The first cellular phones were cumbersome, ungainly things that required strong arms and frequent access to a power point. Then the great shrink happened. By the end of the 1990s, phones had evolved from briefcase-sized to pocket-sized to
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Nokia on Monday unveiled the N9, its latest high-end smartphone and the first to be powered by Linux-based MeeGo, the operating system developed in partnership with chip-maker Intel. The phone sports a 3,9-inch Amoled touch screen with
Few things incite as much passion among technophiles as their choice of smartphone. In the 1990s, phones were merely functional or fashionable. Now they have been elevated to a quasi-religious status. So the news that Android is “crushing”
Think about how many of your friends use Nokia handsets today as opposed to a few years ago. Chances are many of them have ditched the Finnish handset manufacturer’s devices for alternatives from companies such as Apple, Samsung
Microsoft’s provocative US$8,5bn acquisition of Internet telephony company Skype set tongues wagging in the technology industry last week. The deal has been described as everything from a smart strategic buy to desperate flailing
Your crew this week consists of Andy Hadfield, Steven Ambrose and Simon Dingle. They discuss the Nokia E7 and the state of Symbian, Vodacom going red, Cell C, the iPad and 8ta, Android, and much more
The E7 is proof that Nokia still makes great phone hardware. The huge, 4-inch Amoled screen, excellent slide-out Qwerty keyboard and sturdy design are all excellent. However, as we stumbled our way around the clumsy
It’s April Fool’s Day, Paint the Town Red Day and National Cleavage Day, all rolled into one. Somehow we manage to weave all of these into this week’s episode 31 of TechCentral’s business technology podcast, TalkCentral
In this week’s show we talk about Sentech’s presentation to parliament and the emerging details of its plan to build a broadband network connecting rural schools, clinics and community centres. We also delve into
In this special episode of the ZA Tech Show, Simon Dingle interviews the new CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop. They discuss the competitive landscape in terms of smartphones, Nokia’s ability to differentiate as a Windows Phone 7