Technology News
Comet ends 5,5m-year odyssey
Comet ISON is not thought to have survived its brush with the sun yesterday. The comet, which has been travelling from the edge of the solar system for the last 5,5-million years, yesterday passed within 1,2-million km of the sun – and disappeared. Watched by a number...
Carrier-grade WiFi rolls out to SA’s malls
Internet Solutions and AlwaysOn have launched the first of a number of planned carrier-grade WiFi solutions at Cradlestone Mall. The two companies plan to roll out carrier-grade WiFi nationwide to other key high-density retail environments within the next 12 months,...
People are the problem with social media
With the growing prevalence of technologies and virtual forums like instant messaging, texting and social media, on-screen communication is almost replacing face-to-face dialogue. This is according to Helene Vermaak, principal consultant at The Human Edge, who says...
UCT’s smart glove aids leprosy sufferers
A smart glove, developed partly by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT), could help leprosy patients avoid injury to their hands. The glove is currently being tested at the Leprosy Mission Hospital in New Delhi, India, and uses technology which tracks...
Africa’s first mobile VNE goes live
This week marks the launch of Africa’s first dedicated mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), a platform created following the completion of commercial terms between Cell C, Comverse and Mirage Telecom. This platform will provide cellular network services to potential...
MEA hard copy market returns to growth
After eight successive quarters of decline, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market finally returned to a state of positive growth during the third quarter of 2013, with shipments up 6,6% year on year to total 1,472-million, according to the...
Online festive sales set to increase
Forrester forecasts $78,7-billion in US online sales this holiday season, including mobile and tablet sales. It projects double-digit growth rates for the third year in a row, with a 15% increase over 2012's $68,4-billion in sales. This year, 167-million shoppers will...
MWeb increases data speeds, holds prices
MWeb has announced changes to its Standard Uncapped Shaped ADSL and Business Basic products, whereby data speeds will be increased at no additional cost to customers. In addition, MWeb will introduce a 6Mbps product, and reduce pricing on their 10Mbps and 20Mbps...
Businesses respond inefficiently to phishing
Most companies do not have efficient security processes in place to respond to phishing e-mails, which are often the precursor to specific attacks where a company can be seriously hacked. “Spear-phishing attacks against organisations are nothing new, but they are...
Icasa licensing explained
When a telecommunications company wants to set up shop and operate in South Africa to provide internet and telephony services to consumers, they need to acquire specific licenses from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), which handles all...
Bytes solution reduces overtime claims
Bytes Universal Systems has launched a new biometrics product for its SAMRASplus suite of next-generation local municipality ERP to help organisations combat excessive overtime, invalid sick leave and other time and attendance-related fraud. NAVAJO Exception...
Spies to take on new CEO role
By Mark Davison - After more than six months in the wilderness, one of the local IT channel’s most respected executives, Pierre Spies, is returning to the realm he relishes – as CEO of one of the country’s biggest distributors. Following lengthy negotiations, Spies...
iPad Air in store within a week
The new iPad Air will be available from Core Group in South Africa by the end of next week. “We are thrilled to announce the launch of iPad Air in South Africa. iPad created an entirely new mobile computing experience, and the new iPad Air is another big leap ahead....
Comet ends 5,5m-year odyssey
Comet ISON is not thought to have survived its brush with the sun yesterday. The comet, which has been travelling from the edge of the solar system for the last 5,5-million years, yesterday passed within 1,2-million km of the sun – and disappeared. Watched by a number...
Carrier-grade WiFi rolls out to SA’s malls
Internet Solutions and AlwaysOn have launched the first of a number of planned carrier-grade WiFi solutions at Cradlestone Mall. The two companies plan to roll out carrier-grade WiFi nationwide to other key high-density retail environments within the next 12 months,...
People are the problem with social media
With the growing prevalence of technologies and virtual forums like instant messaging, texting and social media, on-screen communication is almost replacing face-to-face dialogue. This is according to Helene Vermaak, principal consultant at The Human Edge, who says...
UCT’s smart glove aids leprosy sufferers
A smart glove, developed partly by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT), could help leprosy patients avoid injury to their hands. The glove is currently being tested at the Leprosy Mission Hospital in New Delhi, India, and uses technology which tracks...
Africa’s first mobile VNE goes live
This week marks the launch of Africa’s first dedicated mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), a platform created following the completion of commercial terms between Cell C, Comverse and Mirage Telecom. This platform will provide cellular network services to potential...
MEA hard copy market returns to growth
After eight successive quarters of decline, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market finally returned to a state of positive growth during the third quarter of 2013, with shipments up 6,6% year on year to total 1,472-million, according to the...
Online festive sales set to increase
Forrester forecasts $78,7-billion in US online sales this holiday season, including mobile and tablet sales. It projects double-digit growth rates for the third year in a row, with a 15% increase over 2012's $68,4-billion in sales. This year, 167-million shoppers will...