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Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams is concerned that SA relies heavily on software produced by the West or the East and says its time government focuses on home-grown technologies. Her reasoning is that if US president Donald […]
The concept behind both networks is there is NO central server that you login into. In both cases your computer becomes a node and helps exchnage the information between other nodes. So no central server […]
Compliance with data regulations may require that it is stored in a certain territory, and putting data on systems owned by foreign corporations is an inherent legal risk. According to Ponemon’s research, around a third […]
The new website, called the Collections portal, was launched on January 8th and offers powerful search and filtering options for finding specific artworks. “Making this data available guarantees that our digital files can be freely […]
Most South Africans know that Telkom is already busy phasing out their copper lines (which ADSL and landline phones operate on). What Telkom usually does is immediately offer a LTE based handset with the same […]
Facebook made a gesture toward transparency this week with the launch of its Off-Facebook Activity tool. This offers users a glimpse into the many ways details of real-world transactions get shared with Facebook, regardless of […]
Google is a big company with a lot of different projects and groups developing "experimental" products that may never see the light of day. Google’s Area 120 division is one such incubator for experimental products, […]
The most obvious benefit to an adapter like this is when connected to a smartphone app it allows you to remotely turn USB-powered devices on and off without having to reach for a power button, […]
The Document Foundation, the non-profit organisation who help steer development of this free office software, say LibreOffice 6.4 is a “performance-focused” release that features “almost perfect support for DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files.” Also features:* […]
Indian journalist Bharat Nayak knows misinformation can have dangerous consequences. He’s witnessed it too often in his home state of Jharkhand, India. According to Bharat, “Indian society has been gravely affected by ‘fake news’, which […]
