SA to unveil Africa's first electric car in Paris
[Nthambeleni Gabara] Science and Technology Minister, Mosibudi Mangena, will on Thursday preside over the unveiling of Africa's first locally developed electric car at the Paris Motor Show in France. 2 Oct 2008 13:19
Wii 'Rock Band' downloads: Opening act for a hard drive?
[Walaika Haskins] USA: Wii gamers who felt let down by the absence of download functionality for the original "Rock Band" video game will have more than just a playlist of new songs to look forward to with the upcoming release of "Rock Band 2" ("RB2"), expected to hit stores in November. 2 Oct 2008 11:35
The world of Pod modding
[Chris Maxcer] The iPod has become more than a simple music player. It now plays video, it features games, and (in the case of the iPod touch) it runs third-party applications. It's basically a pocket computer. And like any other computer, it can be tinkered with to do more than it was originally programmed to do. 1 Oct 2008 06:05
The new Xperia in mobile technology
Sony Ericsson officially launches its new multimedia Xperia X1 mobile phone, today, 30 September. First announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2008, the device is Sony Ericsson's response to meet the growing need for a premium, converged multimedia experience on the mobile phone. 30 Sep 2008 13:56
Enterprise Architecture to lead IT strategy and service delivery
[Mark Blowers] Attempts to align IT strategy with an abstract business vision or strategy are doomed to failure according Butler Group, one of Europe's leading IT research and advisory organisations. 30 Sep 2008 07:24
MySpace music: A sound salvation?
It looks like recording labels are willing to give music away for free if it means not having to deal with iTunes - the No. 1 online music vendor and the No. 2 nemesis of music execs, due to its rigid pricing. 29 Sep 2008 11:13
MySpace starts singing for its supper
[Michael Liedtke] Make room, iTunes. MySpace is hoping to shake up the digital music scene. 26 Sep 2008 11:46
Be card wise drive: online safety
There are approximately five million South Africans online, according to www.internetworldstats.com, an increase of some 112.5% since 2000. As more people go online, online banking and financial transactions are becoming increasingly popular - Jacques Celliers, CEO of FNB Credit Card, says it has almost 800 000 online banking customers. 26 Sep 2008 10:12
New cellphone software for the visually impaired
Vodacom is launching three new 'speaking phones' as part of its drive to make cellular communication accessible to people with special needs, specifically customers who are blind or partially sighted. 25 Sep 2008 13:11
Apple's clever iTunes 8
[Matt Vella] Every time Apple introduces another version of iTunes, it risks turning a large yet muscular media organiser and shopping centre into a bloated, unnavigable mess. iTunes 8 gets it right and adds some useful features like Grid view and a so-called Genius playlist creator. For the next version, however, Apple may need to pull another "leapfrog". 25 Sep 2008 12:50
Same song, DRM-free medium: SanDisk sells albums on memory cards
[Renay San Miguel] USA: What do Metallica and SanDisk have in common? For both, the memory remains. 23 Sep 2008 12:05
Web 2.0: paradigm shift for enterprises
A new report, ‘Enterprise Web 2.0', just published by Butler Group, one of Europe's leading IT research and advisory organisations, reveals how speed, agility, mobility, innovation, and reuse are forcing organisations globally to push aside old technologies, models, and architectures to make way for the brave new world of Web 2.0. 23 Sep 2008 06:00
Nano and Zune could learn a lot from each other
[Rachel Metz] The Zune has a long way to go to become a threat to the iPod. But it is getting closer. 22 Sep 2008 11:43
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