LG moves into wearable fitness market

LG Electronics has taken the wraps off LG Lifeband Touch and LG Heart Rate Earphones, two wearable products that mark the company’s first foray into fitness tech. Unveiled at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, both products...

Huawei debuts range of 4G devices at CES

Huawei has unveiled its range of 4G LTE-enabled devices at CES 2014, including its new flagship smartphone, Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G, the telematics solution ME909T and LTE Cat4 devices. “2013 was an exceptional year for Huawei Consumer Business Group and we are...

Microsoft acquires Parature

Microsoft has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Parature, a leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement solutions. The acquisition will add world-class customer self-service capabilities to accelerate the Microsoft Dynamics vision of helping...

Sacci calls for higher matric standards

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has raised concerns about the quality of the country’s matric certificate and has called on authorities to raise the bar. According to CEO Neren Rau: “The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci)...