Newsletter Subscribe
Enter your email address below and subscribe to our newsletter
tech news
Share your love
Africa to get three cyber security facilities
NEC XON is creating three new Cyber Defence Operations Centres (CDOC), one in Nigeria, another in Senegal, and the third in Mauritius in addition to the existing facilities in South Africa. The new cyber security facilities form the nucleus of…
JA Solar supplies half-cell modules for solar plant in Namibia
JA Solar, a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, announced that it has supplied 6.5MW half-cell modules for a solar plant in Namibia, Africa. This plant marks the first half-cell modules project in Namibia and represents JA Solar’s first…
How to optimise for voice search in 2018
In his keynote at the Google I/O in May 2018, CEO Sundar Pichai announced that one-fifth of Google queries were voice searches. This supports comScore’s prediction that by 2020, a total of 50% of all searches will be voice. Early…
Oracle prepares young South Africans for employment in the ICT Sector
Twenty-two previously disadvantaged (PDI) South African students today kick-started their career in the country’s fast-growing ICT industry following the completion of the fourth edition of Oracle’s Graduate Leadership Programme that focuses on equipping PDI students with specialised IT and leadership…
SMBs need to be cyber secure
With headline-grabbing data breaches and high-stake hacks on the rise, earning and maintaining the trust of visitors to one’s website is a mounting challenge, especially for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Without big budgets or teams of IT professionals, many…
Sudhish Mohan appointed as COO of TransUnion South Africa
TransUnion, the leading global risk and information solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Sudhish Mohan as its Chief Operating Officer in South Africa. The appointment will be effective from July 02, 2018. Sudhish will be responsible for the management…
Top 7 African taxi-hailing apps giving Uber a run for its money
The taxi-hailing industry is gradually growing in Africa and has brought about a diverse market of competition. Tech entrepreneurs have come up with disruptive e-hailing apps in a bid to give Uber a run for its money. Although competitors may…
African leaders in artificial intelligence to gather at AI Expo Africa
AI Expo Africa is building the largest inclusive Pan-African AI Community to lead the 4th Industrial Revolution on the continent. The Expo & Conference to be held on the 9th to 11th of September 2018, will showcase African AI talent…
New regulations needed to unlock the potential of smart grids
Africa is in dire need of a solution that will jumpstart electrification on the continent, according to Abraham Ortega, Senior Executive Consultant at Hexing. “The digital technology already being utilised in Africa in the form of smart metering systems, is…
Connected devices and data analytics lie at the heart of smart city projects
Smart cities are the future, there is no doubt about this. With numerous challenges both existing and emerging, exacerbated by growing populations and dwindling resources, it is essential for municipalities to more effectively control and manage many areas. These include…
T-Systems announced as Gold Sponsor of Digital Transformation Congress 2018
T- Systems has been announced as a Gold sponsor for Digital Transformation Congress, set for 26 July 2018 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. The highly anticipated congress will bring together over 300 senior executives and digital visionaries who…
Smart City era promises big improvement for Urban Ecosystems
Connected technology is ushering in a new era of “Smart Cities”, which promises to improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world. Smart cities — which are using technology to make urban areas safer, more efficient,…
Experience PlayStation’s Destiny 2 free weekend
A free trial for Destiny 2 on PS4 will be taking place between June 29 and July 2. Players can experience the entire campaign, every mode, and all the gear they can earn. Destiny 2 features a cinematic campaign, action-packed FPS gameplay,…
SMEs most financially vulnerable to fraud attacks
Fraud affects small businesses much more severely than large corporates, with global research revealing that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) generally lose twice as much money than their corporate counterparts in the event of employee fraud. Discussing the most recent…
Highlights from the Mobile World Congress Shangai
The Shanghai edition of the world’s largest mobile industry exhibition,GSMA Mobile World Congress, opened it’s doors on July 27 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The Mobile World Congress boasted a three-day-event that attracted more than 60,000 attendees…
Apple and Samsung’s patent battle comes to a close
Apple and Samsung have finally reached a settlement in their US patent battle, ending a seven-year-long fight over Samsung’s alleged copying of Apple’s patented iPhone features. This settlement comes just a month after a federal court jury ordered Samsung to…
