by Allan Davison | Sep 18, 2014 | Features
Last week’s launch of online video-on-demand (VOD) service Vidi by Times Media Group (TMG) has finally opened up competition in South Africa’s pay-TV market, long dominated by Multichoice’s DSTV service. And global advisory services firm...
by Allan Davison | Sep 18, 2014 | Innovation
Global driverless vehicle shipments will increase from 1.1 million in 2024 to more than 42 million in 2035, with an installed driverless vehicle base reaching 176 million. “While autonomous driving under the control of a human standby driver is quickly gaining...
by Allan Davison | Sep 18, 2014 | Features
As smartphone vendors and component suppliers continue to expand into the wearables market, Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2016 smartwatches will comprise about 40 percent of consumer wristworn devices. Gartner said that seven out of the top 10 smartphone vendors have...
by Allan Davison | Sep 18, 2014 | Features
A recently completed Social Buying Study from International Data Corporation (IDC) concludes that 75% of the business-to-business (B2B) buyers studied and 84% of C-level/vice president executives use social media to support purchase decisions. According to the...
by Allan Davison | Sep 18, 2014 | Features
According to IDC’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, 2Q14 vendor revenue for the EMEA security appliance market reached $654.80 million, a moderate 6.2% year-on-year growth. Shipments increased marginally at 0.8% year on year...