An increase in affordability of internet and telephony services, as well as a growing adoption of the latest technology business models by companies, is attracting significant investment into the South African ICT industry. Aggressive service diversification, along with strategic partnerships and acquisitions, are altering the industry landscape, compelling market participants to gauge market trends and [...]
The Alienware 15 R3 (starts at $1,224.99; $2,424.99 as tested) is a new take on the 15-inch gaming laptop we rated highly back in 2015, with a few design and component upgrades that offer cutting-edge performance. The new model we're testing here is a much higher-end configuration than the $1,499.99 unit we reviewed two years [...]
We finally have a peek at the smartphone that Android co-founder Andy Rubin and his team have been building. Today, Rubin tweeted out a teaser photo of the yet-to-be-named device emerging from his stealth startup. The company, reportedly named Essential, is said to be focusing its engineering efforts on high-end devices that it has reportedly raised a significant [...]
Machine learning as a subset of artificial intelligence is an emerging trend in South Africa, with demand for data scientists rising sharply and university programmes incorporating the discipline in study programmes. However, still a long way behind international counterparts, South African machine learning trends for 2017 place focus on our unique and emerging market. [...]
According to recent international research, nearly 70% of retail decision makers are ready to make changes to adopt the Internet of Things (IoT) and 65% plan to invest in automation technologies for inventory management and planogram (visual representations of a store's products or services) compliance by 2021. Zebra Technologies Corporation revealed the results of the [...]
Smartphones are more capable than ever before, and are evolving into a single device which can be used for almost all tasks. Some activities are still easier to complete using a desktop, though, due to the larger screen size and stand-alone peripherals. Samsung recently unveiled its DeX docking station, which allows Galaxy S8 owners to turn their [...]
The potential tie-up of Cell C and Telkom could boost the government's plans to increase connectivity to all citizens, analysts said on Wednesday. It emerged this week that Telkom might make another bid for Cell C, which was downgraded in January by ratings agency Standard & Poor's for missing payments to creditors. Cell C is [...]
Pretty much everything you’ve already read about the Samsung Galaxy S8 is true. And that’s a good thing. Whether by accident or design, the company did a truly abysmal job keeping its new flagship under wraps in the month or so following its likely intended unveiling at Mobile World Congress last month. The two models [...]
Root, in partnership with Standard Bank, will soon launch a lightweight bank account which comes with a programmable credit card, online banking interface, mobile app, and APIs. Root is an OfferZen project, with Standard Bank providing the underlying banking service and the regulatory framework. Root was co-founded by Louw Hopley, an entrepreneur who previously [...]
Samsung has released a report detailing why the Galaxy Note 7 exploded, citing battery quality and design flaws as the cause. “There may be multiple contributing factors relating to production quality and battery design that, when combined, led to the failure of the Note 7,” said Samsung. The battery production quality issues include missing insulation tape [...]
