Win An Intel Asus Ultrabook

Jul 24, 2012 | ,

Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is probably the biggest consumer electronics show in the world. The big buzz was around the Ultrabook, which is, in essence, a skinnier, lighter version of a laptop, with a strong battery life, ultra fast start-up and great performance. Intel has been a major driver behind ultrabooks across the different manufacturers, including Asus, and Intel Corp SA have been kind enough to make available one “ultra-stylish Intel Asus Zenbook UX31A” for me to give away on Evolutionary. Seeing that I listen to as...

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Sony Ericsson Opens New Foursquare Horizons

Mar 31, 2011 | ,

There are so many different platforms, social networks, groups, etc, all designed to bring us closer and make us more social. When foursquare came on the scene, I just didn’t see its purpose … in the same way I didn’t really get twitter. After a chat with a friend and colleague about 6 months ago on what can actually be done with foursquare, I started dabbling. I do not have it linked to twitter – so I do not bombard people with my check-ins – and I only check in when in public places … and only sometimes. I like the idea of it turning into a resource where, when I check into a particular...

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Win His & Hers Blackberry Torch Hamper

Feb 9, 2011 | ,

For Valentine's Day, BlackBerry® in South Africa is running a competition in which one can win a matching BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone hamper for yourself and your loved one. To do so, go to Channel24 (<- click here) and vote for the person you would want to have as your BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) contact on your BlackBerry® smartphone. There are a bunch of people I would have wanted to have as an option on the list but I found at least one and I definitely want a Torch. BBM has driven a lot of people to the BlackBerry®. The BBM numbers bandied around during the World Cup were...

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LG Crowns World’s Fastest Texters

Jan 30, 2011 |

When I was in high school, I regularly participated in creative writing competitions where we had to write essays around particular topics. In my final year of high school, we used to write a 7-page essay a week for English class. The world changes. On January 26th, 2011, two sisters from Panama, Cristina Sales Ancines (20) and Jennifer Sales Ancines (15) were crowned “World’s Fastest Texters”, beating competitors from 16 countries at the second annual LG Mobile Worldcup Championship. The finalists went through series of national texting contests in their home countries - Argentina,...

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PayPal x / FNB Developer Challenge

Nov 14, 2010 |

One of the frontiers of technology today is app development. Most mobile phones can call out and receive calls, so where the attention now is continues to be on the development of applications that satisfy the multitude of needs and wants that we have. Also, as more and more of us get online, our needs for online apps is also on the rise. Following the exclusive deal to bring PayPal fully into the South African market, FNB and PayPal ran the PayPal X / FNB Developer Challenge which was won by two developers, Neil Koekemoer and Werner Janse van Rensburg for the application, Billbox....

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Nokia Is Back!

Sep 14, 2010 |

Nokia World 2010 Nokia World 2010 kicked off this morning in London with attendees from across the world including journalists, bloggers, distributors, suppliers, etc all anticipating insight into Nokia’s global strategy over the next year. The day kicked off with a welcome from Niklas Savander, Executive Vice President, Markets who went straight to some of the things that are being said about Nokia and the challenges to its market share over the last couple of years. According to Mr Savander, 260,000 Nokia smartphones  are bought every day and, in the last quarter, more people bought Nokia...

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