Please note that South Africa will not be receiving anymore allocation of the Nokia E51. We currently have limited stock available. The Nokia E52 will replace the device and is expected early August 2009.
Please note Vodacom launched their new Advanced Broadband Tariffs in April. All the detail can be found in the following pdf files:
Data-revision-ISP-April 2009 (127 Kb)
Vodacom Standard and advanced (20 Kb)
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South African mobile market celebrates
The South African mobile telecommunications market – users, operators and service providers alike – has much to celebrate on World Telecommunications Day this year with the fruits of deregulation finally blossoming across the industry. However, many challenges lie ahead for the country’s operators and service providers in an increasingly competitive market, that’s according to Tim Walter, General Manager for Product and Marketing at independent telecommunications service provider, Nashua Mobile…read more http://companies.mybroadband.co.za/blog/2010/05/14/south-african-mobile-market-celebrates/
iPhone 4G Release Date Update and HTC EVO 4G
The iPhone 4G release date will be delayed and the HTC Evo 4G will be released first, based on our various sources. The unveiling and most anticipated released date of Nexus One seems to gain a controversy since both Verizon Wireless and Sprint have already announced that they are withdrawing their supports of the Google’s Nexus One releasing date…read more http://www.gwabble.com/1735/iphone-4g-release-date-update-and-htc-evo-4g/ or http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/12/series-g-iphone-photos-leaked/
Apple doubts on report claiming Android sold more units
Apple has raise doubts over a recent report that claimed that the sales volume of Android based smartphones was higher than that of Apple’s iPhone in the first quarter of 2010. The report prepared by NPD Group claimed that Android devices sold more and thus overtook Apple to the second position in the smartphones market in the US…read more http://www.stockwatch.in/apple-doubts-report-claiming-android-sold-more-units-25955
BlackBerry Creating Tablet Device
The announcement of a new tablet device coming to market seems to be a weekly event. In the event you haven’t heard, Apple launched the iPad, HP and Microsoft were rumored to have tablet devices on the way (they’ve since been shelved), Google is working on an Android-based tablet with Verizon, and today reports have surfaced that BlackBerry is working on a tablet device. Sound exciting? Wait until you hear the details of what sounds like a horrendous attempt by Research in Motion at joining the tablet market…read more http://www.examiner.com/x-38819-Dallas-Web-20-Examiner~y2010m5d13-BlackBerry-Creating-Tablet-Device or http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20004967-260.html
Tablets: The Scramble to Be Second
On stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, Samsung executive Doug Albregts showed off the Korean electronics giant's new e-book reader. It had a 10-inch display, a slide-out control pad, and could download books from Barnes & Noble. Users would be able to make notes and doodle on the virtual page. "Our goal at Samsung, whenever we enter a new arena, is not simply to join the conversation but to transform and lead in a new direction," Albregts told the audience…read more http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_21/b4179034056424.htm
Nokia’s Biggest Problem? Symbian.
It has been almost three years since Apple’s iPhone arrived at market, and Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, has still failed to develop a worthy rival to it. Will the company ever figure this out or will it continue to play a slow game of catch-up in the smartphone market? Needham & Company analyst Charlie Wolf thinks the latter is more likely. In a lengthy investor note this week, Wolf writes that while Nokia may long hold on to its commanding lead in the feature phone market, its fate in the smartphone market is uncertain at best…read more http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100513/nokias-biggest-problem-symbian/
Vodacom’s Linkbook Linux netbook reviewed
For years, Nicholas Negroponte, chairman emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, punted the idea of a US$100 laptop. His idea was that a low-cost machine, ruggedised for conditions in the developing world, would transform education in poorer countries by putting computing and information in the hands of millions of children for the first time. The project, which has morphed over the years into the XO-1, never took off to the extent Negroponte had hoped. And the price of the $100 laptop has remained stubbornly above that level…read more http://www.techcentral.co.za/vodacoms-linkbook-linux-netbook-reviewed/14334/ or http://www.gadget.co.za/pebble.asp?relid=1804
Head to head: Google and Nokia Ovi satnavs
GOOGLE'S DECISION to enable free turn-by-turn navigation on handsets running its Android operating system is the start of the long road to demise for established satnav vendors. Google's announcement followed that of Nokia, which made its Ovi Maps freely available for a number of handsets earlier this year. Google finally launched its turn-by-turn Navigation application for UK users a couple of weeks ago. We decided to take the two free navigation tools, Ovi Maps and Google Navigation…read more http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/1635495/head-head-google-nokia-ovi-satnavs
Absa sends mobile money abroad
Absa Bank and payment services business Western Union (WU) today rolled out a mobile money transfer service that enables international transfers. After a successful pilot, the duo has released what is globally, the first financial services institution offering of the WU Transfer Service on all three channels – branch, mobile and Internet, according to Absa COO Alfie Naidoo…read more http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33090:absa-sends-mobile-money-abroad&catid=77&Itemid=62
NSN to upgrade Cell C network
