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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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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The iPad Made Me Do It

Jul 26, 2010 |

The hype behind Apple and its products somehow passed me by. Even as a lover of music on the go, having spent good money on my first Sony Walkman in the late 80s, the iPod passed me by. I heard the murmurings, saw people starting to walk around with the white headphones, but just wasn't drawn to it. The only times I really took notice of Macs was when I was involved in television production and the editors worked off them. I figured it was designed for them. I eventually got an iPod Touch. Love it. Road trips no longer required a stack of CDs. I don't do much else on it but play music and it...

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Blackberry Messenger Traffic Spikes Worldwide

Jul 16, 2010 | ,

Blackberry Messenger has taken over many of our lives, having become the underground twitter. RIM just released some interesting facts about BBM and its usage during the World Cup. Over the past month, RIM saw a clear correlation between BBM traffic and significant events during the World Cup as fans shared their delights and despairs in real time with friends and family during live match action. Throughout the World Cup, there were several notable moments that correlated with BBM traffic. Some of the most significant included:   During a thrilling World Cup final between the Netherlands and...

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Nike Lights Up Joburg City

Jun 27, 2010 | ,

Adidas is the official FIFA partner at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, the other sports brands, namely Nike and Puma, get mileage on the field through the sponsoring of the different national teams. The battle for our attention by these brands is always ferocious and has inspired some of the most innovative and daring guerilla marketing the world has seen over the last few years. While Adidas dominates anything FIFA-related for this World Cup™, Nike has been pushing aggressively and this is most evident with their massive advertising installations in Johannesburg city. They have created a massive...

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Nokia Ringaz Blog

Jun 23, 2010 |

Nokia just announced the launch of Nokia Ringaz Blog in South Africa and are looking for a blogger to join their team of bloggers. The selected blogger needs to be comfortable with scribbling thoughts, be open to initiating conversation and engaging with people. Nokia Ringaz is to become the heart of the community, its people, trends, products, etc and, therefore, the selected blogger needs to be passionate about technology - especially the mobile phone - but also be tuned into and interested in what is happening around them. If you feel you are that person: "There is no onerous list of...

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