Smart Swiss watch to launch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are partnering to produce a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel technology and Android Wear. Together, these companies will create a product that is both luxurious and seamlessly connected to its wearer’s daily life. The product will merge...

Tesla first with truly autonomous cars

Elon Musk’s Tesla will soon include sophisticated software in its energy-efficient cars that will make them the most advanced self-driving vehicles in the market. The company plans new updates that will allow some models to drive short distances on their own, on...

Latest ConCourt rulings on Sassa tender

The issue of the South African Social Services Agency (Sassa) social grant tender is still unresolved, and the Constitutional Court has issued new directives. The ongoing matter stems from a court order for the agency to begin a new tender process for the contract,...

SA consumers take to online shopping

South Africans have developed an appetite for e-commerce, with lower costs, fast and flexible delivery and safer ways to pay driving the trend towards more online purchases. In a recent study conducted in South Africa by Ipsos on behalf of PayPal and FNB, 22% of South...

European cities begin smart journey

Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover – Much has been written and spoken about smart cities, but as yet there are few real-world deployments in action. This week at CeBIT, two European cities have taken the plunge to invest in smart city technologies, in an effort...