Google’s Nexus One has officially launched and while I haven’t yet been able to get my paws on one (still sadly unavailable  in South Africa), I have managed to gather some  reviews, comparisons and useful specs to help shed-light on the first official Google Phone. However, unlike most blogs, this will NOT be a Nexus vs iPhone type post. … Continue Reading

Google Creative Lab have put together an awesome presentation of the 87 coolest web innovations. Its a great collection of digital creativity using the latest technologies. Some of the APIs used include YouTube, Google Maps, SketchUp, Android and Twitter. … Continue Reading

Any article on the transition from print media to digital is bound to have mixed responses. I myself am slightly more inclined toward print, mainly because I’m a book and comic book geek. I enjoy the crispness of the a good book or magazine or even the weekend newspaper.
Coupled with woolly socks, donuts and my cuppa jo on a cold Sunday morning on the couch, and it’s pure literary bliss. … Continue Reading

Local HTC distributor Leaf International Communications have confirmed that the Android App Market will soon be available in South Africa.

Up to now the Android Market has not been available on the first two Android-powered handsets to hit South Africa – the HTC Dream (on MTN) and the HTC Magic (on Vodacom) – much to the frustration of local Android handset owners and Android app developers alike.
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Google unveiled their latest project yesterday, the somewhat ominously named Google Wave. Now before all you surfer dudes get excited, it’s not going to let you Google “6 foot swell Jeffries”. Instead it’s an attempt to revolutionise the way we communicate online.
http://wave.google.com/

The idea is to combine the best features of email, instant messaging, blogging and collaborative formats (like wikis) into a single “wave” of communication. A user starts a conversation (or “wave”) with someone, like starting a chat or sending an email. The other person can respond either instantly or later, and both of them can add other people to the conversation.

All the people in a conversation can simultaneously add text, pictures, videos, sound and links to the conversation and – here’s the kicker – they can also simultaneously edit any part of conversation. Then, at any point you can “replay” a conversation to see how it grew and who added and edited what.

A wave can evolve over seconds or over weeks – so in theory it is useful for everything from arranging a night out with friends to collaborating on a yearly marketing plan with your Australian business partner.
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