PCs still popular in the US
Ninety seven percent of American households say the PC is still their primary computing device and nearly half (41%) intend to upgrade their PC within the next year. Among parents and millennials, 54% intend to purchase a new PC in the next year. This is according to...Social efforts a marketing fail
Although almost all marketers make use of social media – ranging from branded Facebook and Twitter accounts to blogs, forums and paid ad placements – more of these campaigns fail than succeed. Forrester forecasts that US marketers alone will spend $4,8-billion...Tax season heralds new phishing attacks
While phishing attacks involving South African banks declined by a massive 47% in the first six months of this year, the start of the 2013 tax filing season in July heralded a significant reversal in the downward trend. According to Yossi Hasson, MD of...Pinnacle anticipates earnings increase
Pinnacle has released a trading statement alerting shareholders to the possibility that its earnings for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 may be substantially higher than the previous year. Shareholders are advised that the company is reasonably certain that its...Apple migration boosts chip foundries
In an illustration of the massive power it wields in the electronics supply chain, Apple’s migration of the production of key semiconductors from Samsung to pure-play foundries will single-handedly boost the growth of the chip contract manufacturing market this year....