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LG unveils Curved Ultra HD TV at CES
LG Electronics (LG) will be unveiling the world’s first 21:9 aspect ratio Curved Ultra HD TV (Model 105UB9) at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. LG’s newest premium TV is also the company’s very first Curved Ultra HD model. The...
M2M World Alliance promotes machine comms
The M2M World Alliance, comprised of Etisalat, KPN, NTT Docomo, Rogers, SingTel, Telefonica, Telstra and VimpelCom, has officially unveiled its solution which aims to simplify and promote the adoption of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications worldwide. The solution...
SA professionals plan to work over the holidays
Busy professionals in South Africa are so married to their jobs that they will even take them on holiday with them. Latest research from Regus, the world's largest provider of flexible workplaces, also reveals that professional men in South Africa are particularly bad...
Cyber-criminals up their game in 2013
During 2013, cybercriminals continued the theme of professionalisation of their "industry," offering easy-to-buy-and-use services that amplified the scale of cybercrime to levels never seen before. Sophos has released its latest Security Threat Report, which outlines...
MTN partners on e-commerce for Africa
MTN Group has announced a partnership agreement that will enable Africa’s leading telecoms operator to extend online retail and other essential digital services on the African continent. MTN has partnered with Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to...
Advice on name collision identification
ICANN has issued comprehensive advice to IT professionals worldwide on how to proactively identify and manage private name space leakage into the public Domain Name System (DNS) and thus, eliminate the causes of name collisions as new Top Level Domains (TLDs) are...
Don’t be bullied by unlawful consumer practices
We have all come across those notices in some shops declaring our obligation to pay for items we break or damage while shopping in their store. Notices stating “you break it, you buy it” or “you damage it, consider it sold” are familiar to all of us. If it’s not...
ARV treatment reduces TB co-infection
A new study by University of Cape Town researcher Dr Venessa Timmerman shows that not only does Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) reduce incidents of tuberculosis (TB) in people infected with HIV, but they also reduce mortality in those infected with both diseases. A...
New funding round for Africa’s iROKOtv
iROKOtv, the Africa-based movie platform for Nigerian movies, known colloquially as ‘Nollywood’, has announced a funding round of $8-million, led by existing investor Tiger Global, with further participation from Sweden-based Kinnevik and introducing new investor to...
Mustek snaps up interest in Sizwe Africa IT
Mustek has signed agreements, dated 12 December 2013, to acquire an indirect 26% equity interest in Sizwe Africa IT Group, for a total cash consideration of R15 166 666.45. Mustek will also advance a loan of R6 666 667 to Zaloserve, the ultimate holding company of...
State of the world’s software skills
International Data Corporation (IDC) has issued new estimates for the worldwide software developer and ICT-skilled worker population. Heading into 2014, IDC believes there are 18,5-million software developers in the world, of which 11-million are professional software...
Big data, analytics set to grow in 2014
The CIO focus on business intelligence (BI) and analytics looks set to continue through 2017, according to Gartner. Gartner says that the benefits of fact-based decision-making are clear to business managers in a broad range of disciplines, including: marketing,...
Five innovations that will change our lives
IBM has unveiled the eighth annual “IBM 5 in 5”, a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years. This year’s IBM 5 in 5 explores the idea that everything will learn – driven by a new era of...
LG unveils Curved Ultra HD TV at CES
LG Electronics (LG) will be unveiling the world’s first 21:9 aspect ratio Curved Ultra HD TV (Model 105UB9) at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. LG’s newest premium TV is also the company’s very first Curved Ultra HD model. The...
M2M World Alliance promotes machine comms
The M2M World Alliance, comprised of Etisalat, KPN, NTT Docomo, Rogers, SingTel, Telefonica, Telstra and VimpelCom, has officially unveiled its solution which aims to simplify and promote the adoption of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications worldwide. The solution...
SA professionals plan to work over the holidays
Busy professionals in South Africa are so married to their jobs that they will even take them on holiday with them. Latest research from Regus, the world's largest provider of flexible workplaces, also reveals that professional men in South Africa are particularly bad...
Cyber-criminals up their game in 2013
During 2013, cybercriminals continued the theme of professionalisation of their "industry," offering easy-to-buy-and-use services that amplified the scale of cybercrime to levels never seen before. Sophos has released its latest Security Threat Report, which outlines...
MTN partners on e-commerce for Africa
MTN Group has announced a partnership agreement that will enable Africa’s leading telecoms operator to extend online retail and other essential digital services on the African continent. MTN has partnered with Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to...
Advice on name collision identification
ICANN has issued comprehensive advice to IT professionals worldwide on how to proactively identify and manage private name space leakage into the public Domain Name System (DNS) and thus, eliminate the causes of name collisions as new Top Level Domains (TLDs) are...
Don’t be bullied by unlawful consumer practices
We have all come across those notices in some shops declaring our obligation to pay for items we break or damage while shopping in their store. Notices stating “you break it, you buy it” or “you damage it, consider it sold” are familiar to all of us. If it’s not...