What policymakers can do about deepfakes
Deepfakes - realistic AI-generated audio, video, or images that can recreate a person's likeness - are one of the most pressing challenges posed by generative AI, given the potential for bad actors to use it to undermine democracy, exploit artists and performers, and...
Digital Skills Forum aims to close skills gap
As societies around the world become increasingly interconnected and dependent on digital technologies, there is a growing need for better levels of digital literacy. This is the word from Mondli Gungubele, minister of communications and digital technologies, speaking...
Opportunities and challenges for Chromebooks, tablets
The Covid-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the tablet market in 2020 as consumers, businesses, and schools sought tablets to stay connected, entertained, or productive. According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...
Realities of SA’s residential power use
Amid ongoing electricity supply concerns in South Africa, results of a new study on residential energy use have been released. The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), together with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) and the...
Deadline for information officer registration falls away
The Information Regulator has confirmed there will be no deadline for registration of information officers (IO) and deputy information officers (DIO); this means that no responsible party will be held liable for not registering by 30 June 2021. This decision follows...
Chromebook sales at an all-time high
Over the last year and a half, Chromebooks have become a mainstream computing product, with millions of users worldwide. Although the education sector still accounts for the biggest share of global Chromebook shipments, their popularity among traditional consumers has...
Growth in e-learning not slowing soon
The global pandemic accelerated growth in the academic e-learning and education technology (edtech) market. Analysts say that the Covid-19 crisis was only part of the driving force and so the uptrend has every reason to continue post-pandemic. According to the...
Family members not in sync on device updates
A global survey conducted by Kaspersky, exploring users' attitudes to updating devices has found that the activity has become a family affair. According to the research, more than half of respondents locally who have family (65%), agree that children and elderly...
Air quality monitoring now one of the fastest-growing smart city applications
The installed base of urban air quality monitoring devices reached 73 000 units in 2020 and will grow at a CAGR of 34% to reach 315 000 units in 2025, according to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. This number refers to any type of networked...
Ethernet switches, routers show promising growth
The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $6,7-billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), an increase of 7,6% year over year. Meanwhile, the worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues grew 14,4% year over year in 1Q21...
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Detection, response is key for security
The real target for cybercriminals today is not technology. It’s the employee. With security measures being increasingly more effective, often the only point of entry to a company’s network for a cybercriminal is via an employee. In addition, the mobility of employees...
Telenetix gets a fibre boost from XDSL
Telenetix Technology Solutions, a highly innovative company that manufactures mobile modular containerised data centres, has implemented a 2Mbps fibre optic solution from XDSL at its Samrand, Centurion head office, giving it the throughput and reliability it needs to...
Identifying counterfeit printer cartridges
Counterfeit, or fake, ink and toner cartridges are available everywhere for all the major printer brands, says Tyrone Malan, Lexmark product specialist at distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). These products are considered trademark violations and are an...
HP streamlines transition to LTE
HP Enterprise Services has announced new solutions that enable communication service providers (CSPs) to streamline the transition to long-term evolution (LTE) networks and embrace a diversity of mobile access networks with a single subscriber management solution. As...
Data is the frontline for technology
According to the IDC, the big data market, globally, is expected to grow at a rate of almost 32% until it reaches $23,8-billion in 2016. Identified by Gartner as a trend, there is no doubt that big data is a growing influence in Africa’s ICT landscape and widely...
IT automation achieves energy efficiency
Increasing energy costs and expanding power utilisation needs are having a direct impact on business profitability. Add to this the social concerns over the global climate crisis and conservation efforts that have led to regulatory compliance initiatives, and...
Vendors keep ahead of access control
In South Africa, service providers within the corporate security market are maintaining steady pace with the development of solutions designed to empower businesses to effective protect their environments. Management at ATEC Systems and Technologies (ATEC), a national...
Interlock, TruTeq sign agreement
TruTeq Devices, which focuses on providing wireless connectivity solutions to all market sectors – including the likes of Eskom and Sasol - has signed a joint venture agreement with Interlock Systems, an engineering design and manufacturing company specialising in the...
Transaction security cost control in Africa
The African market is increasingly seeking more cost-effective solutions to the challenge of effectively securing electronic transactions, says Max Gysi, director for New Business at Stanchion Payment Solutions. The pan-African market is increasingly price sensitive,...
Toshiba introduces new ultrabook
Toshiba has announced the launch of its new 12,5-inch convertible ultrabook, the Satellite U920t, a compact mobile computer that merges convenience and usability, offering an alternative for users who require a versatile machine in a compact form. The Satellite U920t...
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