CES: Early learning goes mobile

Qualcomm and Sesame Workshop are collaborating on mobile learning applications for early childhood education. As part of the agreement, Qualcomm will perform research and development activities with Sesame Workshop to create and deliver new innovations in mobile...

CES: Samsung makes TV immersive

Samsung Electronics has launched new Smart TVs at CES in Las Vegas that allow users to enjoy a seamless, integrated and immersive entertainment experience. With increasing consumer demand for larger screen sizes, Samsung will also expand the number of models available...

Artisan training under the spotlight

Artisan training institutes and South African corporates in general need to seize the opportunity presented by the government’s large capital infrastructure investments, worth more than R1-trillion in the next decade, by ensuring that enough artisans are trained to...

First Patch Tuesday of 2013

Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of 2013 fixes two critical vulnerabilities and five important vulnerabilities. Sophos’ Chester Wisniewski says the first critical vulnerability, MS13-001, is a flaw in the Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 print spooler service...

CES: Mobile rules at Intel

Intel has outlined a plan to accelerate new mobile device experiences across the company’s growing portfolio of smartphone, tablet and ultrabook offerings. The announcements included a new smartphone platform for emerging markets, details on a forthcoming 22nm...

Firms still losing out to malware

In 2012, 35% of companies lost data because of malware attacks – and 25% lost business data due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. According to Kaspersky Labs, the top business risks during the year were: * 50% of companies agree that cyber-threats are the...