Lenovo on top of the PC world
Lenovo has reported quarterly revenue of $8,8-billion, a 10% increase year-over-year, for the first fiscal quarter ended 30 June 2013. At the same time, Lenovo’s first quarter pre-tax income increased 16% year-over-year to US$215-million, while earnings grew 23%...Great ideas at the pitching den
South Africa’s sixth Innovation Summit, being held at the Industrial Development Corporation in Sandton from 27 to 29 August, will for the second consecutive year feature “the Pitching Den”. This is a hugely useful forum that enables entrepreneurs, researchers,...BlackBerry Buddies on the expansion trail
BlackBerry Buddies – the friendly people who help South African BlackBerry customers get the most from their smartphones – have assisted approximately 4 800 people a month since the launch of the programme in July last year. The BlackBerry Buddies have been on...Afrihost moves to mobile broadband
A recent study found that almost 8-million South Africans connect to the Internet using their cell phones, with nearly 2,5-million of those subscribers having no other means of accessing the Internet. With the number of Internet users expected to double by 2016,...Africa is new kidnap and ransom hotspot
Based on recent statistics released by specialist crisis prevention and response consultancy NYA International, Africa accounted for 36% of kidnap and ransom incidents globally, putting it well ahead of the Americas (27%) and Asia (19%). In fact, kidnap for ransom has...