During the 2000s, Apple ran a hugely successful advertising campaign for its line of Macintosh desktop computers. The ads poked fun at some of the perceived bugbears of the Windows-based PCs of the era compared to the Mac. One recurring theme of these ads
29 July 2015 is an important date for Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO. Twenty years after Bill Gates introduced Windows 95 to the world, he is launching another version of the ubiquitous software that promises an equally seismic shift. This is not just another
With Windows 10, Microsoft is trying to turn the tide against the proliferation of operating systems across desktops, servers, tablets…
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Apple is the most loved mobile handset brand among South African consumers, followed by Nokia and Samsung, according to the latest independent South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) conducting by Consulta. For the research, more than
I love the cloud. To me it is a great solution to a problem that has been dogging computer users for decades: what to do with all the data? Raise your hand if you have lost a bunch of personal data because of a hard drive crash. Now keep it there if you can
Only 27% of cellphones sold in Africa and the Middle East in 2019 will be feature phones. The vast majority will be smartphones, according to new research from International Data Corp
This week brought news of the challenge Apple faces with dwindling sales of the Apple Watch. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also pulled the plug on its smartphone business purchased from Nokia
What do you do if your rival’s product is both market leading and market defining? When everything you do will be compared to your competitor’s offering? Well, if you’re Sony and you’re making a
Telecommunications company Orange plans to become an iPhone retailer in South Africa as it seeks to expand its product portfolio both online and in its physical store. Orange does sell refurbished iPhones but the company
