Gadgets

Vodacom takes a step towards the $100 computer

Friday, 14 May 2010 11:52 Written by Lara Aucamp

This week, Vodacom has unveiled the Linkbook, which is now available through selected South African Vodacom retail outlets at R199 per month for 24 months (R202 SIM and connect) and includes 300MB of data per month.

Google Android Tablet Prototype spotted running Flash “flawlessly”

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 14:24 Written by Lara Aucamp

Adobe has been showing off the prototype Google Android tablet at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. According to Max of Zedomax, who spotted this crafty gadget, it runs Flash and Adobe Air “flawlessly”.

Apple's iPad - Is this the game changer?

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:55 Written by Mark Seabrook

With anticipation in overdrive and hash tags #iSlate and #Apple trending on Twitter finally at 10am Pacific Time today (27th Feb) Steve Jobs took centre stage.

"We want to kick off 2010 by introducing a truly magical and revolutionary new product.”

Before Steve gets to the main event, he gives a few updates, which are pretty impressive:

"A few weeks ago we sold our 250 millionth iPod.”
"We have 284 retail stores, it’s amazing.”
“We have over 140k apps in the app store. And a few weeks ago we announced users have downloaded 3 billion applications.”
"Apple is a mobile devices company"
"Apple is the number one mobile devices company in the world! Bigger than Nokia (by revenue)"

Onto the main event. "The last time there was this much excitement about a tablet it had
some commandments written on it" - Wall Street Journal

Everyone has a Smartphone and/or a laptop, is there room for a 3rd category device in the middle?

iPad - “Let me show it to you now.”

Steve Jobs iPad
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Apple tablet on its way

Monday, 25 January 2010 08:01 Written by Anthony

It is rumoured that the Apple iSlate will be released during the first quarter of 2010 but what can we expect?

With the announcement of a press release to be held on the 27th, only one possible idea jumps to mind, and that is of the iSlate tablet which has not been given any coverage by Apple thus far.

Apple iSlate