The first cellphone I owned was a Nokia 2110 in 1996/97. A hand-me-down from my father, who got it while doing work at CSIR in Pretoria. Vodacom had just setup a deal to provide cellular services in Lesotho, creating Vodacom Lesotho. I was literally given a list of...
The Transition Following the purchase of Nokia’s Devices and Services division for US$7.3million and rebranding it Microsoft Mobile Oy, Microsoft has continued to build on the Lumia range, which included the 800 and 1020 (with its 41 megapixel camera). Since...
It looks like film is the new battleground for cellphone manufacturers. The first instance I really remember of a phone having a significant ‘role’ in a film was Nokia’s 3110 in the Matrix. More recently, Sony Xperia T has been pushed as the...
As some may know, I have a weekly column in the South African newspaper, City Press’ lifestyle supplement 7 in which I explore different aspects and thoughts on popular culture, ranging from media, music, lifestyle, art, theatre, entertainment, etc. Below is my...
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...
Of Ghanaian/German heritage, raised in Lesotho and currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Kojo is the proverbial slashie, the professional ‘jack of all trades.’ He is an entrepreneur, writer, facilitator, content architect, former men’s magazine editor and speaker. He has a Bachelor of Commerce (1994) with majors in Economics, Marketing and Business Administration from the former the University of Natal (Durban), now University of KwaZulu-Natal.
