Chat apps such as WhatsApp are becoming crucial channels for customer communications, demonstrating the growing importance of conversational experiences. Research from Infobip shows an 80% and 62% increase in WhatsApp and rich communication services (RCS) interactions...

Penumbra has launched its REAL y-Series hands- and tether-free VR rehabilitation platform to address both upper and lower extremities with a full body avatar. James Spencer, data scientist at GlobalData, comments: “Virtual reality (VR) has always looked like an answer...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and fast connectivity - critical ingredients for the next era of category leaders such as smartphones, smart home devices and smart speakers - will drive the US consumer technology industry to a record-breaking $398-billion in retail...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will no longer be communicating directly with students via the SMS channels during the 2019 academic year, with immediate effect, and advises students to only use the myNSFAS Online Self-Service Portal to view...

From the potential of 5G to the power of artificial intelligence (AI), our connected lives are being shaped by the convergence of transformative technologies. In its latest complimentary white paper, "The Top Trends of 2019: Powered by Transformative Technology,"...

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $745-billion in 2019, an increase of 15,4% over the $646-billion spent in 2018, according to a new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things...

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $476,7-billion in 2018, a 13,4% increase from 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Memory strengthened its position as the largest semiconductor category, accounting for 34,8% of total semiconductor revenue, up...

The 2018 matric results have been released, showing another successful year with an improved pass rate of 78,2%. While this will lead to a number of now officially qualified matriculants looking to study further or start to enter the working world, the year-on-year...

Siri and other virtual personal assistants (VPAs) are the latest conveniences to gain popularity and use in today's vehicles. Nearly 700-million of these software platforms will be enabled in vehicles - whether embedded, through mobile devices or via connection via...

Berg Insight has released new findings about the market for intelligent transport systems (ITS). The market value for ITS deployed in public transport operations in Europe was €1,4-billion in 2017. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%, this number is...