Tenth anniversary of mobile malware

Ten years ago, Kaspersky Lab reported the discovery of Cabir – the first ever worm designed to attack mobile phones. Unlike most modern malware samples, Cabir wasn’t equipped with a wide range of malicious functions. Instead, it made history by proving that it was...

Windows XP end of life drives thin clients

In Western Europe (WE), end of support for Windows XP was one of the main driving forces of thin-client shipments in Q1 2014, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker published by global IT market research firm International Data Corporation...

New iMac to hit SA shelves in July

The new 21,5-inch iMac will be available in South Africa in early July. With a recommended retail price of R14 999.00, it will be available from Apple premium resellers (iStore and Digicape), selected Apple authorised retailers and Apple authorised resellers. The new...

Slight decline for PC monitor market

Worldwide PC monitor shipments totalled nearly 33,7-million units in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14), a year-over-year decline of -0,4%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker.  IDC expects worldwide shipments to...

Food security grows in sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa showed the most progress last year in terms of food security, driven primarily by improvements in political stability and economic growth – and despite a food-insecure environment.This is one of the Africa-related findings from the 2014 Global Food...