by Kathy Gibson | Aug 23, 2023 | Features
By Natasha Bezuidenhout – First, we had the New Normal with people working from home during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic; that was later modified to a hybrid working model where employees juggled between home and office working; and now, today, we are...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 23, 2023 | Features
South African languages pose quite a challenge to voice assistants. The country recognises twelve official dialects, but these subdivide into many regional, cultural and colloquial accents. Most South Africans speak more than one language, further colouring their...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 23, 2023 | Features
By Valencia Risaba – Africa’s technology sector is growing at an immense rate. According to a recent report, the estimated size of the continent’s digital economy is $115-billion and is expected to grow to $712-billion by 2050. As the industry continues to...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 23, 2023 | Features
By 2030, 80% of hardware vendors’ product portfolio will be linked to circular initiatives, up from 20% in 2023, according to Gartner. In fact, re-manufacturing and reusing end-of-life devices instead of having them end up in a landfill has become top of mind for most...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 23, 2023 | Features
In the last quarter of 2022, global 3D printer shipments continued the trend established earlier in the year with volumes flat or falling, according to the latest research from Context. “While industrial unit shipments dipped, system revenues rose again thanks to...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 23, 2023 | Features
By Chris de Beer – These are worrying times for the South African print and digitalisation market. Having just seen out the last of the Covid-19 pandemic slowdown with early signs of a healthy recovery in 2021 and 2022, the industry – like many others in the...