In the midst of a financial crisis earlier this year, news circulated that Apple held more cash than the US government. Analysts took what they wanted from the situation, but one thing is clear: Technology is driving wealth creation despite uncertainty in many sectors.Some have called it the Second Gilded age of massive wealth creation -- the original Gilded Age being the Roaring Twenties in the railroad era. Startup geeks and entrepreneurs are keen to take advantage, but so ...

Nick Bilton from the New York Times wrote a cogent piece on why he believes Facebook is more popular than Twitter. He believes that Twitter’s idiosyncrasies such as the @ and # symbols stifle mass adoption and he describes how his sister found the process of tweeting and tagging someone to be slightly obscure.The premise of his article in his own words:But if Twitter hopes to grow at the pace of Facebook, it will have to figure out how to ...

The fourth of October was a date marked down in every geek's calendar, especially those in the Apple cult. Apple’s keynotes have become events that rival Christmas Eve in terms of anticipation.Oh how ringing the sense of disappointment in the Apple fan club must have been after Tuesday’s keynote.When Steve Jobs said farewell to the company and left Tim Cook at the helm of the world’s most valuable tech empire, everyone expected Cook’s reign to begin with a ...

Korean electronics giant Samsung announced that it will file separate preliminary injunctions against Apple in Paris, France and Milano, Italy with the aim of blocking sales of the freshly launched iPhone 4S in those countries.The injunction requests, which are the latest salvo in a pitched legal battle between the two tech giants, “each cite two patent infringements related to wireless telecommunications technology, specifically Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) standards for 3G mobile handsets,” according to statement released ...

TAKEALOT, a South African online retail store and Mr Delivery Express, a subsidiary company of Mr Delivery Holdings are teaming up to give “speedier and more efficient service through the eventual introduction of same-day delivery for any item held in stock.” Simply put, same-day delivery for online shoppers.A 40% stake in Mr Delivery Express has been cemented by TAKEALOT and is said to be “a first of its kind in the South African e-commerce industry.”“Mr Delivery has a national footprint ...

Since the inception of Facebook, its developers have managed to make it a place where individuals have a home. Further to that Facebook has made it is place where the brands and businesses that Facebook users “like”, have a platform to engage and socialise with their fans -- and attract new ones. But what areas of Facebook are available for you and your brand to take advantage of and how does Facebook make a buck while letting you engage?Facebook ...

In a world of increasingly samey Android phones, Sony Ericsson drops the Xperia Ray. It’s pretty hard to make a mobile phone eye-catching or even desirable. Sure, the Jesus phone is attractive enough, but the Xperia Ray makes you want to pick it up and fondle it suggestively. It’s also pleasantly functional -- after a disastrous fling with Microsoft and Winpho, the Andoid-based phones in the Xperia range are pretty good.This phone is really small, and really powerful. If you’re ...

At its Cupertino campus on Tuesday, Apple unveiled a new iPhone as well as iPod updates, pricing and availability for iOS 5, iCloud and iTunes Match. Apple also announced two new apps, and introduced the world to its intelligent software assistant, Siri, that helps you get things done though speech.Here’s what happened, in a nutshell.iPhone 4S Same design, better internals.It has a dual-core A5 CPU with graphics that can be up to seven times faster than in the iPhone 4.The antenna ...

A US$45 tablet is now a reality, thanks to Indian ingenuity. The tablet launches this week and its hope is to bring the digital age to millions of students across India.The “Akash” or “Sky” is to be launched in New Deli by Kapil Sibal, India's Human Resources Development Minister.The Akash will apparently have a seven-inch screen, 180 minutes of battery and the ability to play content. The tablet will also include Android 2.2 as its operating system, will have two ...

Apple has rejected an undisclosed peace-offering from Samsung which would have finally seen the Galaxy Tab 10.1 hitting Australian shelves. Australia is one of the ten nations where the Apple vs. Samsung legal saga is playing out.The hopes of any Australians eager to try out the Galaxy Tab were dashed when before a court, Apple's lawyer, announced the deal’s rejection, characterising it as “no more than a tactic to maximise the chances of Samsung launching what we would ...