Make room, iTunes. MySpace is hoping to shake up the digital music scene. 26 Sep 2008
Vodacom is launching three new 'speaking phones' as part of its drive to make cellular communication accessible to people with special needs, specifically customers who are blind or partially sighted. 25 Sep 2008
USA: What do Metallica and SanDisk have in common? For both, the memory remains. 23 Sep 2008
A new report, ‘Enterprise Web 2.0', just published by Butler Group, one of Europe's leading IT research and advisory organisations, reveals how speed, agility, mobility, innovation, and reuse are forcing organisations globally to push aside old technologies, models, and architectures to make way for the brave new world of Web 2.0. 23 Sep 2008
The Zune has a long way to go to become a threat to the iPod. But it is getting closer. 22 Sep 2008
New technologies are enabling customers to find out more about your company - and your competitors. This presents a new challenge for sales forces, which now have to interact with better-informed buyers. New Aberdeen research indicates five factors companies should focus on to improve their sales strategies. 22 Sep 2008
Peak oil: When planet Earth reaches the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. Some say it has already happened, some believe it will within the next 50 years, and some deny the possibility all together. 19 Sep 2008
USA: Corporate heavyweights General Electric and Google have announced a plan to work together to promote new renewable energy policy initiatives in Washington, D.C - as well as help build up the nation's electricity grid so it can actually support key efforts like plug-in hybrid cars. 19 Sep 2008
So, how do you check a wine's vintage without opening the bottle? A London company claims to have found the answer. 16 Sep 2008
Depending on whom you ask, Twitter is either an inane waste of time or a brilliant communications coup. For those in customer service, it can prove to be truly amazing - a way to keep in direct contact with customers without any other distractions. 15 Sep 2008
Samsung Electronics is pursuing an acquisition of US computer memory card maker SanDisk, a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday. 9 Sep 2008
When you're talking with your best and most trusted friends, there is no need to defend yourself with disclaimers, overly defined examples, or defensible arguments. The conversation just happens. When two friends know each other well, they finish each other's sentences. 8 Sep 2008
USA: As the video game industry begins to ramp up for the holiday season, Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has cut the price of its line of Xbox 360 gaming consoles. The new pricing, which goes into effect Friday, starts at US$199 for the low-end console, the Xbox 360 Arcade model, down from $279. 5 Sep 2008
So far, no mobile phone company has been able to make subscribers dance to its tune with a wildly popular, downloadable-to-handset music service. Yet Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, still wants in on the action, so it's announcing that the first handset preloaded with its Comes with Music service will be sold in the United Kingdom in October. 3 Sep 2008
Sony is attempting to gain some ground on the Nintendo DS with a PSP upgrade that includes a built-in microphone that can be used, among other things, to make phone calls. Whether that new functionality - as well as a better display and more storage - will be enough is questionable. If any audience is likely to be receptive, though, tech-savvy Japanese gamers would likely top the list. 3 Sep 2008
USA: The hottest gadgets of today will look old and tired a year from now. Sellers of mobile handsets, smartphones, MP3 players, gaming consoles, camcorders, digital cameras and laptops constantly push the latest and greatest technology, leaving yesterday's choice items in the dust. 2 Sep 2008
USA: As the general population becomes more comfortable with high-tech gadgets, retailers are looking for ways to incorporate them into the shopping experience. An assortment of devices are now available to help customers buy smarter and faster, reducing the need for customer service while boosting satisfaction. 31 Aug 2008
It may be true that environmental groups are singling out Apple for special attention in order to get clean-tech issues more ink. It may also be true that Apple is making an effort to green up its processes to polish its image. The big question, though, is whether the consumers who stand between the company and the activists are willing to spend more of their own green to advance the cause. 28 Aug 2008
Sahara Computers, in association with its international technology partner, Intel Corporation South Africa, has released its latest mobile solution, the Sahara ImageBook 15WS notebook - based on Intel's latest platform and powered by Intel Centrino 2 processor technology. 27 Aug 2008
Digital television services are experiencing strong growth in Western Europe and North America as analog switch-off looms and consumers demand additional digital services. 21 Aug 2008
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