Nokia Siemens Networks has been awarded a contract to upgrade South African operator Cell C’s all-IP radio access and backbone network. The operator is enhancing its radio network to manage increasing mobile data traffic and smart device usage. Nokia is offering a base station with GSM, 3G and LTE features. The station can be installed on Cell C’s existing base station sites, allowing the operator to roll-out 3G-based mobile broadband coverage, while simplifying the network and reducing operating costs…read more http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/2486362/Sectors/25200/NSN-to-upgrade-Cell-C-network.html?Type=Channel&ArticleID=2486362&ID=25200
MTN looks to consolidate African leadership via Orascom deal
MTN's bid to acquire most of Orascom Telecom's African mobile assets will see the South African firm's subscriber base surpass the 100 million mark and strengthen its position as the leading mobile operator group in Africa. According to Wireless Intelligence data, the addition of the Orascom assets would increase MTN's customer base by over 20 million, reaching almost 110 million in total on a 1Q10 pro forma basis. This would mean MTN would serve a customer base that is over twice the size of its pan-African rivals such as Orange and Bharti Airtel…read more http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/MTN-looks-to-consolidate-African-leadership-via-Orascom-deal/4838227240
Nokia's design directions
Rafe reports back from a 'conversational briefing' with Marko Ahtisaari (Head of Design at Nokia) at Nokia's London Design HQ. There's an explanation of Nokia's "smart push", of how Nokia's three tier device strategy fits together, of how Nokia's software and hardware design teams have been brought together to promote a holistic approach and accelerate the pace of innovation, and there are hints of future design directions for both Symbian and MeeGo devices and software…read more http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/Nokias_design_direction.php
Video : Nokia N8 Games – Rally Master and Bounce
In a fresh video two games Rally Master and Bounce are seen running on a Nokia N8 Prototype. The graphics looks pretty good for a Symbian phone. We have no clue whether these are running native version of the games or some 3rd party port. Anyway N8 fans will enjoy this one for sure…read more http://www.fonearena.com/blog/16810/video-nokia-n8-games-rally-master-and-bounce.html
Nokia Nseries… 10 things you should know
The prolific Nseries has introduced us to phones that can double-up as portable computers, cameras and music players. The line-up has been at the forefront of Nokia’s flagship handsets and mobile devices since the Nokia N70 back in 2005. In the past four years we’ve seen the Nokia N86, Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia N97 and most recently the Nokia N900, Nokia N97 mini and Nokia N8. But underneath the hoods are there secrets lurking? Here we take and in-depth look at the Nseries to tell you everything you need to know…read more http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/05/12/nokia-nseries-10-things-you-should-know/
Social media searching on the web – companies beware
With Google’s integration of real-time social content in its searches, companies need to start paying careful attention to what is being said about them. This is according to DIANE CHARTON, managing director at Acceleration Media. She believes that this new functionality can work both for and against a company. If your company receives positive exposure on a social network, you can sit back as the news gets disseminated from customer to customer...read more http://www.gadget.co.za/pebble.asp?relid=1806
Samsung issues SMS hoax warning
Samsung Electronics has urged consumers not to fall for a hoax SMS doing the rounds. Consumers have been receiving an SMS stating: “Congratulations. Your no. was among the lucky winners on the SAMSUNG YEARLY PROMOTION. You won, R120,000. Ticket no. 0166PS. Call Mark Nelson... for your cash prize.”...Read More http://www.it-online.co.za/content/view/2132830/142
What’s up with Nokia?
Once the world’s most popular and loved mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia seems to have taken a serious beating in recent months. After doing a couple of rounds with Apple; who tagged teamed with Android, the once arrogant and dominant mobile player is now battered and beaten, hanging from the ropes...read more http://www.cellfhelp.co.za/?
More changes for Nokia management
Top cellphone maker Nokia revamped its management team for the second time in seven months, placing veterans in two key roles to revive its core business units and fend off rivals like Apple. Nokia's management has been under increasing criticism from analysts and shareholders as its share price has missed the market's recovery, and the firm's profits are set to miss the economic upturn this year as its smartphone portfolio flounders...read more http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33037:more-changes-for-nokia-management&catid=76 or http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2892&iArticleId=5466704
More protection for mobile users in SA
The South African Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) has made a number of changes and additions to its Code of Conduct that offer even more peace of mind to consumers that use the mobile applications, services and content provided by its members...read more http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/12355-More-protection-for-mobile-users.html
Free directory of SA’s mobile web sites launched
The best of South Africa’s mobile web sites are now at cellular users’ fingertips, thanks to a new and structured catalogue created and launched by mobile media and marketing specialist Thumbtribe Mobile Solutions. The directory, called “Best of the Mobile Web”, is not merely a useful tool for mobile users to easily find all those quality mobile-friendly sites that have been especially optimised for cellphones in one convenient place, but it also provides mobile Web site owners with a popular channel to drive more traffic to their sites...read more http://www.mydigitallife.co.za/index.php/digital/cellular-buzz-mainmenu-35/1054133-free-directory-of-sas-mobile-web-sites-launched
