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Desktop owns 80% of web traffic and Smartphone 14.6% , tablets5.4%

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Sat, 26 May 2012 22:45:14 +0000

According to a new report from online advertising network Chitika, smartphones and tablets now account for 20% of all Web traffic in the U.S. and Canada.

Traditional PCs accounted for 80% of Web traffic, with smartphone traffic totaling 14.6% and tablets making up 5.6%, AllThing reported. Chitika found that a whopping 95% of tablet Web traffic came from a version of Apple’s iPad, mainly the newest iPad , and 72% of smartphone traffic also belongs to Apple, compared to 26% for Android devices. /p>

Samsung Galaxy S3 available in SA

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:06:50 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy S3 will be on sale at Vodacom World from 29 May 2012, a well-placed industry source has revealed.

This is ahead of the official SA launch of the device on 7 June 2012 for which Samsung has sent out invitations.

South Africa will host Gigantic SKA project tie with Australia

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:47:39 +0000

South Africa and Australia will share the location for the world's largest and most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array scientific consortium said on Friday.

Construction of the telescope is scheduled to begin in 2016 and is expected to take eight years. The mammoth telescope, which will be comprised of scattered antennae, is expected to be used by scientists to widen global understanding of distant galaxies.

In South Africa, it will consist of about 3,000 antennae and will be constructed in South Africa's Karoo region, with stations throughout the country and in Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Madagascar and Zambia, among others.

Happy Africa Day, I am an African

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:54:36 +0000

Africa Day is the annual commemoration on May 25 of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 1991, the OAU established the African Economic Community, and in 2002 the OAU established its own successor, the African Union.

MTN and Vodacom leading South Africa’s Most Valuable Brands – 2012

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:06:28 +0000

Brand Finance in partnership with Brand South Africa and Brand Africa have launched the Brand Finance South Africa 50, a study of the most valuable brands from South Africa, at the launch event in Johannesburg. Brand Finance South Africa has measured the financial value (R) of the 50 most valuable brands from South African companies. These companies operate both within and outside South Africa

MTN has topped the list as the Most Valuable South African Brand 2012 with a global value of R43.3 billion and is also the only South African brand in the Brand Finance Global 500, the definitive guide to the world’s Top 500 brands. Vodacom followed by 18.3 billion that put two telecom forefront in the Most Valuable South African Brand 2012.

Google is free of Java patent infringement in AndroidI

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:40:58 +0000

In the widely publicized patent infringement case between Google and Oracle, a San Francisco jury on Wednesday found that Google’s Android operating system does not infringe Oracle’s patents. Jurors have been dismissed and Judge William Aslup of the U.S. District court of Northern California exonerated the Internet giant of any wrong doing. The verdict marks the end of the trial’s second phase, which focused on patent infringement claims. Google earlier this month was found to have infringed Oracle’s copyrights, however, and the proceedings are set to resume on Tuesday morning.

Motorola created First Cell Phone, now merger with Google approved

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:24:45 +0000

Google closes Motorola acquisition

In line with earlier reports, Google on Tuesday (22 May 2012) finalized its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The $12.5 billion merger was approved by regulators in China on Monday after having been given the green light by the United States Department of Justice this past February.

Chinese regulators did stipulate terms for its approval, however, namely that Google must continue to make Android open-source and freely available.

Former Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha has stepped down and Google’s Dennis Woodside will replace him as chief executive. “I’m excited to announce today that our Motorola Mobility deal has closed,” Google CEO Larry Page wrote in a letter published on Google’s blog.

“Motorola is a great American tech company that has driven the mobile revolution, with a track record of over 80 years of innovation, including the creation of the first cell phone. We all remember Motorola’s StarTAC, which at the time seemed tiny and showed the real potential of these devices. And as a company who made a big, early bet on Android, Motorola has become an incredibly valuable partner to Google.” An unconfirmed report on Monday claimed that the merger will result in layoffs at Motorola.

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Technology is better than anything in our lives, BrandZ Top 100 proved it

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:45:31 +0000

MTN represent Africa and South Africa this year’s ranking highlights the progress of Africa’s economic development with the arrival of the first African brand in the Top 100.

Jennifer Roberti, Executive for Marketing, MTN Group, says the recognition by BrandZ is humbling for a young brand such as MTN.

“For MTN, it’s about brand relevance. MTN has established a number of foundations to work with our communities to address socio-economic challenges in our markets. We also continue to introduce products and services that add value to the daily lives of our customers and communities alike,” said Roberti.

Millward Brown released its BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2012 report recently, revealing that Apple, IBM and Google are the top three brands in the world

BlackBerry is for poor while Android and Apple for richer people in South Africa

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:12:44 +0000

Please South Africans don’t add race on this article I have one race “GREEN RACE” to avoid racism; I know you are very fragile when it comes to race. I mean poor GREEN race not Black and White please.

BlackBerry vs Android vs Apple IOS

Vodacom’s latest statistics reveal that Android is showing strong growth in South Africa, easily surpassing the number of Apple iPhones. However, BlackBerry remains by far the most popular smartphone platform in the country.

Vodacom currently has 2.3 million BlackBerry users on its network, followed by 450,000 Android users and 250,000 iPhone users.

The Spear Controversial Zuma painting defaced!!!

info@greenitweb.co.za (Khabza) — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:23:50 +0000

The controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma in the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg has been defaced, gallery staff confirmed on Tuesday.

“The work has been painted over with black and red paint,” a spokesman said.

Two men were involved: One man painted an X on the painting, then another came and painted over the 'offending bits'.

Metro FM said the two were a lecturer and his student.

Both men were detained by gallery security staff.

One of the men was seen being dramatically restrained and wrestled to the ground by a security guard.

The painting, called "The Spear" by Brett Murray, had been bought by a German collector for about R136,000.

Both the face and waist section of the painting are now covered in black paint and no longer visible