a trendMARK feature by Andy Gilder (@Andy_Gilder) If you’re chasing the “next big thing” you may end up chasing your own tail, when the answer could be a lot simpler and closer to home. I refuse to bark up the wrong tree.
Category archives: Tech
Yunus Carrim & ‘real’ targets for universal broadband access
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The water delivery crisis in South Africa has shocked many who rely on official statistics. The illusion of universal access was one of the lessons of broadband in South Africa.
Media Future: The gadgets that will light up 2014
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The buzz around wearable device at this year’s CES in Las Vegas almost overshadowed a flood of groundbreaking new gadgets, but not quite. Let’s look at the newly launched devices that are likely to make an impact in 2014.
Media Future: PlayStation vs Xbox
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Sony and Microsoft launched the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One within seven days of each other, but only Sony has made it into South Africa.
Smart Africa TV: The Internet no longer only for urban elites
by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this interview we talk to Indra de Lanerolle, lead researcher on the South African Network Society Survey, a user survey of African internet use. De Lanerolle also teaches television and mobile media at Wits Journalism.
Media Future: Tapastic founder on the the resurgence of webcomics
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Chang Kim, founder of Tapastic, described as the “YouTube of Comics”, shares the secrets of his inspiration in this interview.
Media Future: Privatised Dell reinvents itself
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) It took a bruising battle for Dell to take itself private. Its next quest — to reinvent itself as an innovator — may well follow a smoother path.
Media Future: Dell Chromebook sends a clear signal
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The unveiling of a new Chromebook is the clearest signal yet from Dell that it wants to cross the divide between the business user and the consumer.
Media Future: Mid-range Smartphones of the Year
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Not in the market for a wallet-busting flagship smartphone but still want the cutting edge? Media Future names his best mid-range and lower-range smartphones of the year.
Media Future: The Smartphone of the Year
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) It has never been more difficult to decide which is the best smartphone of the year. This year, every phone maker seems to have caught up in one area or another — the 2013 Smartphone of the Year is something like a 10-way tussle. We look at the high-end contenders, which typically cost R8 000 upward.