During a round-table interview with a group of South African journalists, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop dropped strong hints about the company’s entry into the tablet market.
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BlackBerry and Nokia reborn
At a conference in Amsterdam and a launch in South Africa last week, BlackBerry and Nokia respectively revealed that they would remain a formidable force in Africa.
RIM appointment points to possible sale
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) Monday announced that it was replacing its co-CEOs with Thorsten Heins, ostensibly paving the way for a new phase in product evolution, but possibly also preparing it for sale.
Arthur Goldstuck calls 2012
Smartphones, tablets, undersea cables, fibre networks and the Cloud will all contribute to a storm of change in 2012.
Stand-alone GPS navigational devices taking on a new life
When mapping moved onto phones, the obituaries were written for stand-alone GPS navigational devices. But they are taking on a new life.
2012 Year of reinvention for tech brands
Five of the world’s great hi-tech brands – Nokia, Sony, Ericsson, Huawei and HP – made announcements in the last three weeks that point to their reinvention in 2012, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK
Human dev should top corporate agenda, says corp VP at Microsoft
The revolutions that have been sparked in the Middle East since the start of the year may have faded in the minds of many Western media consumers but it was still very much on the minds of local speakers at the MEA (Middle East and Africa) region Microsoft Advertising Imagine Istanbul 2011 conference that took place last week in Istanbul, Turkey.
Nokia re-invented in South Africa
Nokia have embarked on the road to restoring the brand’s image in South Africa. Gerard Brandjes, Nokia General Manager for East and Southern Africa, discusses the challenges with ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
The next big shift in smartphones
Lurking beneath the headlines of the iPhone 4S launch was a signpost to the next big shift in smartphones – high end devices at low-end prices. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK explores the meaning of a $99 iPhone 4.
And your next phone is … (hint: don’t assume its an iPhone)
With the market changing so fast, what smartphone should you get next? It’s an increasingly complex question, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK as he lays out the landscape for your future options.