Top 10 Problems with the iPad
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by minnaarpieters in Tech
For the last month my iPad has changed my computing patterns quite a bit – my Macbook Pro has been staying at home on most trips, which I did not really believe would happen. However, not all is great with the iPad. While Apple might sketc…
Browser Extensions, Something for South Africans
Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by Craig Lubbe in Blog, Tech
Extensions have changed the way we browse the web. All the “big” browser brands have them. IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari, and it looks as if they’re here to stay. These extensions help us on a daily basis. Now we can block ads, change the way facebook looks and much more. When it comes to [...]
Review: Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Hard Drive
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by minnaarpieters in Tech
Just about any techie would tell you that the slowest part in a modern computer is still the harddrive. In fact, 90% of the time you wait for your computer is because that little needle is busy reading sectors from a very fast spinning disk (…
The Current State of the Appstores…
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by minnaarpieters in Tech
They have become a filter for our world. Millions of little programs. Here is the current state of all things apps on the mobile.
Via: MBA Online
iPad and Prepaid 3G in SA
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by minnaarpieters in Tech
OK, so you have a brand spanking new iPad 3G, or at least on the way. But you want to get it on a SA cellular network. Sounds simple enough right? Not so fast – there are a few things you need to take note of.
First off, the iPad ships with a n…
Twitter Hones Monetisation Strategy: Meet EarlyBird
Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by Talita in Tech, featured
Twitter is often used as a brand managment tool by social media specialists and now Twitter has decided to capitalise on this fact and the inherent deadly sin of greed. Earlybird will work with selected brands to bring priviledged information to followers about special offers but wait, I’ll let them tell it: “Twitter @earlybird Exclusive [...]
Latest Distimo Report
Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by minnaarpieters in Tech
The Distimo report is a monthly report that shows current trends in the mobile application development marketplace. It takes into account all the handset manufacturers’ different stores through which they distribute applications on their devices. …
Nokia introduces the South African Ringaz blog
Posted on 27. Jun, 2010 by kojobaffoe in Tech, featured
Nokia just announced the launch of Nokia Ringaz Blog in South Africa and are looking for a blogger to join their team of bloggers. The selected blogger needs to be comfortable with scribbling thoughts, be open to initiating conversation and engaging with people. Nokia Ringaz is to become the heart of the community, its people, [...]
Xbox Live coming to South Africa
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by minnaarpieters in Tech
Oh this will make the gamers happy. For long us South Africans had to use strange methods to be able to use Xbox Live, we had to masquarade as yanks in order to play our games online. What made this doubly insulting is that we pay full price for ou…
iPhone 4 announced: so whats new?
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by minnaarpieters in Tech
OK – we might be a little late on this one, but I am pretty sure any reader of this blog would have known about the iPhone 4 already. But to the uninformed/uninterested/android using reader, here are some of the things that stand out:
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