Online inventory liquidation set to boom

Excess stock, returned inventory and outdated products have long been problematic for retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers. They take up valuable warehouse or shelf space that could be better used to stockpile current inventory and perhaps more importantly, they...

IDC lowers tablet forecast

Faced with growing competition from larger smartphones and the prospect of new categories such as wearable devices diverting consumer spending, IDC has lowered its tablet forecast for 2013 and beyond. In its Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, the research group says...

Broadband space comms possible

When NASA’s Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) begins operation aboard the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission managed by NASA’s Ames Research Centre, it will attempt to show two-way laser communication beyond Earth is possible,...

TV, video viewing patterns changing

By Kathy Gibson in Stockholm, Sweden – The way we consume media and entertainment is changing rapidly in a shift that is both being enabled by newer and faster networks, and driving the need for these networks to offer continuous improvements. An Ericsson...

Sweden to renew SA trade ties

By Kathy Gibson in Stockholm, Sweden – A high-level Swedish trade and political delegation will meet with South African government in a few weeks to further the two countries’ bi-national trade agreements and to discuss ways to promote and further the use of ICT...

Huawei SA gets new chief

Chinese ICT giant Huawei, which has recently been making huge strides in the South African market, has appointed a new CEO for the local subsidiary. Wilson Liu, who joined Huawei in 2000 and has held a number of senior management positions with the company –...