Digital devices top Xmas wishlists

This year, Christmas sales will be dominated by speciality products such as more affordable tablets and smartphones, digital toys and niche homeware items. This is according to Mark Wood, GM: general merchandise division buying division at Pick n Pay, who says as...

How hackers are raking it in

Cybercriminals could be raking in profits 20-times greater than the cost of their attacks. Kaspersky Lab research compared the cost of the most frequently used hacker tools with the money stolen in a successful malicious operation. “Buying malware is currently...

Date centre trends to watch in 2015

Modular data centres will take off in 2015, along with sustainable management of ICT systems and data. This is the word from David King, CEO of Flexenclosure, who believes the following three trends are the ones to watch in 2015: * Pre-fabricated data centres – a...

Africa’s HIV fight is still on

As the global community observes World AIDS Day on 1 December 2014, Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, new president-elect of the International AIDS Society (IAS) and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town, says the fight against...

Mobile dominates US shopping weekend

For the first time, online traffic from mobile devices outpaced traditional PCs for US sales on Thanksgiving Day. According to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, Thanksgiving Day reached a new mobile tipping point with browsing on smartphones and tablets accounting...

Liquid Telecom reaches out for SA partners

Liquid Telecom South Africa has announced details of its new reseller programme, established in response to increasing demand for high-speed broadband from enterprises and individuals across South Africa. It is part of Liquid Telecom’s mission to provide quality...