The rush for telecommunication glory is on, with all four SA operators introducing innovative products to lure customers. Last week Telkom, which has the smallest market share, unveiled its zero-rate data music and video streaming services, LIT Video and LIT Music, which it says will disrupt the industry. Since last year Telkom has launched a [...]
The only thing we know about the next iPhone is that we know nothing about the next iPhone. Seriously. While there are a lot of leaks and rumors about the new iPhones, they're contradictory, unreliable, and based on renders and CAD files of mysterious provenance. It's all part of the rumor mill's need to trade [...]
For years, businesses used the term “mobilegeddon” to describe a time when mobile technology would dominate the business realm. It encompasses both consumer use of mobile devices and that of entrepreneurs and small businesses. Savvy businesses harness the power of mobile technology for the betterment of their organisation for marketing, communication, and most importantly, productivity. [...]
Acer, the leading brand in consumer technology hardware, software and services in IoT globally, today announced that the company will expand its customer support by introducing its first online store in South Africa called Shop Acer. In 2016 a staggering 58% of online adults in South Africa were shopping via e-commerce platforms and this trend will continue to [...]
The MSI Aegis Ti3 (VR7RE SLI-054US) ($3,999) has bold styling that would be right at home in an esports tournament. And with its top-end components including an Intel Core i7 unlocked processor and dual-SLI GTX 1080 graphics cards, it has the muscle to back up the promises its body makes. It's a head-turning aesthetic choice [...]
There are many ways in which cyber criminals manage to breach corporate defences, but web applications are by far the most vulnerable part of any computer network. Only constant scanning and ruthless control can help find vulnerabilities before the criminals do. An F-Secure Labs study has found that 75% of current cyber attacks occur on [...]
South African online shopping community SnapnSave has raised ZAR14 million (US$1 million) from Kalon Venture Partners and Smollan Group to help it grow its app downloads and expand into new markets. Kalon Venture Partners, which recently rebranded from previous identity Grotech, and Smollan Group SA, have each invested R7 million ($500,000) to acquire minority stakes [...]
The media is at the forefront of generating awareness over environmental issues. It is easy to name influential films like An Inconvenient Truth or note advances made by The Guardian'senvironmental reporting. But what is often missing from this discussion is the environmental costs of producing media in the first place. Whether these be the energy that powers Al [...]
PARIS - Mozilla, the non-profit which runs the Firefox internet browser, said it was launching a drive against "fake news" as fact-checking software backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar got its first run-out in public. The US-based open source group said it was "investing in people, programs and projects" in a new initiative to actively [...]
Every business will benefit from a well maintained and carefully planned computer system. A lot of the day-to-day tasks that used to require an unavoidably inefficient use of employees' time can now be automated by specially designed software packages. Implementing the right software solutions for your business will not only increase productivity and reduce waste, [...]
