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Pamela Weaver

ITWeb Contributor

Pamela Weaver used to write speeches for politicians. She now prefers to shoot her own mouth off.

Articles

4:50
Broadband
Oct 30, 2009

Failing grade for African broadband

A UN report hails Africa's mobile revolution, but laments its continued Internet problems.

3:10
Social Networking
May 29, 2009

Buzz off

Creating buzz via social networking appears to be highly addictive.

7:20
Smartphones
May 28, 2009

Smartphones shoot it out

It's the smartphone Wild West out there, with an OS war, players jockeying for position, mutually-exclusive standards and Apple's domination.

3:50
Hardware
May 4, 2009

Lighter laptops, bigger wars

Lower prices and higher processing power will see the competition intensify in the mobile market.

3:20
Computing
Mar 18, 2009

Standing on the shoulders of giants

Vannevar Bush published an essay in 1945, which gave birth to many of the ideas that inspired the Web.

3:50
Public sector
Feb 20, 2009

God, Zille

Do we really give a toss what any politician is up to on Twitter or Facebook?

3:10
Software
Jan 9, 2009

Microsoft: A lot like Liverpool FC

The company hopes to regain credibility when Windows 7 hits the shelves, which is anticipated by year end.

2:40
Wireless
Nov 17, 2008

The ultimate cellphone

The Pomegranate NS08 was part of an imaginative campaign to promote the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

4:30
Public sector
Nov 5, 2008

Drop the cadre

Lyndall Shope-Mafole's surprise move spurs debate on the blurry line between politicians and civil servants.

5:00
Columnists
Oct 1, 2008

Digesting the “crap sandwich”

It's been called a crap sandwich and an outrage, but what else can we expect from a financial collapse-and-bail scenario that involves players with names like Fanny and Boehner?

4:50
Internet
Jun 19, 2008

Cry me a river

Amazon.com said it no longer trusts traditional delivery routes to South Africa.

4:50
Wireless
Nov 5, 2007

Facebook and the demise of the OS

In the era of Web 2.0, collaboration and customisation are the king and queen.