Google Plus (G+) is a major foray by Google into the world of social media. The platform takes the best of Facebook and Twitter and slaps it into one. I affectionately call it TwitFace.
And while a small group of techy South Africans have gotten r...
SMSs went out yesterday informing MTN users who had subscribed to NokNok in the past and if you visit the NokNok website it simply says it's shutting the service down at the end of this month.
It's hardly surprising. The product was ill-conceived,...
Last week World Wide Worx released its online retail report which showed that online retail is growing by about 30% every year and will grow by about 40% in 2011 according to industry expectations.
I’ve had a chance to see the full report as I a...
Nokia is looking to position itself strategically for smartphone growth in SA. It’s signed an agreement with Microsoft to get the Windows operating system onto Nokia handsets and smartphones, like the N8, available on some seriously cheap contracts...
For those of you who don't know, the sequel to one of the biggest real-time strategy (RTS) games of all time, Starcraft, has been 12 years in the making. The game is made up of three races: Terran (humans), Protos and Zerg.
The three races are...
And as an avid Facebook user these things really get on my nerves. I think the points should become part of acceptable internet behaviour on social-networking platforms. Listed in no particular order.
1) Avoid attention-seeking posts
I’m real...
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...
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...
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...
In South Africa, you can get Springbok colours for PC, console and mobile gaming. Furthermore, the gaming industry surpassed the movie industry worldwide in terms of revenue a year ahead of analysts’ expectation. In the United States, the average a...
Steve Whitford is the editor of (Do Gaming). After working as a journalist across a number of sectors for a couple of years, he began freelancing and then moved into tech public relations and lastly content generation and Internet strategy. He owns Intrinsic Media, a content and copywriting company.
