Long-term exposure to blue light emitted by smartphones, laptops and other digital devices may lead to brain damage and speed up the ageing process, scientists say.
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Eskom says it has had another major setback at its Medupi power station and will be implementing stage-1 load shedding from 9am to 12pm and thereafter revert to stage-2 load shedding until 11pm.
MTN South Africa CEO Godfrey Motsa said on Thursday that it is not the company’s responsibility to save rival Cell C, but it’s also not in the interests of the telecommunications sector or the country to allow it to fail.
Global technology distributor Ingram Micro has confirmed an earlier TechCentral report that it will close its South African office, citing the “relatively small size of the operation”.
Estimates of the blackouts’ toll range from R1-billion to R5-billion/day. They could also cost South Africa its last investment-grade credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service.
Cabinet has approved the promulgation of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2019), which provides a blueprint for South Africa’s envisaged energy mix.
Apple on Wednesday said that 55% of iPhones introduced in the past four years are running iOS 13, the latest version of the company’s mobile operating system.
South Africa’s struggling state-owned power utility said it will implement a second day of controlled blackouts to prevent a total collapse of the electricity grid amid a shortage of capacity.
Adobe is nearing the consumer launch of Photoshop for Apple’s iPads a year after it was officially announced. However, the application will lack some key features from the desktop version.
The world land speed record of 1 228km/h is under threat. The Bloodhound LSR car has arrived at Hakskeenpan in the Northern Cape and will now run tests.