Smart cities vital for economic growth

Cities are complicated, interdependent ecosystems that are being targeted by national governments as the crucible for re-animation of the economy.  With such a focus on what areas the UK government should prioritise to kick start the economy Joe Dignan, chief public...

The economic realities of water scarcity

About 1,2-billion people – almost a fifth of the world’s population – live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1,6-billion face what can be called economic water shortage.  The situation is only expected to worsen as population growth,...

Galaxy S4 features AMOLED display

The new Galaxy S4 from Samsung Electronics unveiled last week joins a number of premium smartphones featuring enhanced active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panel displays, in line with growing trends calling for large-sized, high-resolution displays on...

Gen Y shoppers go online in SA

More than two-thirds of South Africans surveyed by the 2012 Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR) are relying on Internet retail sites to do their shopping.  The study also shows that: * 59% will share their e-mail address to get discounts and sales notices;...

Appeals court rules for Telkom

The matter between ZTE Mzansi and Telkom was concluded yesterday in favour of Telkom.  Telkom’s Procurement Policy and process of applying it was upheld when the Supreme Court of Appeal today set aside the North Gauteng High Court’s interim interdict against the...

February PC slowdown impacts Q1

New monthly PC tracking in the world’s top PC markets from International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals slower than expected growth in China during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13). Although the slowdown is partially due to the timing of Chinese New Year and...