Honey, Apple shrunk my iPad!

I won’t be rushing out to by an iPad Mini. Despite Apple’s remonstrations that it is “not a shrunken down iPad,” it plainly is, and not a really good one either. In typical Apple manner it tries to give the impression that the new form factor is a brilliant,...

ISPs avoid extinction with LTE play

Are we about to see another round of increased MVNO activity, with a twist? The rollout of LTE networks seems to be attracting the attention of fixed line internet service providers (ISPs), and for good reasonAre we about to see another round of increased MVNO...

Wi-Fi warfare

How do you let annoying neighbours know they are annoying you without confronting them or being annoying yourself? You could leave a note in their letterbox, send an anonymous letter, wrap a note around a brick and throw it through their front window or just call out...

Google exposed!

Did you know that when you are on a Google website, you’re accessing one of the most powerful server networks in the known universe? Well that’s what Google claims, anyway. But what does that actually look like? You now have a chance to see inside what Google...

Big boys bumble with mobile

A fascinating article appeared this week in the New York Times questioning the stalwarts of the tech industry being able to cope with the growing dominance of mobile. Companies like Intel and Microsoft made their fortunes from personal computers and Google from people...

Time is ripe for some 'mutual monetization'

Investing in start-ups can be a harrowing experience for any would be venture capitalist but for the ultra-conservative, risk averse, publicly listed corporation it is fraught with the added danger of potential losses and shareholder backlash. I was reminded of the...