to analysis byStockApps.com, more than $1-billion was plundered in October this year - the most in any one month in 2022. "Crypto frauds are becoming more popular day after...
A third of Americans think cryptos are Ponzi schemes
According to BanklessTimes.com, a third of the US population believe digital assets are Ponzi Schemes. Ponzi schemes have been around for a long time and usually involve someone promising high returns on investment, but using money from new investors to pay off old...
Gauteng harnessing technology to fight crime
Gauteng premier, Panyaza Lusufi, has refocused the Gauteng Department of e-Government (e-Gov) mandate by including fighting crime through the use of technology and will host an ICT Research and Development Indaba today (8 November) to unlock innovation of the...
Teraco breaks ground on data centre extension
Teraco has started construction on a new hyperscale data centre facility with 30 megawatts (MW) of critical power load at its Isando Campus. The facility, known as JB5, is scheduled for completion in 2024 and will incorporate the latest environmentally sustainable...
ATU and ICT ministers underscore importance of a digital economy for Africa’s resilient growth
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held a ministerial forum on Day 0 of AfricaCom 2022, bringing together participants from Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, and Zambia. The session focused on methods to engineer a new sense of hope for Africa’s digital economy...
Africa: Perfect for tourists … and cybercriminals
The African continent has become a popular target for cybercriminals and has been the target of multiple cyberattacks over the past few years. In 2022, for example, South African retail chain Dis-Chem saw 3,6-million records exposed in a data breach, while TransUnion...
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Battling the enemy within
The world moves swiftly; the IT security world even more so. Just a couple of years ago, securing the enterprise would basically consist of protecting an organization from external intruders. Today, the battle has changed ground. By Michael Xie, founder, president and...
IndigoCube, Gemalto join forces to tackle data security
Data security solutions supplier Gemalto has appointed IndigoCube as a partner in the Southern Africa region. The two companies will kick off their collaboration with a joint Data Security Summit on 3 March at the Radisson Blue Gautrain Hotel in Johannesburg. "Data...
NSP involvement adds to African empowerment
The importance of the role played by NSPs in empowering developing nations to fulfill their potential cannot be underestimated. Connectivity allows learners to access crucial information, which in turn can play a vital role in narrowing the gap between the privileged...
Successful launch for Intelsat satellite
Intelsat 29e, the first of the Intelsat Epic high throughput satellites, was launched successfully from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 vehicle on Wednesday (27 January 2015). Liftoff occurred at 6:20 pm EST. The Intelsat 29e satellite separated from the rocket's...
EMC introduces ECS 2.2
EMC Corporation tohasday announced the availability of the newest version of ECS (EMC Elastic Cloud Storage), v2.2. With the industry's most complete suite of software-defined storage (SDS) solutions, EMC is firmly committed to helping organizations harness today's...
NEC adds to security portfolio
NEC has announced the official launch of a Cyber Security Factory in Singapore as the latest addition to its global portfolio of security operation centres. In 2014, NEC established its first Cyber Security Factory in Japan as a specialized unit dedicated to...
Kaspersky uncovers Russian spear-phishing
Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team has discovered signs of previously unknown attacks by the Russian-speaking BlackEnergy APT group. A spear-phishing document found by the company's experts mentions the far-right Ukrainian nationalist political party...
75 SA students graduate from SAP programme
SAP Africa has announced the successful graduation of all 75 South African students from its SAP Skills for Africa job creation initiative. The South African chapter of the SAP Skills for Africa initiative was announced four months ago and forms an integral part of...
Busy year in store for telcos
Pyramid Research expects anaemic growth in traditional telecoms service lines in 2016 with internet, technology and IT firms continuing to be a major disruptive force via innovation, investment and asymmetric regulatory conditions. The company predicts worldwide...
Unify signs up Tarsus Distribution
Unify, one of the world's leading communications software and services firms, has appointed Tarsus Distribution as its distributor for Southern Africa and, in line with its commitment to expanding its channel business in the region has established a local Unify Office...
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