IDC ranking aids vendors in the IoT

As the opportunity for the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to attract new vendors to the market they are now in a better position to capitalise on the IoT opportunity as they hedge their bets on globalising, says IDC. A new ranking by the analyst group of G20...

Mobile health centres visit Cosmo City

Samsung Electronics Africa yesterday stationed two of its solar powered health centres next to Oasis Itsoseng Community Clinic in Cosmo City, providing members of the community with a variety of eye, ear, blood, dental, and pre- and post-natal screenings and...

SA set to dominate DEMO Africa

Twelve South African entrepreneurs are among the Top 40 most innovative start-ups to exhibit their technologies at this year’s DEMO Africa conference scheduled for October 24 to 25 in Nairobi. The conference brings together investors, entrepreneurs, developers, media,...

61% of malware victims lose data forever

When malware strikes, the impact on data can be disastrous and, to make matters worse, there’s no guarantee of getting that valuable information back. Only 39% of users were able to retrieve all the data they lost in a malware attack, according to a 2013 survey...

OpenView HD goes live

Platco Digital’s free-to-air satellite TV platform, OpenView HD, is now operational and South African viewers can take advantage of it through nothing more than a once-off payment. Platco says there is no monthly subscription fee for the platform and that there never...

Execs leverage mobile working

Business travellers are increasingly becoming mobile “just in time” workers, with more than nine out of every 10 completing preparation for meetings during their journey, according to new research from HP. The survey of regular business travellers in Europe and South...