Despite fears that the smartphone market is tanking, a research firm believes that the consumer market will show healthy growth as shoppers spend cash on technology during the holiday season. According to Gartner
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Chinese consumer electronics giant Huawei said on Tuesday that it had shipped 100m smartphones in 2015. The company said that the number represented a 3 000% increase over 2010 and
African countries are being actively targeted by cybercriminals, a security company has found. According to data from Check Point, eight countries in Africa are among the top 20 targeted globally
Mobile payments are gaining acceptance and will impact on traditional businesses, says a research organisation. According to Gartner, half of consumers in developed economies such as
Scientists are exploring the possibility of a new particle, the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Physics said on Thursday. This was because of new results from the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organisation of Nuclear Research, Prof Bruce Mellado said. The
In an effort to avoid more student protests in 2016, government will make more than R4,5bn available to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to provide short-term debt relief to students, the presidency said on Friday. According to a report compiled
South Africans are increasingly adopting online shopping as the Christmas rush puts pressure on retailers to generate a healthy bottom line in a tough economic environment. Despite fears of credit card fraud as a significant barrier to e-commerce, data from
MTN has decided to take the legal route to challenge a US$3,9bn fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission. This is after it exhausted all other options to have the fine reduced, it said in a statement to shareholders on the JSE’s stock
Power utility Eskom said on Thursday that unit 2 at the Koeberg nuclear power station has been returned to service and is currently operating at full load. The unit had been shut down for a scheduled outage on 31 August as part of Eskom’s overall
The South African Post Office has begun its programme to deliver the first set-top boxes as the country moves towards digital terrestrial television. The set-top boxes will be delivered to households in the Northern Cape as part of a national roll-out to provide the