Cabling the world to spread Internet access is an expensive and time-consuming process, especially when taking to the skies for wireless coverage is far easier. That’s why Google, Facebook and now Elon Musk’s SpaceX are all heading towards the stars to set up systems that should cover the globe in Internet connectivity
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South African Apple distributor Core Group has announced the retail pricing for the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 tablets. Core doesn’t say when the new iPads will be available in South Africa, only that they’re coming “soon”
Apple has become the benchmark against which other notebook, tablet and smartphone manufacturers are being compared. It’s not that Apple makes the most technically superior products – although sometimes it does. Rather, it’s
Apple Pay has been launched to much fanfare. People with the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus are now able to make credit card payments at certain shops and restaurants in the US. But Apple Pay isn’t the first of its kind and the technology it uses has actually been around for the past 15 years. So why has
Just how bad a mother am I? I wondered, as I watched my 13-year-old son deep in conversation with Siri. Gus has autism, and Siri, Apple’s “intelligent personal assistant” on the iPhone, is currently his BFF. Many of us wanted an imaginary friend, and now we have one. Only she’s not entirely imaginary
It should be no surprise to anyone that many smartphones may have been designed to last about 24 months — the length of a typical contract with a network service provider. After all, it is a fast-moving, high-turnover market and planned obsolescence is how it is kept moving. Being high turnover means
With the launch last week of the iPad Air 2, Apple quietly announced a new Sim product that looks set to have a profound impact on mobile telecommunications operators worldwide. Apple’s reprogrammable Sim allows users to switch between data plans without the need to get a new Sim for each carrier
After a lengthy beta, OS X 10.10 Yosemite is finally ready for prime time. It’s the 11th version of Apple’s OS X, and represents the biggest overhaul of the operating system’s visuals since its introduction in 2001. While you’re waiting for the update to download, let’s take the opportunity to see
Apple’s new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, will go on sale in South Africa on 24 October, the company said on Monday. The Californian technology giant announced that the two new phones would be launched in 36 additional countries in the coming weeks. They include nations in Europe, Asia, the Middle
The profits generated by some technology firms are awe-inspiring, serving as beacons for those at less fortunate enterprises. Devices have accounted for a large part of that success, particularly smartphones. But challengers trying to follow this route to profits are likely to be disappointed