With youth unemployment above 60 percent, South Africa is betting on digital skills to drive inclusive growth. Here is how MICT SETA is positioning the next generation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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 continue displaying an image printed on…
Bouncing, rolling drone takes flight
A Japanese defence researcher has invented a spherical observation drone that can fly down narrow alleys, hover on the spot, take off vertically and…
US military secure – opened with a paper clip
Hackers at a DefCon gathering were recently shown how a high-security lock certified for use in sensitive US government facilities can be easily opened…
Hacker drone launches airborne cyber attacks
Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a…
Google patent tantrum: Pot, kettle, black
In an acrimonious case of the pot calling the kettle a patent bully, Google’s top lawyer slammed Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and other companies, accusing…
No PlayStation Vita for Xmas stocking
The much-anticipated new generation of Sony’s PlayStation handheld gaming console, Vita, will not hit shops outside of Japan until well after the all-important festive…
Smartphone owners the worst mobi addicts
Many Britons are welded to their smartphones 24 hours a day and refuse to turn them off in cinemas and theatres, according to a…
iPhones to be iMade by iRobots
Taiwanese tech manufacturing giant Foxconn, hit by a spate of suicides and reports of worker abuse at its Chinese plants, plans to replace 500…
Sony buys videogame maker Sucker Punch
Sony Computer Entertainment has bought the studio behind hit videogames “inFamous” and “Sly Cooper.” Sucker Punch Productions will be part of game development operations…
Apple, Samsung overtake Nokia in smartphone market
Apple and Samsung have overtaken long-time leader Nokia for the top two spots in the global smartphone market, a report has revealed, underscoring the…
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