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Orange UK iPhone App V2

Tim Ngwena — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:35:12 +0000

As the app store hits 3 billion downloads, Orange UK have finally launched a more functional version of its account application for Orange UK customers.

CES 2010 Microsoft Keynote Roundup

Tim Ngwena — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:09:01 +0000

Once again at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2010 , the Microsoft keynote had to go wrong in some way or form, this time the power cut out just as the presentation was about to start delaying it start by about 15 minutes.

Apple App Store hits 3 Billion Downloads

Tim Ngwena — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:04:16 +0000

On the same day as the Google Nexus Launch, Apple have announced that their app store has reached its 3 billionth download. The store reached 2 billion downloads in September and in the space of 4 months has hit the 3 billion mark...

Google Nexus One Launched

Tim Ngwena — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:27:37 +0000

The much anticipated Google Nexus One made by HTC was launched just hours ago at an exlusive Android press event. The device showcases a 1Ghz processor made by Qualcomm, a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, voice recognition and typing software, a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash,...

Google Nexus One Launch Live!!

Tim Ngwena — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:40:20 +0000

So 2010 and we have the first toy of the year, and what seems to be the first genuine contender against the iPhone, 3 years late ( not Google the competition ) but finally here. Watch it live !

Year in review 2009

Tim Ngwena — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:23:28 +0000

Once again, I've visited the handy online tool and spent a few hours weighting words for the wordle advanced tool and the result is shown below. If you'd like to download this file as a wallpaper, visit my Deviant art profile tfngwena.deviantart.com

Spinvox $old to Nuance

Tim Ngwena — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:53:06 +0000

Spinvox, the company that listens to your voicemails and sends them to you as a text, has been sold to Nuance for a total of $102.5 million ( $66 cash, the rest in stock ). The sale has come at a time when Spinvox has been weathering some tough times with investors, as well as allegations that they employed staff (real people) to process the voice-mails they had been processing.

2009 Technology Round Up

Tim Ngwena — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:58:32 +0000

As we say goodbye to the noughties and 2009 comes to an end, its worth looking back at some of the defining trends, toys, and game shifters of 2009. This year saw alot of concepts first conceived in 2008, materialise and mature and towards the end of 2009, the all important question of profitability and longevity being asked of nealry all the players. So lets take a look and see how things went.

Recent Tech

Tim Ngwena — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:49:26 +0000

Busy times recently, so I thought a quick recap on what's been happening in the tech world since my last post. Sony PS3 SLIM, e-pens and the LG Watch Phone get a shout in this post.

Apple’s Netbook closer to fruition ?

Tim Ngwena — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:02:30 +0000

Rumors of a new netbook from Apple seem closer to frution after the FT on Monady released some interesting news with regards to a partnership Apple has forged with EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music Group. The hope is ...