New generation accesses mainframe skills

IBM has extended the IBM Master the Mainframe Contest to South African universities to support and build out skills in next-generation innovations on the mainframe, as part of its academic initiative. The competition lets students use IBM’s zEnterprise computing...

Mobile gamers up their spending

Gamers spent more than four times as much money on Google Play smartphone and tablet games in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13) as they did in the final quarter of 2012. This is found in a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) and App Annie, Portable...

SA consumers are buying safety devices

In a consumer electronics world dominated by smartphones, tablets and HDTVs, a new market category is generating South African consumer buying interest: safety devices. An Accenture survey of 1 000 SA consumers, focused on consumer technology spending and usage, found...