10m Android users download BBM
In just 24 hours BBM was downloaded over 10-million times by Android and iPhone users, one of the best single-day openings for a mobile app to date. BBM, the private social network from BlackBerry, is available for free in the App Store and Google Play for immediate...Samsung unveils Digital Village for Africa
Samsung Electronics Africa has showcased the company’s first ever Digital Village – solutions that use a renewable and environmentally friendly resource (solar) to improve the lives of Africa’s inhabitants. “Everyone speaks of the need to bridge the digital divide but...Data the hero as MTN reports marginal growth
Although its subscriber growth has been impacted by price competition and registration regulations, MTN has reported 203,8-million subscribers as at the end of the third quarter. With the South African market still challenging, the operator has reported growth of...CIOs must plan for data centre growth
The increasing business demands on IT mean that data centre managers must plan to increase their organisation’s computing and storage capacity at a considerable rate in the coming years, according to Gartner. Organisations that plan well can adjust to rapid growth in...Young workers snub work policies
There is a growing appetite among Generation Y employees to contravene corporate policies governing use of own devices, personal cloud storage accounts and new technologies such as smart watches, Google Glass and connected cars. This is one of the findings from an...