All posts tagged "featured"

Mobile

Huge increase in voice calls

Covid-19 lockdown has seen consumers turning once more to voice calls to stay in touch, says...

Business Tech

Chatbot is dead. Long live the chatbot.

Chatbots have almost become a synonym for frustration, and bad service. The recent rapid uptake of...

Energy

Walking these floors can harvest energy for lights

Researchers from Switzerland are tapping into an unexpected energy source right under our feet: wooden floorings....

Sports Tech

Smart shirt keeps tabs on the heart

A Rice University researcher shows that flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing can gather accurate...

GadgetWheels

Ford intros automated valet parking

The search for a parking space can be a daunting endeavour, and when a space is found, it...

Commerce

Influencers actually influence ecommerce

By now we know that online shopping has become one of the most popular phrases over the last two...

Gadget of the Week

Gadget of the Week: Phone holder meets stand

With all the accessories one can stick to the back of a smartphone, the CLCKR combines...

Cybersecurity

Fake accounts target crypto investors

Since the beginning of 2021, Kaspersky has detected more than 1,500 fraudulent global resources aimed at...

Business Tech

Changing face of data management

By DANIEL THENGA, senior Netapp BDM at Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile

Feature phones still lead over smartphones in Africa

Latest IDC data shows smartphone growth rate barely outpacing feature phones, which still make up 54%...

Fintech

Aussie Zip buys SA’s Payflex

Australian Stock Exchange-listed Zip Co Limited (ASX: Z1P) has announced its intention to fully acquire South...

Business Tech

How to catch up to early AI adopters

By SARTHAK ROHAL, VP of IT services at AlphaCodes

Software

Windows 11 rolling out in October

A free Windows 11 upgrade for Windows 10 PCs will begin roll-out on 5 October. Microsoft...

Health Tech

Covid-19 and data science: Modelling a pandemic

By MARK LAMBRECHT, director of global health and life sciences practice at SAS

Business Tech

Why 70% of digital transformations fail

By GREG GATHERER, account manager at Liferay

AppDate

AppDate: Quickloc8 tackles GBV

In this AppDate, SEAN BACHER highlights Quickloc8, Tetris for smartphones, boostXB, My Smart City and JDLink.

Business Tech

Execs must prepare for these 7 trends – Gartner

While many long term plans were put off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, executive leaders should...

GadgetWheels

Passengers want self-driving cars to be like them

Recent studies have shown that people have negative attitudes about using autonomous systems because they don’t...

Health Tech

Smartwatch market on fire

Strategy Analytics reports that global smartwatch shipments leaped 47% to pre-pandemic growth levels in Q2 2021

Uncategorized

Martech is the big buzz – and the big complexity

By PAULA SARTINI, founder and CEO at BrandQuantum