Ireland rescinds blame for Apple

Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc’s low global tax payments after the U.S. Senate said the company paid little or nothing on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries. The Irish government, which has seen the...

Slow Down Computer Aging

  It is an occurrence that is as common as it is inconvenient, and it is now an accepted fact: computers become slower over time. Whether it is insufficient computer memory, a deluge of memory-munching programs or even corruption in the system, the ageing process will...

AeroMobile Welcomes FCC Move

Leading inflight mobile phone operator AeroMobile welcomes the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s move to adopt regulations to permit the use of mobile devices in U.S. airspace. Speaking in response to the announced agenda for the upcoming FCC...

Research data for SA

South Africa’s minister of science and technology Derek Hanekom has launched the South African version of the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO-SA). It’s a searchable full-text journal database that is completely open-access – that is, free to access and...

Invest in hydrogen economy

Midrand – Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom says South Africa should invest in the hydrogen fuel economy by taking advantage of the country’s large supply of platinum deposits. Addressing a conference hosted by Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection...