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Locating the buzz with heat mapping

September 9, 2011
By Editor

In a recent trip to Istanbul, I booked my hotel using the method I would expect many do., the photos on the Hotel’s website. Conceivably this may have been an amateur’s mistake. The hotel was in a slightly rough part of town, with many of those images very clearly photo-shopped beyond very well by the [...]

Nokia Maps Traffic Service: no excuse to be late ever again

August 12, 2011
By Peter van der Merwe

Recent research has found that people who use traffic navigation devices to plan their routes to work spend 18 percent less time in traffic. For your average commuter, that works out to four days a year. Yes, four days of your life back every year. Right now, I have just four words for you: Nokia. [...]

The world according to Gerard

August 19, 2010
By Peter van der Merwe

Gerard Brandjes recently took the reins at Nokia SA, and Nokia Ringaz pinned him down to find out more about his plans for the company, where the mobile market is going – and, of course, his favourite phones!
Nokia’s traditionally dominated the South African handset market, but competition is tougher than ever. What’s your view on [...]

GPS or navigation? And does it matter if it’s free?

June 21, 2010
By Donovan Jackson

When handsets first entered the market with GPS capability, there was some confusion. While the phone could tell you where you were, it couldn’t necessarily tell you how to get to where you’re going. That’s because GPS and navigation are two separate, but linked, concepts. GPS as we by now all should know, stands for [...]