For the first time, smartphone sales overtake feature phones in Africa
Africa's smartphone market showed remarkable resilience in the face of macroeconomic challenges and forex issues in Q1 2024, with shipments increasing 17,9% year on year (YoY) to reach 20,2-million units. That's according to the latest insights from International Data...
Smartphone shipments on the road to recovery
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 4% YoY in 2024 to 1,21-billion units, according to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The growth in 2024 adds momentum to the overall recovery IDC expects...
Watch the Falcon 9 launch
On Thursday (January 13) at 10:25 a.m. EST, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-3, SpaceX’s third dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the tenth launch and landing of this...
SA workers communicate better when they work remotely
Most South African employees (73%) don't feel isolated while working remotely - in fact, a massive 44% of remote workers manage to communicate even better with their colleagues this way. However, while the extensive use of non-corporate communication services enables...
Digital tools key for frontline workers
Technology can help to unlock a new future for frontline workers, according to a Work Trend Index Special Report released by Microsoft. The 2-billion frontline workers worldwide represent 80% of the global workforce, with 88% of organisations employing people in...
IDC says PC growth streak unabated
Worldwide shipments of Traditional PCs (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) reached 92,7- million units during the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21), marking 1% growth over the same quarter in 2020, according to preliminary results from the International Data...
SA users take to cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency adoption is on the rise in South Africa, according to Finder.com's latest Cryptocurrency Adoption Index. The study shows that 11% of South African adult Internet users, or an estimated 4,5-million people, owned cryptocurrency in the December survey, up...
What the future holds for our lifestyles
The year that has passed brought us closer to home than we've ever been. As we learned and felt the different speeds and volumes of change, we understood the fast rate we're moving towards the future, and the different feelings tied to it. So, what do these mean for...
Gartner see Q4 drop in PC shipments, but growth for the year
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 88,4-million units in the fourth quarter of 2021, a 5% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2020, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This is the first year-over-year decline following six consecutive quarters of growth. For the...
Tech trends set to dominate business in 2022
Pressure from the global Covid-19 pandemic has forced businesses to embrace bold changes. Currently, digital transformation has a significant impact on organisations. A recent study forecast the digital transformation market will grow at a compound annual growth rate...
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Virgin Mobile crowdsources music video
Virgin Mobile South Africa has released an alternative and fun local fan music video for John Newman’s hit Love Me Again. Created from footage shot in a Virgin Mobile video booth during the British artist’s recent tour to Cape Town and Johannesburg, it features local...
Huawei unveils Ascend P7
Huawei has unveiled the highly anticipated Huawei Ascend P7. Building on the success of Huawei Ascend P6, the new 4G LTE-enabled smartphone redefines smartphone excellence with top-notch features, ultra-fast connectivity, and easier navigation in a beautifully crafted...
Local telecoms space will see change in 2014
There has been much investment into the South African telecoms market over the past few years, particularly with regard to undersea and terrestrial fibre backbone networks as well as wireless mobile coverage, says Eckart Zollner, head of Business Development, Jasco...
Don’t let technology dictate training
Companies that want to drive the maximum return on investment out of their efforts to train users to use new business systems and processes should let their training needs dictate the technology they use rather than allowing technology to drive the training strategy....
Capital investment boosts networks
A new study commissioned by Ericsson shows that increased level of investments in network quality and performance create sustainable competitive advantages and improved financial returns for network operators. The study, carried out by Dr Raul Katz, president of...
Securing the enterprise is critical
In the past two years, cloud computing and mobility have emerged as mainstream technologies, transforming enterprise technology strategies. What was initially a phenomenon of consumer technology moving into the business world is now driving the enterprise-wide IT...
Innovation Group SA leverages iLearn
iLearn has played a pivotal role in assisting Innovation Group SA to acquire technical skills and leverage off the benefits and improve staff efficiency and productivity from an enhanced training model. Innovation Group SA is the local representative office of the...
Every school in SA could have computers
Application delivery company Cloudware says every school in South Africa could have 100 Internet-connected computers within four years - and it would cost no more than what the government is already planning to spend on a private cloud alone, says Jonathan Young, head...
New security solutions from CA Technologies
CA Southern Africa has announced that CA Technologies has announced new and updated identity-based solutions to help secure the increasing number of cloud, Web and mobile applications operating in today’s open enterprise. These new mobility and API solutions...
Kaspersky blocks Adobe vulnerability
Kaspersky Lab’s heuristic detection protection subsystem has successfully blocked attacks via a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash software. Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered this loophole, which was targeted by exploits distributed via a legitimate government...
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