Vodacom has lost its exclusivity over Apple’s iPhone in SA: MTN will launch the product in the country within weeks. The cellular network operator will announce late on Thursday afternoon that it will begin selling the iPhone device through its channels. TechCentral has learnt that MTN will issue a press statement later on Thursday confirming what many had already expected: that it has secured a distribution agreement with Apple.
The smartphone market is not for sissies. One moment a manufacturer has a killer product; the next thing you know it’s struggling to remain relevant. That’s the case with Nokia, the Finnish handset manufacturer that for years ruled the roost in the smartphone market with devices such as the E90, the E61 and, in our view, its best business phone ever, the E71.
The first thing one notices when picking up the iPhone 4 for the first time is its slick design. Pictures don’t do it justice. Apple has gone for a minimalist look with its new smartphone. It’s a bit like the step up from the old, bubble-shaped iMacs to the modern, integrated, liquid crystal display-based machines they are today.
It’s a bit corny to suggest that HTC’s new Desire smartphone is desirable. But it’s just that. This is one super-sexy device that gives the iPhone, which it’s clearly aimed at, a serious run for its money. In some key respects, in fact, the Desire, which is very similar to Google’s Nexus One smartphone (not [...]
There’s good news for local iPhone fans. The new iPhone 4 is likely to go on sale in SA in September, barring any unforeseen problems, TechCentral has learnt. Vodacom, which has exclusive distribution rights for the iPhone in SA, on Tuesday announced it would be bringing the iPhone 4 into the country “in the coming [...]
Historically, Taiwan’s HTC has focused its energies on developing Windows Mobile-based smartphones. But in the past year or so, the handset manufacturer has been two-timing Microsoft by making more and more phones that run rival Google’s Android operating system. The Tattoo, its latest Android offering, is meant as an entry-level touch-screen alternative to more expensive [...]
When Apple introduced the iPhone in January 2007, some commentators were quick to write obituaries for the BlackBerry. Three years later, and Research in Motion, the Canadian company that makes the BlackBerry, has proved all its sceptics wrong. The BlackBerry Bold 9700, the follow-up to the already-popular Bold 9000, is Rim’s crowning achievement to date. [...]
[Best of the Web -- Monday, 18 January 2010] Nokia, Apple step up war of words: The fight between Nokia and Apple is getting ugly. Apple at the weekend began legal proceedings to prevent the Finnish handset manufacturer from importing its products into the US. Nokia has accused Apple of violating its patents in the [...]
Nokia isn’t launching the N900, its first Linux phone, in SA. Which is a pity, because I think this device could find a ready market among the tech set. [Update: Nokia has decided to introduce the product in SA after all. It will go on sale in the second quarter of 2010.] The N900 represents [...]
At last! The Apple iPhone has a serious rival. HTC’s Hero touch-screen smartphone is the first device we’ve seen that comes within a whisker of knocking the iPhone off its pedestal. But it still falls just short of being a perfect handset. Let’s start with the positives — and there are plenty of them. The [...]
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