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S Korea top of ICT world
22 November 2016The Republic of Korea once again tops the ICT Development Index (IDI) rankings put out by...
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SA leads Africa in apps
14 November 2016South Africa ranks first in Africa in app usage, with a third of its population using...
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Ransomware victims double
8 November 2016The number of Internet users that encountered encrypting ransomware more than doubled in Q3 2016, reaching...
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Li-ion batteries turn 25, showing age
4 November 2016This year, Li-ion batteries have been on the market for 25 years. While they have been...
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Telecoms in sub-Sahara to reach $51bn in 2021
3 November 2016Sub-Saharan Africa’s telecoms service market will be worth USD51 billion in 2021 and the retail telecoms...
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Digital lives still need human touch
31 October 2016Despite the rise in digital customer service channels and options, 79% of consumers prefer the human...
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R&D moves to software
28 October 2016By 2020, companies will have shifted the majority of their R&D spending away from product-based offerings...
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Fitbit launches Ionic
30 August 2017Fitbit has announced its first smartwatch – the Fitbit Ionic. The Ionic will be available in...
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Smartphones stall
28 September 2016Recent figures from IDC have shown that the shipment of smartphones in Africa fell 5.2% to...
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Mobile data satisfaction plummets in SA
24 October 2016The latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) for Mobile Data Service Providers reveals that South...
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Anti-ransom success
7 August 2017A year ago the No More Ransom initiative was launched by the Dutch National Police, Europol,...
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Africa wearables grow 66%
26 September 2016The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearables growth story continues, with the latest figures from IDC...
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Employees download malware every 4 seconds
4 October 2016This was a key finding from two new research projects by Check Point Software Technologies, namely...
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Wannacry inspires wave of fraud
23 August 2017A recent report has revealed that due to the mass WannaCry infection, fraudster have been sending...
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How smartphones make us less efficient
13 October 2016While smartphones help us stay in touch with colleagues, keep on top of our inbox, and...
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Vodacom goes deep rural
3 August 2017Vodacom has outlined plans to expand network coverage for people who live in deep rural areas...
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Zero-rating failing to bring Africa online
2 August 2017In a survey of how citizens of South Africa, Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria use the internet when data...
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CallJam malware found on Google Play
19 September 2016Despite Google’s efforts to prevent cybercriminals from infiltrating Google Play, the Check Point mobile research team...
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Smartphone sales decline in Africa
15 March 2018Africa’s smartphone market experienced a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline of 6.4% during Q4 2017, according to the...
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Half-million downloads of rogue Pokemon app
18 September 2016Kaspersky Lab experts have recently discovered a malicious app on the Google Play store called “Guide...