South Africans had a meagre festive season
It seems as though South Africans had to sit and watch the world go by over the December festive season, as consumers spent a meagre 1,4% more on average per transaction at the tills year-on-year. This is according to the latest figures released by BankservAfrica, the...How political news plays out online
Online monitoring and insights company BrandsEye has been following the DA/Agang story as it unfolds on social media, cataloguing public sentiment on the political move. Most social activity was confined to the realms of Facebook and Twitter with both platforms...Google raises revenues as it exits mobile
Google has announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended 31 December 2013. “We ended 2013 with another great quarter of momentum and growth. Google’s standalone revenue was up 22% year on year, at $15,7-billion,” says Larry Page, CEO of...Lenovo buys Motorola division
Lenovo has once again surprised the industry, this time by acquiring the Motorola Mobility smartphone business from Google for close to $3-billion. With a strong PC business and a fast-growing smartphone business, this agreement will significantly strengthen Lenovo’s...IBM opens client centre, unveils IOC
IBM has officially opened its new IBM Client Centre in Johannesburg, the second such facility in Africa. Co-located with IBM’s Innovation Centre, the new $1,6-million facility is designed to accelerate innovation for South African business and IT skills. Using...