Blackberry Raises The Stakes With The Torch

Aug 5, 2010 |

Research In Motion and AT&T have partnered to launch the new Blackberry Torch 9800 in North America and, while the rest of us, at least in Africa, don’t work with AT&T, hopefully we’ll get the Torch before end of the year. The first Blackberry Smartphone to feature the new Blackberry 6 OS, the Torch combines full touch screen with the Blackberry keyboard and trackpad, giving the user options in terms of navigation. You can “choose to type out messages on the capacitive touch screen or easy-to-use BlackBerry keyboard, browse the Internet using pinch to zoom or fluidly navigate with...

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British Airways Gives SA Companies Free Tickets

Aug 4, 2010 | ,

Earlier this year, I did a post (Beyond Borders - Free Air Tickets) on a competition that British Airways was running where 50 South African companies could win a Business Opportunity Grant with each Grant consisting of “10 return Business Class flights anywhere on the British Airways network".  The winners have finally been announced and include companies from an array of industries, including: Manufacturing, IT, Energy, Media, Healthcare Services, Telecommunications, Business Consulting & Engineering. British Airways ran this initiative in four countries and received the highest number...

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Win A Raheem DeVaughn Hamper

Aug 4, 2010 |

To celebrate Raheem DeVaughn's latest release Love & War Masterpiece, [Evolutionary] is giving away a small hamper with all three of his albums. I anticipate a career that will continue to grow and give birth to truly great soul music. DeVaughn creates classics and, if these three albums are anything to go by, the future is to be anticipated with excitement. To win the three albums - The Love Experience, Love Behind The Melody, and Love & War Masterpiece, all you have to do is leave a comment in this post, answering the question below: What does B.O.B. stand for in the song of that...

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RIM Jumps In With New Operating System – Blackberry 6

Aug 4, 2010 |

Research In Motion has been very busy. Firstly, it has launched a new operating system for its smartphones, the BlackBerry® 6 which comes with a range of features designed to further entrench Blackberry in the smartphone landscape. These include:   Visual, Fluid Interface - BlackBerry® 6 has been redesigned making it easier and more intuitive, with clean, sleek visuals and natural, fluid navigation. Views - It offers multiple views that help users organise their applications and content. Icons are arranged on the Home Screen in 5 customizable views (All, Favorites, Media, Downloads and...

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To Reflect A Nation (7)

Aug 3, 2010 |

South Africa has talent. This is not just in terms of the reality show that is about to go into its second season but also from a television and film production perspective. Some years ago, I used to develop television concepts for various clients (mainly production companies) and was always inspired by the level of creativity at all levels of the production process, from directors and camera people to production managers and editors. The troubles at SABC has created a massive void and put many a creative out of work. I am hoping this situation will improve and that Mzansi Magic will add to...

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