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  Many of us leave shopping for the last minute during the holiday season, only to find ourselves scrambling around a busy shopping mall panic-buying things we don’t really need. But in today’s digital age, there’s a much more convenient way to cross items off our shopping lists. A 2020  survey by Mastercard  revealed that more than half of South Africans are now shopping online, opting for the safety of contactless transactions due to COVID-19.   Online shopping has undoubtedly revolutionised the retail sector , allowing consumers to browse a much wider variety of products and services and find exactly what they’re looking for from the comfort of their homes. Whether it’s a lovely piece of jewellery for mom, a pair of binoculars for dad, or a high-tech keyboard for your brother, shopping for the festive season has never been easier.    But while online shopping is a great way to get what you need safely, supply chain issues and delayed shipping can easily ...

  By  Renasha Papiah Product Manager  at Acer   Is laptop security a concept you can’t quite get your head around? Regardless of whether you’re all clued up or still unsure about certain terminology, this article will help simplify exactly what you need to know about important business laptop security features.   Is security software all you need? With cyber criminals pulling out all the stops to get into your personal or business device, it's time to put barriers in place to deter intruders at every turn. That includes software  and  hardware security solutions. Fortunately, the Acer TravelMate range boasts ample features to secure the data you hold dear. However, more on that later…   Back to basics   First, it's important to distinguish between hardware and software. Hardware is the term used to describe all the laptop components you can see and touch. Things such as the screen, keyboard, and the machinery inside the laptop, such as the mo...

The gaming industry is booming. Since the start of global lockdowns, gaming has proven to be an incredibly fun way to fill the time at home. For those practising social distancing, online gaming has provided a valuable, entertaining way to stay connected with friends and socialise in a virtual environment. In fact, on a global scale,   the average time spent gaming  increased by 39%  during the pandemic. By 2023, the industry’s value is on track to exceed  $200 billion  – almost as much as the global music and film industries combined. So, which games dominated the landscape in 2021? These are the top five most popular games this year, based on peak concurrent players.   Dota 2 Born out of a community-made mod of Warcraft 3, Dota was the first to popularise the multiplayer online battle area (MOBA) genre in as early as 2003. Its official sequel, Dota 2, was released in 2013 and, in November 2021, boasted  747 506 peak players . It also enjoyed its bigg...

Africa’s leading mobile games publisher  Carry1st  has partnered with  Tilting Point   and Nickelodeon  to bring Bikini Bottom’s famed Krabby Patty to Africa with their latest release of the mobile game   SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off ,  available on Google Play and the App Store. At the time of its initial global launch in 2019, the mobile game already had 17 million players pre-registered to play, the strongest pre-registration performance of any Nickelodeon game  ever . Since then, it has been downloaded 44 million times and has gone on to win the Players’ Choice award at the 2021  Mobile Games Awards .    “We’re excited to bring  SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off  to Africa through our partnership with Tilting Point and Nickelodeon,” said Carry1st Co-Founder and CEO Cordel Robbin-Coker. “ SpongeBob SquarePants  is incredibly popular in Africa, and we can’t wait to share the game with its many f...