by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr). We interview Tefo Mohapi of Lean Startup Machine Johannesburg (happening October 31 – November 2).
Category archives: Tech
Tech Law: The FPB’s absurd plans to regulate the internet
by Paul Jacobson (@pauljacobson) The Film and Publication Board intends regulating the internet by 2017. That includes your video clips from your family holiday or your pets doing hilarious things with doggy toys.
Smart Africa TV: Nigeria’s EC platform Traclist
by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this video interview, we talk to Emotu Balogun, founder of Traclist, the Nigerian EC platform.
Media Future: Samsung and Sony heating up their challenge to the iPad Air
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The tablet market may have cooled down, but that hasn’t stopped Samsung and Sony from heating up their challenge to the iPad Air.
Media Future: Welcome to the data divide
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The digital divide is vanishing as the masses embrace smartphones. In its place, we have the data divide.
Smart Africa TV: Intel’s John Davies on the digital divide
In this video interview, Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) talks to John Davies, World Ahead VP at Intel, about how big the remaining digital divide is and the reasons for the gap.
Media Future: Massive smartphone shift under way in SA
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The numbers from South Africa’s largest mobile phone retailer show, along with other fascinating insights, a massive shift happening in the smartphone market right now.
Africa Dispatches: Break-out brands
There was a time when Silicon Valley dominated technology’s global brand map. Information and communications technology (ICT) brands like Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Google and Oracle ruled this world. But the landscape is shifting, reports Jon Pienaar (@j0nn0) in this Mark Magazine: Africa Dispatches feature.
Media Future: Alcatel competing from top to bottom
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) A new flagship smartphone from Alcatel signals the brand’s intention to compete on design as well as price. And that’s just one element of its strategy.
Media Future: BlackBerry rolls dice again with emerging market play
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) BlackBerry has joined the trend of producing high-end phones for emerging markets but will the gamble pay off?