HP and designer Vivienne Tam recently announced availability of the latest in “digital clutch” chic.

A new centre that aims to increase access to technology in South African schools has opened its doors in Newtown, promising to ‘profoundly expand’ the educational capabilities for African classrooms by exposing teachers to different kinds of technology.

Rectron, sole local distributor for Transcend, the global brand leader in the memory market, has released the Transcend JetFlash 620 Series, which features advanced dual-channel technology to provide ultra-fast 200x read speeds of up to 32MB/sec, and write speeds of up to 18Mbps.

Phoenix Software has announced the local availability of Bento 3 Personal Database by Filemaker, bringing new ways to view, use and share photos, contacts, calendars, files and more.

Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has expanded its Verbatim flash drive range and is now delivering Verbatim's second generation of Micro USB drives as well as Verbatim's Store 'n go PinStripe USB Drives, both of which come in a range capacities and vibrant colours.

Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is delivering Verbatim's MediaStation Pro Wireless Network Multimedia Hard Drive. Holiday videos, photos, music and films can be stored on the Verbatim's MediaStation Pro Wireless Network Multimedia HD and played back directly via the TV and stereo system. The LAN connection means that the HD can also be integrated into a home network, and the WLAN connection even supports the reception of internet radio.

While you might be worried about the effect of modern technology on your children, the reality is they are growing up in a digital age where Google is the new encyclopedia and Facebook is the new meeting place. And while today’s kids are completely comfortable with computers, cell phones and the Internet, it’s often parents who are more hesitant about embracing technology.

Facebook is a social networking phenomenon with more than 250-million users worldwide. Since its inception in 2004, it has experienced massive growth making it one of the most recognisable brands in the world.

Digital imaging has become synonymous with immortalising your dearest memories, writes Jan Vorster, Canon product manager at Drive Control Corporation. However, these images need not be still.  Indeed, why not blow some life into your immortalised images by capturing them in both video and audio.

At this time where most consumers are reserving judgment on products, the entry-level digital SLR photography marketplace provides some welcome reprieve, particularly when it comes to cost sensitivity, writes Jan Vorster, Canon product manager at Drive Control Corporation (DCC).

The proliferation of next-generation wireless infrastructure and digital lifestyle product is critical to the country's efforts to address a shortage of skills within the ICT sector, writes Gary Naidoo, deputy-MD at Sahara.

With the decline of DVD sales, the question on everyone's lips is: will Blu-ray go the same way?  Blu-ray is after all the proverbial new kid on the block with a lot to prove, writes Nelmari Claassens, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment marketing manager at SterKinekor Entertainment.