Three South African schools have earned top global honours in the Inspired Builds robotics competition, a worldwide STEM challenge that involved 111 schools across…
Microsoft finalises Skype deal, promises ‘amazing new experiences’
The announcement of Microsoft’s Skype acquisition was greeted with scepticism,irritation and eventual happiness. Months later, the acquisition of Skype has now been finalised. The US$8.5-billion…
Silicon Valley startups can’t rebuild US workforce
There has been a lot of discussion lately about US jobs and Silicon Valley’s role in helping to rebuild the US workforce. US government…
Early Facebook app developer claims hidden agendas killed his app
A social music service is among the updates being rolled out by Facebook in the wake of its f8 developers’ conference. This audio service…
Is your business ‘all in’ for the cloud?
Steve Ballmer’s quote — “for the cloud, we’re all in“; spoken in March last year, is rapidly becoming IT folklore. For most industry watchers…
