MWC 2016 The Brand Finance Tech 100: The State Of Their Brands
As the world’s tech companies gathered in Barcelona Monday 22 February until the Thursday of Mobile World Congress 2016. Brand Finance released its annual review of the state of their brands, the Brand Finance Tech 100. Key Finds: WeChat a fast growing brand: WeChat increased its brand value by 83% this year, making it one […]
Julian Assange: iPhone, Blackberry and Gmail users are 'screwed'
WikilLeaks founder Julian Assange tells smartphone and Gmail users ‘you’re all screwed’ by intelligence contractors who sell mass surveillance devices for such technologies in the post 9/11 world. He also announced that his whistle-blowing organisation was embarking on a new ‘source protection platform’
MXit for BlackBerry and iPhone being rolled out, instant messaging synchronization on its way
Instant messaging platform MXit announced that it has exceeding 11 million users and became the number one method of communicating with youth. “Being able to connect to the internet from a mobile phone is critical in a world that is relying more-and-more on not merely existing online, but also engaging actively. MXit transcends international borders, […]
Al Ries on why the iPhone will fail because it’s a convergence device
This is hilarious to watch even a year after it was originally posted because the Apple iPhone is not coming to South Africa. What makes this valuable is the great overview of his concept of divergence and how he applies it the technology industry and specifically the cellphone industry. In the words of Al Ries […]
Lessons from Steve Jobs on making a excellent pitch in your Presentation
Today I learnt via the TED Blog about a great column on Steve Jobs’ presentations skills. The basics of it include the following factors: Go directly to the Business Week column here. And you can watch the speech directly from this link on Apple’s website. I watched the first 10 to 15 minutes of this […]