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Steve Whitford
Android pips it, but only just.
With the new Android software version 2.1 running on local HTC phones, there is no doubt that the iPhone has a true competitor in the market.
I am running a HTC Hero with 2.1 software on it and I’ve never owned... |
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Views: 1374 | 4 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 | Tags: Android, Android 2.1, Android Market, Apple store, iPhone, iTunes, Mobile phone
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Steve Whitford
I'm on an internet ranting mission. I'm amazed at the lack of understanding in the market about how internet access is charged for and how people are getting ripped.
Had a conversation with someone the other day who said MWeb uncapped was competit... |
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Views: 377 | 1 Comment » | posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 | Tags: hosting, internet, internet spend, MWeb, static IP, Telkom, uncapped
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Steve Whitford
When MWeb announced uncapped internet in this country, the market went crazy. Competitors followed with similar offerings within days and analysts announced the breaking of a new dawn. Most people failed to mention that it was a rip-off and in everyo... |
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Views: 406 | 5 Comments » | posted on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 | Tags: broadband, MWeb, Seacom, Telkom, uncapped internet
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Andy Hadfield
I had a very strange experience today. It was a warm winter's day, and we had a fire going outside. Glass of wine in hand, I was fiddling around with my iPhone (as one does -- usually to one's wife's discontent) -- specifically a cult favourite app o... |
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Views: 395 | No Comments » | posted on Sunday, June 20th, 2010 | Tags: App Store, Apple, iTunes, mood agent, music, thank you economy
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Andy Hadfield
In the last post, I was quite excited by the application of location-based services in a community that has the infrastructure to generate enough traffic. I'd like to temper that exuberance with some considered thinking. It involves a good story, and... |
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Views: 200 | No Comments » | posted on Friday, March 12th, 2010 | Tags: sxsw, sxsw South Africa
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Minnaar Pieters
On Wednesday morning I headed over to the Nokia The Way We Live Next event in Cape Town. Richard Mulholland did an excellent (and very objective) job of explaining the current mobile landscape. During the presentation a few things were highlighted th... |
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Views: 1232 | 9 Comments » | posted on Friday, November 13th, 2009 | Tags: Maemo, mobile technology, Nokia, review
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Steve Vosloo
M-novels, or mobile novels (stories on your cellphone) are on the rise in South Africa, as Michelle Matthews explained so well in "Cell-lit is all the rage". In SA there is about 10% PC-based internet connectivity, while the number of people with acc... |
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Views: 696 | 7 Comments » | posted on Friday, October 16th, 2009 | Tags: cellphone, Kontax, literacy, m4Lit, mobisite, MXit, novel, reader, teen, WAP
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Andy Hadfield
Fleishman South Africa were kind enough to lend me a Nokia N97 for a couple of weeks. This phone was coming into focus for me as an upgrade competitor to the iPhone 3GS. Add to that, a fairly nifty digital marketing campaign and my interest was pique... |
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Views: 3141 | 14 Comments » | posted on Friday, September 25th, 2009 | Tags: cellphone, gadget review, iPhone, mobile, Nokia, Nokia N97, product review
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Andy Hadfield
I had the opportunity recently to have a text exchange (read: questions by email -- the interview style of the time-pressed blogger) with Jake Larsen, head of the Nokia Music Store (Middle East and Africa). I was interested in how the Music Store has... |
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Views: 598 | 6 Comments » | posted on Monday, September 7th, 2009 | Tags: interview, Jake Larsen, music, music downloads, Nokia, Nokia Music Store
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Steve Vosloo
I recently had a conversation with some people at Google about mobile applications for sub-Saharan Africa. Two key issues emerged: i) South Africa is ahead of the pack in terms of cellphone adoption, coverage and services, and ii) the lowest common d... |
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Views: 542 | No Comments » | posted on Friday, August 7th, 2009 | Tags: Africa, cellphone, cellphones, content, data, google, GPRS, mobile, MTN, SMS, South Africa, Uganda
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