Battery sales up as load-shedding bites

As Eskom load-shedding continues to take large bites out of the economy, a leading laptop retailer has reported that battery sales have increased by 30% from January to April as end users – and companies – opt for new batteries in an endeavour to eke out more work...

Phablets set to outsell portable PC sales

One of the biggest growth areas in the mobile industry is the burgeoning sales of “phablets”, the nickname for smartphones with screen sizes varying from 5,5 inches to less than 7 inches.These units will outsell portable PCs during 2015, says Christopher Riley, CEO of...

AccTech helps VME Group manage sales

With more than 350 specialist staff in 12 branches across South Africa, the VME Group has opted to implement Microsoft Dynamic’s Online CRM Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for contact and sales management. The VME Group is dedicated to maintaining the...

Tablet sales down, laptops up …

While tablet sales will account for 52% of the mobile computing market in 2015, tablet sales will drop at The Notebook Company in favour of laptop sales. According to market intelligence firm, ABI Research, tablet sales will account for 52% of the mobile computing...

New threats drive security appliance sales

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, both factory revenue and unit shipments continued to grow in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14). Worldwide vendor revenue grew 8,6% year-over-year to $2,6-billion in...