Microsoft enters wearables, health markets

Microsoft has entered the wearables market with the Microsoft Band, which links to both the Microsoft Health cloud platform and to a user’s phone and other computing devices, via the Cortana intelligent digital assistant. Microsoft Band’s continuous heart rate...

App use grows with screen size

Larger smartphone screen sizes strongly correlate with a longer time spent using apps. This emerged from research by HIS and Mobidia, which analysed the impact of smartphone screen size and resolution on popular mobile applications usage, including social, chat,...

ITSM remains stuck in the IT back room

At least 55% of IT professionals are unable to leverage their ITSM solution beyond IT processes, according to a survey by cloud-based IT service and asset management supplier EasyVista. At the same time, if they could extend their ITSM to non-IT functions, 59% of the...

What prosperity means to Africans

Africans equate prosperity with achieving financial freedom, as the continent continues to experience growth ahead of other developing economies. This is according to the Barclays Africa Prosper Report, which captures what “prosper” means to Africans in 11...

Use your vote to improve the channel

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...