Welcome to the data divide

The digital divide is vanishing as the masses embrace smartphones. In its place, we have the...

Massive smartphone shift under way in South Africa

The numbers from South Africa’s largest mobile phone retailer show, along with other fascinating insights, a...

LG goes large in 2014

The new LG G3, with its startling approach to the arithmetic of display, is the first...

Alcatel competing from top to bottom

A new flagship smartphone from Alcatel signals the brand’s intention to compete on design as well...

BlackBerry rolls the dice again

BlackBerry has joined the trend of producing high-end phones for emerging markets but, asks ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK,...

New way opens for Huawei smartphones

Last week’s release of Huawei’s new flagship smartphone, the P7, rounds out the brand’s aggressive strategy...

A tale of two connections

South Africa’s latest General Household Survey show healthy connectivity growth, but the full story is less...

Robots get real

Epson’s prototype for the production-line robot of the future tells us a lot about where automation...

Why children do tech better

Why do children catch on to new technology faster than do adults? ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK has a...

Inside the Internet of Things

We heard much about the Internet of Things and Big Data, but now it’s getting practical,...

Lenovo factory highlights Wuhan threat

A trip to the Lenovo factory in Wuhan, China, was a reminder of the impact of...

The meaning of Neotel

This week, Vodacom concluded a deal to buy Neotel for R7-billion. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK looks at the...

Mountain bike tech behind wheelchair wonder

Build mountain bike technology into a wheelchair, and suddenly the hills open up to the handicapped,...

The Vatican gets digital

The Vatican Library is thought of by many as a repository of secret documents, but that...

Israel’s Wi-Fi lesson

South Africans are used to public Internet access being slow and restrictive. In Tel Aviv, free...

The month it all changed

Twenty years ago this week, South African newspaper readers were given their first in-depth exposure to...

Just call me Machine

Unless you’re addicted to the dance floor, club music can be intensely boring. A South African...

Kids’ biggest cellphone challenge

At what age should a child have a cellphone? There is no easy answer, but there...

Quick fix for online shopping

The potential audience for online shopping is growing at its fastest rate ever, but that also...

Let the sun shine in on education

Solar-powered classrooms have evolved from an experiment into the next big thing in educational initiatives by...