I first learned (as I suspect most of us did) of Thomas Edison at some now-indeterminate stage of my school career. He is, of course, the father of the incandescent light bulb – one of more than 1000 ...
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Set-top boxes for South Africa’s long awaited migration from analog to digital terrestrial television broadcasts are finally rolling off production lines.
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Four leading manufacturers share their thoughts on the state of the South African security industry, and speak about some of their recent and imminent developments.
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The world of technology is abuzz nowadays with talk of the so-called Internet of Things, or IoT. Indeed, one can find the phrase sprinkled liberally across the pages of this very publication. Yup, the ...
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When we at Dataweek published our first EMP Handbook last year, we had every intention of making it an annual publication. Although we were confident that we’d put together a quality resource of value ...
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Virtual reality (VR) looks set to become the next big thing in electronic entertainment, with the likes of Samsung, Sony, Microsoft, HTC and others poised to launch consumer products around the end of ...
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October has long held a special place in the hearts of South African university students, despite the fact it marks a ramp-up in workload ahead of final exams.
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Eager to spur foreign investment and ensure gainful employment for his subjects, the king bade his advisors offer tax cuts as an enticement for rich and powerful mega-corporations to settle in his kingdom.
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I’m inclined to worry. I worry a lot, about all sorts of things - sometimes I worry that I worry too much. I was particularly worried after attending a technical seminar recently.
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Born and raised in South Africa, 43 year old Elon Musk (now a Canadian-American) is considered one of the leading forward-thinkers of our time, but the poor guy’s career seems to be following a downward trajectory.
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Microchip is offering Dataweek readers an exclusive opportunity to win a PIC32 Bluetooth Starter Kit featuring the PIC32MX270F256D microcontroller (MCU).
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Dataweek is offering readers the chance to win a production-ready 2D/3D input sensing development kit and reference design.
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