MeerKAT discovers 49 new galaxies in just two hours
The MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa has enabled the discovery of 49 new gas-rich galaxies. From an observation barely over two hours long, this discovery, also made possible by the services provided by the Inter-University Institute for Data-Intensive...
Business execs power ahead with GenAI, despite risks
US business executives worry about potential risks from the widening use of generative artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot - but more than a quarter of them say that hasn’t stopped their organisations from experimenting with the...
Slow Q4 but tablets see solid growth for 2021
Worldwide tablet shipments reached 46-million units during the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21), posting a decline for the second time since the pandemic began in 2020. Shipments declined 11,9% year over year in 4Q21 as demand slowed, according to preliminary data from...
SA-born artist aims to make massive NFT sale
South African-born artist and engineer, Conor Mccreedy has embarked on an ambitious non-fungible token (NFT) project whereby a 2m x 2m oil painting of the moon produced will be divided into 900 squares, each with an Ethereum token, through collaboration with a private...
Legal and compliance issues will extend beyond Covid in 2022
Gartner has identified four emerging risk trends that legal and compliance should anticipate over the next two years. These trends will determine the significance of legal, compliance and privacy risks to organisational objectives and the demand for new legal and...
Labour shortages add to constrained semiconductor supply
With Covid-19 continuing to impact the global economy, the semiconductor market continues to experience uneven shortages and tight supply. The general theme for semiconductors in 2021 was shortages in mature process technology nodes. International Data Corporation...
Electric car shipments to hit 6m in 2022
In 2022, 6-million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) will be shipped, up from 4-million in 2021, according to a new forecast by Gartner. “At COP26 in November 2021, the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition Council agreed that vehicle manufacturers...
Fewer illicit cyber transactions despite financial crime increase
Reported fraud across the financial services industry in Africa has spiked, particularly in South Africa. Despite this, there has been a decline in illicit crypto transactions according to Chainalysis. This is the word from Eva Crouwel, head of financial crime at...
NASA aims to tame the sonic boom
NASA hopes the ban on commercial supersonic flight over land can be lifted by replacing the loud sonic boom with a softer sonic “thump". A sonic boom happens when the shock waves from an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound merge together...
2021 smartphone shipments were healthy despite poor Q4
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined year over year in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) marking the second straight quarter of negative growth. But, despite a challenging second half of the year, full-year shipments still grew thanks to a strong first half....
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DCC offers Ultimate HT703 tablet
The Ultimate HT703 7-inch tablet from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is the last word in affordable tablets for every user, with all of the basic functions and features users’ need. Including WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, this affordable, entry-level...
Affordable Nokia 215 from Microsoft
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VoD drives carrier-neutral POPs in Africa
Video-on-demand (VoD), the ability to access specific video content at a convenient time and place on a convenient device through the Internet, has previously been an unfeasible technology in much of Africa as it requires large amounts of affordable, available and...
DCC offers Ultimate HT713 OctoCore tablet
The Ultimate HT713 OctoCore from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) redefines the business tablet market with premium features at a price that suits even the tightest budget. The Ultimate HT713 OctoCore offers an incredible 1,7GHz eight-core processor with...
Cloud adoption among SA corporates grows
Shifting enterprise IT infrastructure and assets to cloud-based architecture is a trend gathering momentum among enterprises worldwide, says AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager: Data Centre Services at T-Systems in South Africa. It enables faster, more flexible...
Telkom, MTN still in roaming talks
Telkom has renewed its cautionary announcement regarding negotiations with MTN SA. According to the latest announcement the two companies remain in discussions regarding the potential extension of their existing roaming agreement to include bilateral roaming and outsourcing of the operation of Telkom’s radio access network.
CommVault achieves 97% satisfaction rating
CommVault has announced its continued industry leadership in technical support and services with a 97% customer satisfaction rating based on the results of the company’s 2014 support services survey. The rating marks the fourth consecutive year that CommVault has...
MobileData introduces TradeSwitch
Global South African-based payment facilitation and token distribution technology solutions provider MobileData introduces TradeSwitch to the continent, a service delivery platform that enables smart service delivery, mobile device management and business process...
ICS extends African presence
ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, partnered with new banks through expansion of its operations in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. This project was awarded to ICSFS by Guaranty Trust Bank...
Googles.com seeks financial support
Googles.com - not affiliated with Google - in a continuing effort to redesign its existing children's Web site is seeking equity partners/content providers to help develop and/or fund the re-launch. The googles.com domain name was registered before Google.com and the...
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