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Kathryn Cave (Global) - Can Apple Keep it Up?
Posted by CompanyIDG Connect 01/20/2012
In the 1980s everyone wanted a Sony Walkman, and ‘Walkman’ quickly became the byword for any portable cassette player. In the 1990s the product du jour was a Nokia mobile handset. Next it was Apple’s turn: first the iPod, then the iPhone, now the iPad. There is no doubt that Apple’s brand hegemony... Read more
Kathryn Cave (Africa) - African iPad Business Trends
Posted by CompanyIDG Connect 01/16/2012
IDG Connect’s 2012 research paper on global iPad business trends threw up some startling results on business iPad use in Africa. In fact, the variances on this continent prove more marked than anywhere else in the world. The most striking of our findings was that Africans appear almost twice as... Read more
Tanya Kalyan (South Africa) - Astronauts, Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Posted by CompanyIDG Connect 12/19/2011
Mid-October saw thousands of space scientists, engineers and enthusiasts flock to Cape Town for the 62nd International Astronautical Congress, the largest space conference of its kind. This year's theme was ‘African Astronaissance' and as the play on words suggests, the conference focused on development,... Read more
Tanya Kalyan (South Africa): Tweet Tweet South Africa? #Technology
Posted by CompanyIDG Connect 11/28/2011
Last Tuesday the National Assembly approved the controversial ‘secrecy' bill despite widespread opposition and question marks around its constitutionality. In the lead up online, the #blacktuesday call to arms roared over the general milieu. This resulted in hundreds of black-clad campaigners, human... Read more
Mark Warburton (UK) - Kenya, Pioneer of a Vibrant Tech Culture (Part 2)
There has to be a rich tech culture in place for the degree of invention shown once the data sets were made available to the public. Spearheading such developments in Kenya was a non-profit company called Ushahidi.The company specializes in developing free and Open Source software for information collection... Read more
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Srini Addepalli (South Africa) - To South Africa and Beyond - Barriers and Opportunities for Investment in Emerging Markets
Dear Sir, It is refreshing to notice your optimism in forecasting SA future economic growth but looking form the perspective of technical education...
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Si Kellow (Global) - Encryption: Is it Useful?
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