There’s simply no getting away from it: the Samsung Galaxy Note is huge! With 5,3 inches of screen real estate, it’s also quite the attention grabber. That attention elicits one of two responses. The first of these is awe and envy. The other is laughter and derision
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Steve Jobs once said that if a tablet required a stylus, those responsible for its design had failed. But for those who like to draw or use handwriting recognition software, or who live in cold climes where gloves are a good idea, the humble stylus
Absa, SA’s largest retail bank, is to roll out contactless payment systems by the end of this year. Supported at first by cards that are equipped to make payments by means of tapping them on a reader, these same readers will eventually be able to accept
Playlist Central is a new local music streaming website that launched on 1 November and, like similar international websites such as Grooveshark, offers access to thousands of songs, all in one place. But, like many of its international equivalents, it could soon find itself
Vodacom has declared an interim dividend of 260c/share, translating into an almost R3,9bn windfall for the company’s shareholders. The interim dividend has been hiked by 44,4%. The JSE-listed cellphone group announced the dividend alongside its interim
Andy Baker has become the third top executive at JSE-listed technology and telecommunications group Reunert to quit in as many months, following the departure of CEO Nick Wentzel in September and commercial director Gerrit Oosthuizen last month. Baker, who will
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, the latest game in the PlayStation 3’s flagship franchise, is the best movie you’ll play this year. Brimming over with witty writing, memorable characters and exhilarating set-pieces, it is one of the best expressions of the game as
TechCentral’s business technology podcast, TalkCentral, is back for another bumper show this week. Your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson talk about Nokia World, the iPhone 4S coming to SA, the new Samsung Galaxy Note and Ubuntu Linux
Defence company Denel appears keen to play down its association with the armaments industry and has started actively punting how it believes its research and development efforts are benefiting other industries, and even assisting SA’s ambitions to have a space
Vodacom Group chief financial officer Rob Shuter has been named as new CEO of Vodafone in The Netherlands. He will take up the new position on 1 March 2012, and will step down as a director of Vodacom at that time. Shuter, who had previously worked at Nedbank, will have been at