Interest rates down, SME confidence up
With the rand continuing to strengthen and heightened political stability as a result of the now formalised Government of National Unity, the small business sector in South Africa continues to show improved confidence. On the back of South African Reserve Bank cutting...
Repo rate drop welcomed
The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday (19 September) announced a 0,25 basis point cut, taking the interest rate down to 8%, with the prime lending rate now set at 11,50%. This cautious approach brings a small sigh of relief...
Long road ahead for AR headsets
Worldwide shipments of Augmented Reality (AR) headsets are forecast to decline 8,7% year over year to nearly 260 000 units by the end of 2022, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset...
2022 Arctic summer sea ice tied for 10th-lowest on record
According to satellite observations, Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on 18 September 2022. The ice cover shrank to an area of 4,67-million square kilometers this year, roughly 1,55-million square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average minimum of...
Cell C to be restructured, refinanced
Blue Label Telecoms, together with various subsidiaries, has concluded binding long-form agreements with Cell C and various Cell C financial stakeholders, including certain shareholders and creditors of Cell C. The deal is unconditional and all conditions precedent...
New Webb image captures clearest view of Neptune’s rings in decades
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has shown off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet’s rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a whole new...
Supply chain leaders are investing in AI and automation
Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are navigating significant supply chain challenges brought on by a global Covid-19 pandemic, inflation, climate change and geopolitical events, and how they plan to future-proof their supply chains. An IBM Institute for Business...
Nvidia unveils next-gen RTX GPUs, AI workflows in the cloud
New cloud services to support AI workflows and the launch of a new generation of GeForce RTX GPUs featured yesterday in Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's GTC keynote. "Computing is advancing at incredible speeds, the engine propelling this rocket is accelerated computing, and...
AMD debuts Ryzen 7020 Series for high-end mobile performance
AMD has unveiled the new Ryzen 7020 Series and Athlon 7020 Series Processor lineup, built on the "Zen 2" core architecture and featuring AMD RDNA 2 graphics. The Ryzen and Athlon 7020 Series Processors for mobile deliver excellent everyday performance and up to 12...
Turbulence set to dent resilient PC monitor market
The global PC monitor market posted positive results in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), registering a 2,7% rise in shipments compared to the same quarter a year ago. Although the result was higher than expected, a deteriorating macroeconomic environment with rising...
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DiData acquires Britehouse and iFactory
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SA brand enables Cell C WiFi Calling
South African mobile technology brand AG Mobile has collaborated with chipset supplier Mediatek and software supplier Lydrasoft to enable the AG Style with WiFi Calling for Cell C. The device is the first on the Cell C network to offer this functionality, as well as...
Wearables: from consumer device to business tool
The wearable technology market is growing exponentially, writes Sebastian Isaac, business development manager at Rectron.
Connected homes offer new opportunities for service providers
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Gaming appeals to people with Asperger’s Syndrome
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Industrial automation is ready for IoT
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Ster-Kinekor chooses Tintri for high performance
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EY adds analytics with Bluestone Consulting
EY's member firm based in France Ernst & Young Advisory has acquired Bluestone Consulting, a leading French analytics and big data consultancy. This is the third acquisition that this member firm has made in France in the last two years and increases its number of...
FNB expands pay TV footprint with Multichoice
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