Category : Tech

Leading brands throw their weight behind upcoming HISA 2017

Leading healthcare and technology players have come out in support of the upcoming Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (#HISA2017), set to take place between 29-30 August 2017 at Vodacom World in Midrand, Johannesburg. The summit will gather th...

Machine learning and biometrics: financial services market in the middle of a revolution

Despite the enormous changes in recent years, including the emergence of the plethora of significant new market players – including fintech start-ups, established payment, technology, and information firms, telecoms, and other providers, the fi...

How effective is two-factor authentication?

Should a password get hacked, it could expose the user to viruses, malware and data breaches on their mobile phones and other devices. Cyber criminals have the skills and the tools to easily crack passwords and steal personal information. The d...

Facebook losing teens to Instagram-Snapchat: forecast

Facebook use in the US will slow as teens and young adults opt for smartphone image-sharing services Instagram and Snapchat, according to an eMarketer forecast released on Tuesday. The market tracker expected Facebook’s online community to gro...

New South African destinations launched on Street View

Google South Africa has announced the launch of Discover South Africa, a new gallery on Street View. South African users will now enjoy visual experience of four sites on their smartphones, tablets or computers. The four new sites are in additi...

Free IOT device scanner solution now available for smart homes

Kaspersky Lab has announced the launch of an internet of Things (IoT) solution for "smart" homes. The Kaspersky IOT scanner scans the home Wi-Fi network and informs owners about the devices connected to it and the level of security. The solutio...

DevOps: What is the Missing Link?

For IT Professionals, the idea of having a more collaborative approach between development and operations is highly appealing. Getting rid of the isolated “siloes”, opening up to feedback and building consorts across the product lifecycle, from...

Nigeria: Get Free Airtime For Responding To Surveys

A U.S based marketing technology platform, Billaway, revealed in August 2017 polling data which showed that mobile users in Nigeria would like access to more airtime for their mobile devices. The results, which were from a survey targeting smar...

Are your systems vulnerable to a complex cyber-attack?

Today’s Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have grown in complexity and now employ a combination of volumetric, TCP-state exhaustion and application-layer attack vectors. Without the right protection in place, an advanced, high-volume...

Google rolls out Android 8.0 Oreo

Android users can rejoice as the latest Android software, which has been dubbed "Oreo," has been placed in the rollout phase. Android 8.0 Oreo will roll out first to Google's Pixel and Nexus devices. The latest software is expected to roll out...

Digitalisation: Will it take airports to the cloud?

Airports are hives of activity, a-buzz twenty-four hours a day with travellers, staff and other patrons. To give an idea of how busy airports get, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg – on the smaller scale of International airports w...

‘Mixed reality’ technology set to impact rural communities in Africa

As the lines between virtual and augmented reality become increasingly blurred, we will find ourselves able to solve social and economic problems in completely new ways. The Future of Apps, an F5-commissioned report conducted by the Foresight F...

Kenya's taxi-hailing app launches virtual wallet

Little, a Kenyan taxi-hailing app, which is backed by Safaricom, has unveiled an electronic wallet in a bid to encourage users to pay for their trips online. The new feature requires riders to load money into the virtual wallet via an M-Pesa pa...

South African App Raises R2.3 Million in Funding

Feastfox, an eating out App from Cape Town, South Africa, has revealed that it has successfully closed its Angel fundraising round, raising $175,000 (R2.3 million) primarily from Silicon Valley-based Angels and VC firms. The mobile startup, whi...

Don’t drown in operations data: use your smart devices smartly

IoT (Internet of Things) has been creating a buzz for half a decade. “The information from many IoT devices across their operations offers companies an incredibly accurate picture of what’s happening in their businesses and supply chains,” repo...