Spinlet urges SA musicians to sign up

Spinlet is encouraging South African musicians to showcase their talents on the new platform. The Spinlet platform aims to make music mobile, accessible and affordable – plus musicians will have the opportunity to earn money. The new platform will launch in South...

Cloud to dominate IT spend by 2016

The use of cloud computing is growing, and by 2016 this growth will increase to become the bulk of new IT spend, according to Gartner. 2016 will be a defining year for cloud as private cloud begins to give way to hybrid cloud, and nearly half of large enterprises will...

Why youth employment data is important

With many young people not being able to find employment, even after obtaining a tertiary qualification, human capital solutions provider Manpower South Africa notes the importance of youth keeping up-to-date with the latest employment data. The Manpower Talent...

Supply constraints limit iPad mini shipments

Supplies of Apple’s second-generation iPad mini are expected to fall well short of demand in the fourth quarter, due to limited production of the tablet’s new Retina Display, according to HIS. Based on current supply data, shipments of the new iPad mini with Retina...

BBM now numbers 80m users

Following the launch of BBM on Android and iOS, with more than 10-million downloads in the first 24 hours, BBM has ended its first week with more than 80-million monthly active users, including more than 20-million new users on the new smartphone devices. During its...

Mobile drives good gaming growth

The worldwide video game marketplace, which includes video game console hardware and software, online, mobile and PC games, will reach $93-billion in 2013, up from $79-billion in 2012, according to Gartner. Driven by strong mobile gaming and video game console and...