• Tue, 19:55: RT @ themyst1971: For @ ClaymoreZA “@ bengoldacre: a prehistoric blackberry http://t.co/lVI68O9”
• Wed, 05:40: I like the rain, especially in winter (which is unusual), but I suspect traffic's going to be hectic. Nicer to lie in bed. :) #fb
• Wed, 06:53: RT @ themyst1971: Here are the new iOS5 features ... [snip] http://t.co/F0Uhpz5 <- ( Read more... )

• Tue, 09:57: RT @ AkiAnastasiou: The iPad 2 has the same processing power as the Cray 2 supercomputer which was world’s fastest computer in 1985. #fb

• Tue, 14:16: RT @ mailandguardian: The greatest prison escapes-out of 25 on ingenuity, degree of difficulty, daring and myth-making http://ow.ly/4GW8G #fb
• Tue, 15:29: Teenagers/students increasingly using BlackBerry instead of iPhones or other smartphones because of BBM http://bit.ly/eIU3SN #fb
• Wed, 10:22: 17 years ago, from the SA embassy in ( Read more... )

• Tue, 12:07: RT @ mlsigroup: South Africa is surely BlackBerry country, but the latest stats from Vodacom reveal how iPhone & Android devices compete ...
• Tue, 13:48: Ten Enduring Myths About the U.S. Space Program: http://bit.ly/gXHpfL #fb
• Tue, 13:49: 10 Useful Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts: http://bit.ly/ifYtku #fb
• Tue, 13:50: 10 Science ( Read more... )

Here's an interesting article on smartphones in South Africa, and the relative market numbers of each. BlackBerrys have been very popular, partly because they have a range of models from the cheap and functional 8520s up to the more premium Torch or Bold, and because the costs of data in SA have historically been very high, making a R59pm (under $9 ( Read more... )

• Tue, 09:07: RT @ Melancthe RT @ BoingBoing: Beautiful gallery of destroyed Apple products http://bit.ly/d35GsT

I saw a few days ago that there was a leaked pre-release copy of BlackBerry OS 6 available for the BlackBerry Bold 9700; up till now, it's been on the 9800 Torch only. So I downloaded it, and with some trepidation, installed it (after a wipe of my BlackBerry, of course). Re-activating it on our server at work pulled down all my settings, and it ( Read more... )

• Sun, 14:06: Loaded OS 6 on my BlackBerry. Looks good so far. #fb
• Mon, 09:25: RT @ DrTwittenheimer: Women *say* brains are sexy, but show them your collection and they just scream and run.
• Mon, 11:41: RT @ Free082SMS: iPhone vs Android vs Blackberry users: http://twitpic.com/359q98 #fb

• Fri, 13:11: RT @ AkiAnastasiou: The 10 most annoying smartphone habits http://bit.ly/bBNUlm #Tech #SmartPhones <- I'm innocent! Really! #fb
• Fri, 14:09: @ Kokor_Hekkus If lack of sodium causes mushy brains, there are many people out there suffering from a sodium deficiency.
• Fri, 14:10: @ Kokor_Hekkus I'll be sure to add lots of salt to my take- ( Read more... )

Some interesting technology news:

Jaguar C-X75
Jaguar showed off the C-X75 concept car at the Paris Auto Show. It's a really interesting hybrid: there's a 145kW electric motor on each wheel, so 580kW in total, powered by batteries and/or a pair of gas turbine engines that spin up to 80000rpm. On battery only, the car has a 110km range, but in ( Read more... )