Microsoft Mobile’s Affordability Strategy

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 completion of the acquisition in April last year, they have launched, in the SA market, the Lumia 930 (June 2014), the Lumia 630 (June 2014), the dual-sim Lumia 730 (October 2014) and the first Microsoft-branded Lumia 535 (January 2015). While we are still waiting for what could be considered a ‘flagship’ Microsoft-branded Lumia device,...

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Steve Slotow & Kojo Baffoe present The Art of Life

I haven't shared the Art of Life episodes lately - well, in reality, I haven't really shared anything lately. The end of the year is always the most intense from a work perspective and with all the writing and running around I've been doing have left very little room for blogging. I've stopped beating myself up about it. This is something I will continue to do and build on - sometimes, consistently, other times not. It is what it is. To close out the year, check out the last three episodes of the Art of Life. I continue to believe there is a growing space for web series/online programming...

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