WhatsApp will stop supporting smartphones running Android versions 4.0.4 or older from 1 November 2021. The company has updated its supported Android devices page, revealing that users will now need to run Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or later to use the app. Currently, WhatsApp officially supports Android smartphones running Android 4.0.3 or later. Although users on […]
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IntroductionFew terms in networking have generated as much buzz as SD-WAN (or Software Defined Networking in a Wide Area Network). All that buzz has been accompanied by equal doses of useful information and confusing rhetoric. As a result, SD-WAN has grown to mean different things to different people, while some are still trying to figure […]
As things are constantly evolving, changing and growing in the tech industry, it is important to understand the big changes or issues that are currently effecting the tech industry around the world. Heres a look at 5 big topics in the spotlight right now. Apple looking to move from Silicon Valley: Bloomberg reported that Apple is looking […]
Reports of Internet crimes against society’s most vulnerable have soared during the Coronavirus pandemic. UNICEF and other international child safety organisations have warned that children are at an increased risk of online harm as schools are closed and social contact restricted resulting in children seeking out social interaction online. “When children were sent home from […]
Since the POPIA compliance deadline is looming around the corner, many businesses are gearing up to ensure that their business are compliant with the regulations within the POPIA act. The deadline for businesses to be compliant is 1 July 2021. Do businesses really know the risks and implications if they do not meet the standards […]
Fibre-to-the-home and fibre-to-the-business are the preferred options for people looking for a fast, stable, and affordable uncapped Internet connection. There has been a rapid increase in fibre coverage in South Africa with a slew of fibre network operators rolling out networks. There is typically only a single fibre operator which is active in a neighbourhood, […]
With the POPIA deadline looming around the corner it is essential for all business to take action and ensure that their business meets the criteria for POPIA compliance. The need for your business to be POPIA compliant is not only to utilize internal data protection but, the penalties involved if your business is found not […]