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Digital devices top Xmas wishlists
This year, Christmas sales will be dominated by speciality products such as more affordable tablets and smartphones, digital toys and niche homeware items. This is according to Mark Wood, GM: general merchandise division buying division at Pick n Pay, who says as...
How hackers are raking it in
Cybercriminals could be raking in profits 20-times greater than the cost of their attacks. Kaspersky Lab research compared the cost of the most frequently used hacker tools with the money stolen in a successful malicious operation. "Buying malware is currently not a...
Date centre trends to watch in 2015
Modular data centres will take off in 2015, along with sustainable management of ICT systems and data. This is the word from David King, CEO of Flexenclosure, who believes the following three trends are the ones to watch in 2015: * Pre-fabricated data centres – a...
Africa’s HIV fight is still on
As the global community observes World AIDS Day on 1 December 2014, Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, new president-elect of the International AIDS Society (IAS) and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town, says the fight against...
Mobile dominates US shopping weekend
For the first time, online traffic from mobile devices outpaced traditional PCs for US sales on Thanksgiving Day. According to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, Thanksgiving Day reached a new mobile tipping point with browsing on smartphones and tablets accounting...
Liquid Telecom reaches out for SA partners
Liquid Telecom South Africa has announced details of its new reseller programme, established in response to increasing demand for high-speed broadband from enterprises and individuals across South Africa. It is part of Liquid Telecom’s mission to provide quality broadband to every person and business in Africa.
SAP commits to R1,4m Lego sponsorship
SAP Africa has committed a further R1,4-million to its sponsorship of the First Lego League (FLL) in South Africa, a global initiative that introduces children to the fun and excitement of science and technology, stimulates their creativity in problem solving and...
Demand for offices in Sandton on the rise
Following the completion of various property developments, Sandton will soon offer the largest stock of office space in the country, set to be in excess of 1,7-million square metres. Many expect this to grow to 1,9-million in the next three years pushing Sandton ahead...
Acer wins two 2014 Awards of Excellence
Acer has won two 2014 Awards of Excellence from leading education technology outlet, Tech & Learning for its Acer C720 Chromebook and Acer TravelMate B113 commercial notebook. Acer was the only PC maker to earn this award in the New Products category this year....
ACM Gold partners with Tradable
ACM Gold, Africa’s biggest broker, is exclusively partnering with Tradable to become the first African broker to roll out the innovative trading platform that allows traders to create a completely customised online trading platform using third party apps. ACM Gold,...
LG offers Ultra HD Smart 3D Blu-ray player
The LG Ultra HD Smart 3D Blu-ray player is set to change the way that you view entertainment forever. The all-in-one player is the device that will successfully turn your living room into a full-blown multimedia experience. One of the key features of this player is...
IoT is limited only by the imagination
The term "Internet of Things" (IoT) has emerged as an umbrella concept encompassing many different trends and innovations. However, amid all the hype, and the confusion, we are starting to see how the future of connected devices can be used to intelligently manage...
Doodle imagines poaching-free SA
A Grade 8 learner has won the South African Doodle for Google competition with a nature-themed doodle envisioning a country free from poaching. The competition invited school children across the country to create a Google Doodle depicting the “South Africa of Their Dreams”.
Digital devices top Xmas wishlists
This year, Christmas sales will be dominated by speciality products such as more affordable tablets and smartphones, digital toys and niche homeware items. This is according to Mark Wood, GM: general merchandise division buying division at Pick n Pay, who says as...
How hackers are raking it in
Cybercriminals could be raking in profits 20-times greater than the cost of their attacks. Kaspersky Lab research compared the cost of the most frequently used hacker tools with the money stolen in a successful malicious operation. "Buying malware is currently not a...
Date centre trends to watch in 2015
Modular data centres will take off in 2015, along with sustainable management of ICT systems and data. This is the word from David King, CEO of Flexenclosure, who believes the following three trends are the ones to watch in 2015: * Pre-fabricated data centres – a...
Africa’s HIV fight is still on
As the global community observes World AIDS Day on 1 December 2014, Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, new president-elect of the International AIDS Society (IAS) and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town, says the fight against...
Mobile dominates US shopping weekend
For the first time, online traffic from mobile devices outpaced traditional PCs for US sales on Thanksgiving Day. According to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, Thanksgiving Day reached a new mobile tipping point with browsing on smartphones and tablets accounting...
Liquid Telecom reaches out for SA partners
Liquid Telecom South Africa has announced details of its new reseller programme, established in response to increasing demand for high-speed broadband from enterprises and individuals across South Africa. It is part of Liquid Telecom’s mission to provide quality broadband to every person and business in Africa.
SAP commits to R1,4m Lego sponsorship
SAP Africa has committed a further R1,4-million to its sponsorship of the First Lego League (FLL) in South Africa, a global initiative that introduces children to the fun and excitement of science and technology, stimulates their creativity in problem solving and...