Is there such a thing as too much bandwidth? Yes, if you’re trying to sell yet another undersea cable connecting Africa.
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Mobile games – the next big thing (expect 71% of South African cellphone users to be playing them)
The classic arcade games are making a comeback – on smartphones. We unpack the new era in gaming.
Freelance goes ‘e’
Last month’s arrival of the global freelance portal Elance in South Africa was inevitable; it already has a deep virtual presence.
Bye bye, Britannica
The end of an era arrived last week as the much-revered Encyclopaedia Britannica ceased print publication.
Marketing insight: Why no number for the “new iPad”
The new iPad has two remarkable features: a dazzling Retina Display, and a complete lack of version number. We explores what this means.
Angry Birds and the battle for consumer hearts
Most of the 67 000 delegates to the recently held Mobile World Congress in Barcelona were there to make business decisions about their future investments in smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices and applications.
Nashua Mobile, Nokia, take on BlackBerry Internet
Nashua Mobile has introduced a near-unlimited data package for selected Nokia phones that directly challenges the R59/month BlackBerry internet Service.
The most popular mobile phone in South Africa is …
With the world’s attention on the Mobile World Congress and the very latest in smartphones, we ask: which is the most popular mobile phone in South Africa? You may never have heard of it.
At last, co.za grows up
After more than a decade of market demand the process of co.za domain registration in South Africa has finally been modernised and the market for domain name registrations has been opened up.
HP: “We’ve got our swagger back”
Celebrity CEO Meg Whitman grabbed the headlines at last week’s HP Global Partner Summit, but the key moment was presided over by Jim Zafarana, head of workstations. We ask him about the company’s rebirth.