http://electricsheep.co.za Bl33ts for the Digital Age Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:15:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://electricsheep.co.za/android-kit-kat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=android-kit-kat http://electricsheep.co.za/android-kit-kat/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:02:35 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=135 by @adamskikne It’s been a crazy 24 hours in the world of tech. Microsoft announced that they’re buying Nokia for $7.2 billion. Apple confirmed that they’ll be announcing their new iPhone on 10 September. And Google announced that the next version of the Android operating system will be called Kit Kat. O yeah, and that over 1 billion Android devices have been activated around the world. It’s crazy to think that Google acquired Android in 2005 and, in just 8 years, they have managed to activate over a billion Android devices. This stat alone should blow your mind and get […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/android-kit-kat/feed/ 0 http://electricsheep.co.za/smarter-smartphones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smarter-smartphones http://electricsheep.co.za/smarter-smartphones/#comments Sun, 11 Aug 2013 16:08:37 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=104 by @adamskikne Over the past few years, most smartphone manufacturers have been engaged in a specs war in an effort to  differentiate themselves in a highly competitive market. With each new launch, smartphones has become thinner, lighter and faster. But while smartphones have become more powerful, they haven’t necessarily become smarter. Until now. Two weeks ago, Motorola officially unveiled the Moto X, the first new smartphone that the company has developed since being acquired by Google in 2011. And while some have criticised the Moto X for shipping with what they consider to be “mid range” specs, Motorola is betting […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/smarter-smartphones/feed/ 0 http://electricsheep.co.za/the-new-digital-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-digital-age http://electricsheep.co.za/the-new-digital-age/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 19:40:04 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=58 by @adamskikne In The New Digital Age, Executive Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, and Director of Google Ideas, Jared Cohen, look to the future and try to predict what implications technology will have on a world that is becoming increasingly connected. The New Digital Age was one of the books I was most looking forward to reading this year and I enjoyed it immensely. If you are interested in technology in any way, this book is a must read. Here are just a few predictions from The New Digital Age: The Next 5 Billion In the next decade, 5 billion […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/the-new-digital-age/feed/ 1 http://electricsheep.co.za/a-new-era-for-android/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-era-for-android http://electricsheep.co.za/a-new-era-for-android/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:46:13 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=31 by @adamskikne Last week, Google CEO Larry Page announced on the official Google blog that Andy Rubin would be stepping down as the head of Android. As a fan of Android, part of me is really sad to see him go. This is most likely because I find it hard to imagine Android without Andy Rubin. As one of the original founders of Android, it’s hard not too think of him in relation to Android in the same way most people think of Steve Jobs in relation to Apple. Along with dessert themed releases and their corresponding statues at Google’s […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/a-new-era-for-android/feed/ 0 http://electricsheep.co.za/what-glass-means-for-google/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-glass-means-for-google http://electricsheep.co.za/what-glass-means-for-google/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:57:56 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=19 by @adamskikne Project Glass is a perfect example of what Google calls “Moonshot Thinking” – the type of thinking required to take on global-scale problems, define radical solutions to those problems, and succeed in solving those problems through the development of breakthrough technology. For Google, Glass is a device that could potentially change the way we search, the way we share and the way we interact with the world around us. Make no mistake. Project Glass is extremely ambitious which is part of the reason that it is so exciting. And if Glass succeeds, it could change the way the […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/what-glass-means-for-google/feed/ 0 http://electricsheep.co.za/a-smart-new-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-smart-new-world http://electricsheep.co.za/a-smart-new-world/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:31:34 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=7 by @adamskikne At the end of 2012, Joshua Topolsky wrote an editorial for The Verge entitled Reasons to be excited. In the piece, Topolsky stated that while we’ve spent the past few years getting used to things like social networks, smartphones and tablets, 2013 will be the year where we will begin to understand the impact that these new technologies will have on our lives. Make no mistake. If you are in digital, it is definitely the time to be excited. We’ve all heard the proverbial promises of what will be possible “one day”.  Well  “one day” is almost here and […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/a-smart-new-world/feed/ 1