Date archive forJuly, 2011
By Charlie Fripp On Friday, July 29th, 2011
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Galaxy Tab 10.1 coming to South Africa in August

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 (image: Samsung) Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be made available for retail purchase from 1 August 2011 in South Africa. The announcement was made last night at More...

By Charlie Fripp On Friday, July 29th, 2011
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Xbox Live now has 35 million users

Microsoft's Xbox360 Elite (image: Microsoft) Microsoft has made an announcement that the last year has been their best in terms of signing up new members to their Xbox Live online gaming service. “The More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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Airtel Africa to locate head office in Kenya

Manoj Kohli, Bharti Airtel CEO and joint MDMobile Telecommunications provider, Airtel Africa plans to set up its corporate head office in Nairobi, Kenya. Manoj Kohli, Bharti Airtel CEO and joint MD briefed President More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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BlackBerry offered in 35 African countries

Research In Motion (RIM)’s smartphone, BlackBerry is accessible in over 35 African countries. BlackBerry device is available in over 35 African countries (image source: file photo) Speaking to ITNewsAfrica More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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iPad 3 rumors make the rounds

Apple's iPad 2 (image: ipadnews.com) In what seems to be an endless supply of rumours, yet another report has come out claiming that Apple will release the iPhone 5 in September and iPad 3 in November. But there More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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mLab Southern Africa opens membership applications

mLab Southern Africa, a new regional incubator for entrepreneurs and innovators with a focus on mobile technology, has announced that applications for membership has opened. mLab will only be launched officially More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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Which UC vendors are getting mobility right?

Bennie Langenhoven, Managing Executive at Tellumat (Image credit: file photo) Mostly due to the triumphs of Apple’s iPad and iPhone, mobility has arrived in the enterprise in a big way. The following data points More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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First African demo of Sixth Sense Technology

MIT Student, Pranav Mistry demos Sixth Sense Technology at Internetix Pranav Mistry, an MIT Student and TED speaker showcased Africa’s first live demo of Sixth Sense Technology at the 12th annual Internetix conference, More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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Rural Mozambique gets Internet, mobile services

Mozambique’s Science and Technology ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mozambique’s Mobile Cellular (MCEL), to roll out community multimedia centers in rural areas. Rural Mozambique More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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Reviewed: TomTom High Speed Multi-Charger

TomTom's High Speed Multi-Charger (image: TomTom) Every owner of a USB-enabled device will know how important it is to keep it charged for optimal use. Devices such as GPS units, iPads and certain cell phones More...