New lease on life for netbooks

When the netbook was launched in 2007 it was heralded by some quarters as the future of mobile computing, but its rise to popularity was brief, with manufacturers finally deciding to call the it quits. But some users are still likely to enter 2013 hankering after some...

CES: Smart fork times meals

One of the more whimsical devices on show at this year’s International CES in Las Vegas is a fork that helps users monitor their eating habits. The HAPIFork, developed by French company HAPIlabs, helps users make sure they are not eating too fast in a bid to counter...

Mobile multimedia takes off

The recent festive season saw a spike in mobile multimedia messages, with MMS traffic increased up to 424% on Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Years’ Eve. Global MMS provider Acision found a significant increase in the usage of MMS across the globe, particularly the...

Adobe goes social with Behance buy

Adobe Systems has acquired privately-held Behance, an online social media platform that enables creatives to showcase and share their work. With more than one million members, the acquisition of Behance accelerates Adobe’s strategy to bring community features to...

Downturn for laptop demand

 Demand for laptops will be weak  during the first quarter of the year, and this is not only because of the market share being stolen by tablets. This is according to Christopher Riley, MD of The Notebook Company, who adds that laptop demand – not counting netbooks –...

Vodacom’s Power Hour returns

Vodacom has brought back Power Hour, which has proven to be a very popular promotion for prepaid subscribers. The new promotion will offer customers one hour of talk time for only R10.00 from 10 January to 28 February 2013.  Prepaid customers who purchase a Power Hour...