Netbook shoot-out: Booklet 3G vs Pavilion DM1
It’s hard to believe that it’s been only 30 months since Taiwan’s Asus invented the netbook market with its Eee PC. The power and design of the latest generation of netbooks make the original Eee PC look like it belongs in prehistory. Netbooks, of course, are the low-cost — and typically low-powered — laptop computers [...]
Gadgets and erotica in Barcelona
The official party for the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona was at Montjuic Palace, hosted by British comedian Stephen Fry. His opening line was that the cellular industry confab was like a sex party for him because he was such a lover of gadgets. He admitted to owning 17 phones, 14 of which he actually bought himself
Mustek leaps higher on earnings update
The share price of computer assembler and technology distributor Mustek leapt higher on Friday after the JSE-listed company told the market that its headline earnings per share for the six months to 31 December 2009 would be as much as 50% higher compared to the same period in 2008. Basic earnings per share would be [...]
ZA Tech Show: Episode 94
In our first episode of the year Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Duncan McLeod and Simon Dingle form the panel, with Toby Shapshak dialing in from CES in Las Vegas later on in the show. We talk about tablet devices, Vodacom’s legal battle in the Congo and Google’s Nexus One smartphone
Confusion reigns over Mustek complaint against HP
Hewlett-Packard’s SA subsidiary says it is still unable to comment on a complaint lodged at the Competition Commission by JSE-listed computer assembler and technology distributor Mustek as it says the commission has been unable to supply it with a copy of the complaint. HP spokesman Hedy Gorton says HP SA’s legal representative has made contact [...]
ZA Tech Show: Episode 91
Glen Verran, host of the ZA Show, makes his debut on the ZA Tech Show this week, joining Simon Dingle, Duncan McLeod and Brett Haggard. We discuss, among other things, podcasting in SA, FarmVille, Twitter’s waning popularity and the Nokia N900
Mustek takes HP to the Competition Commission
JSE-listed computer assembler and technology distributor Mustek has lodged a formal complaint against Hewlett-Packard SA at the Competition Commission. Mustek MD Hein Engelbrecht, pictured, has accused HP SA of contravening certain sections of the Competition Act and has asked the commission to investigate. Engelbrecht says he is reluctant to provide details of the complaint until [...]
HP takes aim at Cisco with $2,7bn 3Com buy
Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire 3Com, a provider of computer network equipment, for US$2,7bn in a deal that HP plans as a springboard for an assault on the market leader in networking, Cisco, The New York Times reports. In an interview, Ann Livermore, an executive vice-president of HP, [...]
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