Worldwide augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headset shipments declined for the fourth quarter in a row as volumes fell 44,6% YoY during the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has published a South African technical specification (SATS) which enables local government and communities to implement a framework to prepare for and manage the impact of climate change. SATS 14092 (2023): Adaptation to...

Worldwide PC market growth accelerated in the last quarter of 2020, as shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations increased by 25% from a year ago to reach a record 90,3-million units. These latest numbers from Canalys exclude tablets. Ongoing strong demand in...

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private...

By 2025, 80% of customer service organisations will have abandoned native mobile apps in favour of messaging for a better customer experience, according to Gartner. Digital transformation for service organisations initially focused on websites for desktop users but...

The revelations around the SolarWinds-Sunburst espionage campaign will spark a proliferation in copycat supply chain attacks of this kind, writes Steve Grobman, senior vice-president and chief technology officer of McAfee. On 13 December 2020, the cybersecurity...

There are fortunes to be made by investing in bitcoin - but some investors are finding that these fortunes can be quickly lost if they forget their passwords. News recently broke about an investor who was two password tries away from being permanenly locked out of his...

IBM scientists and researchers received 9 130 US patents in 2020, the most of any company for the 28th consecutive year. IBM led the industry in the number of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, quantum computing and security-related patents granted. "The world needs...

By Kelvin Reynolds - Veteran IT and LFP expert Martin van Riet has sadly succumbed to Covid-related issues and passed away on 11 January 2021 after a short illness. A colourful character, Martin will be remember for his expertise in large format printers. He served...

With the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines a real prospect within the next few months, South Africans remain broadly fearful of the ongoing impact of the virus on their livelihoods. Despite the reprieve from lockdown and economic devastation, the rollout of vaccines may...