Acer Africa has launched a refreshed portfolio of devices aimed at South African students, just in time for the new academic cycle. Designed for…
With Android KitKat, Google knows everything you do… and that’s scary
Android KitKat (4.4) is all about “connecting the next billion users”. That’s a lofty ideal from Google, and the fact that the new version…
Yup, it’s true: young people don’t like talking on the phone [report]
Young people prefer communicating via electronic messaging and smartphone apps. You, along with most people on the planet, have probably suspected this for a…
Feed the CEO to the wolves! Raise $1bn! That solves everything for BlackBerry! (except it doesn’t)
Let’s be honest. Fairfax was never going to be able to raise the US$4.7-billion it needed to take BlackBerry private. And let’s remember: the…
BlackBerry’s $4.7 billion buyout bid fails, CEO Thorsten Heins steps down
Well, there goes that potential acquisition… and the CEO. Embattled smartphone giant BlackBerry announced today that its buyout plans with shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings…
