Technology

From “The Jetsons” to “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, flying cars have long captured the imagination. While several futuristic projects are under way in different countries, a Dutch design may be the first one sold and soaring into the skies. After years of testing, the PAL-V company aims to pip its …

Samsung Electronics is investigating claims by a German hacking group that it fooled the iris recognition system of the new flagship Galaxy S8 device, the firm said on Wednesday. The launch of the Galaxy S8 was a key step for the world’s largest smartphone maker as it sought to move …

Network equipment maker Cisco Systems said Wednesday it was cutting 1,100 jobs after reporting weaker-than-expected financial results in the past quarter. Following the announcement, Cisco shares slumped more than five percent in after-hours trading. Cisco — which last year said it would eliminate around seven percent of its workforce or …

Twitter is launching a 24-hour streaming news channel in partnership with the Bloomberg news agency, in a major expansion of its video operations. Bloomberg Media chief executive Justin Smith confirmed the partnership late Sunday, retweeting a Wall Street Journal article referring to the tie-up. “We’ll have a lot more to …

FNB announced on Monday that the number of branches with active free Wi-Fi connection reached 383 as of February as the bank continues to offer free internet connectivity to customers in its branches. Over the years FNB has moved to digitise its branches and offer the option of transacting via …

China’s Huawei, LG and other phone firms unveiled new smartphones on Sunday as they tried to capitalise on Samsung’s withdrawal of its flagship device after faulty batteries led several of the handsets to catch fire. Samsung, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, had no device of its own to show …

An unmanned cargo ship packed with food and supplies for astronauts arrived safely at the International Space Station on Thursday, a day after SpaceX aborted the process due to a GPS problem. This time, the Dragon cargo ship made a “perfect approach to the capture point”,  a NASA commentator said, …

SpaceX on Sunday blasted off its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the unmanned Dragon cargo ship, packed with food and supplies for the six astronauts living at the International Space Station. The white rocket soared into the cloudy, gray skies over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 9:38 am (1438 GMT). The mission …

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, better known as SpaceX, plans to launch its Falcon 9 rockets every two to three weeks, its fastest rate since starting launches in 2010, once a new launch pad is put into service in Florida next week, the company’s president told Reuters on Monday. The ambitious …

During an interview with Jaun Grobler, current CEO of WrightMedia, it appears that the media firm has diversified its’ interests and entered in new industries with large capital investments throughout South Africa. “We are expecting to see an overall increase in annual turnover due to a wider product offering and …