Asus’ newly-launched G73 Republic of Gamers notebook – which is driven by the most powerful PC components available today, including the latest Intel Core i7 processor, DirectX 11-capable ATI Radeon HD5870 graphics, and up to 8GB of DDR3 system memory – is the ultimate enthusiast’s machine.

The Otterbox range of protective cases for BlackBerry smartphones offered through Smartcom Mobile communications is now available in South Africa.

Ingram Micro South Africa has announced the local availability of the Asus Eee PC 1008P – a customized version of its Eee PC 1008HA that bears the traits of a device that’s been through the hands of acclaimed industrial designer, Karim Rashid.

ProScan Enterprise Mobility has introduced HipVoice's push to talk (PTT) technology.

Ericsson's future success will be determined by the ability to see beyond technology, stay ahead of its customers and solve their problems before they are even aware of them.

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia Siemens Networks is launching its Open Multimedia Gateway, the first in the market based on ATCA off-the-shelf hardware.

School environments require proactive antivirus protection, according to BitDefender.

More and more companies will be allowing employee-owned laptops to be used as primary work PCs – and this is a trend that is set to grow.

The mobile content and applications market is one of the fastest growing industries in South Africa, with millions of consumers downloading information, images, ringtones, music, games, video clips, applications and wallpapers to their cellphones every month.

In observing any industry or technology, it is useful to look for inflection points, also often referred to as tipping points, writes Cobus van Graan, MD of Tracer CQM.

Piet Streicher, MD of BulkSMS.com says that “traditional” digital communication mediums will not be replaced by social media.

Reducing costs and maintaining the business are fine goals in a recession, but not if customers are being lost in the process due to poor service. It is harder, and five to seven times more costly, to attract and acquire new customers than to retain existing ones.