Paul Jacobson

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  • International Internet access still on the fritz due to Seacom maintenance

    Our Internet connection has been terrible all weekend and this morning our international link seemed to fall away leaving us with local sites and the big nothing beyond them. I contacted Afrihost and asked what is going on and they came back with the following: SEACOM Maintenance STILL IN PROGRESS Please be advised that the…

  • HTC Desire and the Motorola Milestone

    The local Android smartphone marketplace is about to become even more exciting with a number of new Android phones from HTC and Motorola entering local channels. I was invited to both the HTC/Leaf and Motorola launch events and was pretty excited by what I saw and was told (well, with a couple exceptions). HTC devices…

  • When fast Afrihost ADSL slows to a crawl

    I’ve noticed some pretty slow DSL speeds on my Afrihost 50GB line lately. I haven’t made the move across to an uncapped line yet for two reasons. The first is that it may work out better for us to stick with the capped line because it allows for 5 concurrent connections. This means I can…

  • What makes Google Chrome so fast, technically (redux)

    I published a short post yesterday about what makes Google Chrome so fast. I since came across a couple other items about Chrome’s performance which I found pretty interesting and I want to share with you. Anyone who has been following me for a while probably knows that I am a Firefox fan. It remains…

  • Firefox on the iPhone?

    You may know that Opera submitted its Opera Mini browser to Apple’s App Store last month. This move was a combination of optimism and chutzpah because Apple has historically refused to accept apps that duplicate the iPhone’s/iPad’s functionality. In this case the Opera Mini browser would clearly duplicate Safari’s functionality. Nevertheless, Apple approved the browser…

  • Mobile 2010 – the year your mobile experience changed radically

    I probably should have started this post a few months ago when I attended Brandsh’s Mobile World Congress feedback session in Sandton. The next best time to get this post done was around the time I flew to Cape Town to hear more about Nokia’s Ovi Maps and its recently announced free maps and navigation…

  • A little perspective on MWEB's seemingly cheap ADSL offering

    News just broke about MWEB’s new pricing for its ADSL offerings including a remarkable R219 for uncapped ADSL (for a 384 kbps ADSL line). Businesses can expect to pay between R499 for 384 kbps DSL and R2 359 for up to 4 Mbps DSL. These prices are a little misleading and they vary depending on…

  • Is a BlackBerry the best productivity and messaging device available?

    Its my wife’s fault, really. Frustrated with the persistent unavailability of the Nokia X6 which she had her eye on for several months, she switched to a BlackBerry Storm 2 (her first choice was the Bold but the MTN store she visited didn’t have any in stock). BlackBerry devices hadn’t really interested me until she…