Features

It bites: SA consumers blame data-hungry smartphones for high data charges

Oct 21, 2014

There is a growing understanding among customers that smart phones are data-hungry, whereas previously they tended to blame the networks for high data charges.

Our secrets to start-up success

Oct 15, 2014

People, skills, passion, perseverance – and contributing to society What’s the secret to being a successful start-up? The answer seems to lie in always thinking like one, even when you’ve grown into a billion rand company with thousands of staff, as Axel...

Compelling animation looks to dispel Ebola myths

Oct 14, 2014

A US church reports it has collaborated with Chocolate Moose Media and iHeed to create an animation for West Africa that dispels myths about how Ebola is spread and promotes prevention. “Our goal is to provide education that leads to better understanding to prevent...

Samsung sets MEA smartphone pace as Huawei jumps to second spot

Oct 13, 2014

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) handset market grew to its largest size in ten quarters in Q2 2014, expanding 27% year on year to total 64 million units. The latest insights from global advisory and consulting services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) show...

Despite obstacles, Africa’s digital future is bright

Sep 30, 2014

Africa has a high digital appetite for social media and the impending digital migration, but other sectors such as ecommerce have had a tough time gaining traction.

Yahoo! is world’s top phishing target

Sep 29, 2014

Cybercriminals who distributed malicious attachments in spam messages again used fake Facebook notifications as a lure for users.

Five essential truths about cyber security

Sep 29, 2014

The very nature of cybersecurity doesn’t allow for a total solution. However, by instituting an enterprise-wide cyber plan, CFOs may at least achieve some measure of security.

Security firms look to wearables

Sep 29, 2014

When security incidents occur, management teams need to rely on eyewitness accounts as well as the guard’s version of events.

Financial services, healthcare wary of virtualisation

Sep 29, 2014

Financial Services and Healthcare sectors aren’t reaping the potential benefits that virtualized infrastructure can bring to their networks based on a fear of unfamiliar security technology creating compliance issues and other risk-factors.

What is Shellshock?

Sep 26, 2014

A significant vulnerability called Shellshock has emerged that impacts some half billion web servers and other Internet-connected devices including mobile phones, routers, medical devices, according to the threat defence experts at Trend Micro.

Dell sells most PC monitors worldwide, followed by Samsung

Sep 19, 2014

Dell maintained its number 1 position in 2Q14 with worldwide market share of 15.4% on shipments of 5.0 million units.

African companies must adopt “mobile-first” mindset

Sep 19, 2014

Era of pervasive mobility is imminent, and enterprises that have adopted a 'mobile-first' mindset are already pulling ahead of the pack - IDC, Johannesburg

« Older Entries

Next Entries »