Intel bets on wearables, acquires Basis
Intel has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Basis Science, a privately held company and a leader specialising in wearable device technologies for health and wellness applications. Basis Science is also the creator of the Basis band, an advanced health...Not a rosy outlook for SA storage market
The South African external storage market value declined 32,4% year-on-year to $38,11-million in Q4 2013, according to the EMEA Quarterly Storage Tracker published by international marketing and research agency IDC. On an annual basis, market value declined 26,5% to...Internet of Things to disrupt supply chain
The future explosion in the number of intelligent devices will create a network rich with information that allows supply chains to assemble and communicate in new ways. Gartner forecasts that a 30-fold increase in internet-connected physical devices by 2020 will...Fortune 100 followers are more influential
Individuals who follow Fortune Global 100 companies on Twitter are more connected and more influential than the average Twitter user, according to research that analyses the influence and demographics of people using the social media platform. The research, produced...Month of love spawned malware attacks
A lot of malicious attachments in February’s spam came in e-mails allegedly sent by women who wanted to make new friends in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Some attackers went even further by trying to hook recipients with the promise of explicit photos in...