Microwave imagery sees underground

Using microwave imagery captured from earth-orbiting satellites, the thesis of University of Cape Town PhD graduate Dr Jeanine Engelbrecht measures deformation caused by underground mining activities. “Surface deformation due to underground mining poses risks to...

EMC grows revenue in 2013

EMC has reported record fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 financial results. Fourth-quarter revenue was $6,7-billion, an increase of 11% compared with the year-ago quarter. Fourth-quarter GAAP net income attributable to EMC increased 17% year-over-year to $1-billion....

The year of the enterprise

The year ahead has been tipped as the year of the enterprise as regards telecommunications services, with IDC’s top 10 predictions for the African telecoms services market in 2014. Spiwe Chireka, program manager: telecoms and media – Africa at IDC, points out that...

GenMobile workers change work patterns

The majority of GenMobile are in the early stages of their career and are so attached to their mobile devices that they are 15 times more likely to give up coffee and seven times more likely to say goodbye to their televisions than their beloved smartphones. They have...

Mxit expands into India

South African mobile social network Mxit has announced the first phase of its expansion strategy for the emerging market with the launch of Mxit in India and the release of Mxit 7 for Android and BlackBerry users. Available for download across more than 8,000 mobile...