Just about every computer and phone manufacturer now makes tablets in the hope of grabbing some of the scraps of market share Apple doesn’t hold with the iPad. Acer has a couple of tablet offerings, but its headline act is the Iconia Tab A500, a 10,1-inch Android-powered
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BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) makes both high- and low-end devices, and its Bold range has traditionally fallen somewhere in the middle of its range. The latest addition to the Bold family, the 9900, is a beautiful device that errs on the higher end of the
Despite being highly regarded by most photographers, many consumers have never even heard of German camera and optics manufacturer Leica. That’s because Leica cameras don’t come cheap and the company doesn’t exactly chase consumers. Its latest “super-zoom”, the V-Lux 2
With the recent announcement that Android developer Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility, the US handset manufacturer is expected to enjoy more attention than it has in recent years. If its most recent smartphone, the Atrix, is anything
Twitter and Facebook on your TV? Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung recently released its latest range of Smart TVs that include Internet connectivity and application integration alongside high-quality, LED displays. TechCentral’s Craig Wilson put the 40-inch
Motorola’s Xoom has (finally) gone on sale in SA. Though it was originally regarded as the ultimate Android response to Apple’s iPad, much has changed since it was first released in international markets in February. TechCentral’s Craig Wilson spent some time
As the name suggests, the Olympus Tough TG-810, the top of the current Tough range from the Japanese camera maker, is a compact digital camera designed to survive extensive abuse. In terms of resilience, it’s a great camera. But it’s a pity Olympus squeezed so many
Jabra is known best for its range of call centre headsets, but the company also offers a range of Bluetooth earpieces and headsets for the consumer market. TechCentral took a look at one of its consumer stereo headphone offerings, the Jabra Halo, and found that, like
Sigma’s new 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM is both a mouthful and a handful. Tipping the scales at almost 2kg, and with a 95mm filter thread, the initial temptation is to wield it like a grenade launcher. Sigma calls it the perfect all-round lens; most photographers
The Samsung Galaxy Gio (or GT-S5660) is a budget smartphone that’s compact and less feature-rich than a high-end device, but because it runs Google’s popular Android operating system it sacrifices little on the functionality front despite a diminutive price. The Gio