The Boardroom ViewIn South African boardrooms, AI has shifted from curiosity to competitive necessity. Executives are asking not whether to adopt AI, but how…
eRenting boom in France as economy declines
The renting out of personal possessions has taken off in France, with websites such as e-loue (which means e-hire), Donnons.org and Co-recyclage leading the…
More fake Apple stores unearthed in China
Some 22 new fake Apple stores have been discovered in South Western China. This comes just weeks after an American blogger unearthed a store…
Video Review: Olympus XZ-1
Video Review: The US$500 XZ-1 looks serious. Little adornment, and a clever selection of materials and textures means it looks like a sturdy metal…
HTC wants a piece of Beats by Dr Dre
Taiwanese smartphone giant HTC plans to pay about US$309 million for a 51 percent stake in Beats Electronics, the celebrity-centric marketing operation for higher-end…
Google+: Now with games
Google has added games, including the wildly popular Angry Birds, to its exploding social network Google+. “We want to make playing games online just…
Hulu streaming to hit Japan
Online streaming giant Hulu is set to make its first move outside the US as it plans to offer film and TV streaming services…
Apple becomes world’s most successful company
Based on the value of its global stock, Apple is now the most successful company on the planet. The stock exchange may currently be…
Sony, Panasonic, Samsung to make universal 3D glasses
Japan’s Sony and Panasonic and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics have announced that they will jointly develop new standards for glasses used to watch 3D…
Bad year for China: 500 000 cyber attacks in 2010
China, in a recently released statement, said that it had been the target of close to 500 000 cyber attacks during 2010. Many of…
Write, heat, write again with rewritable ‘paper’
A group of scientists in Taiwan has developed a rewritable electronic paper that needs no power source to maintain display of an image printed…
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