The man who put Apple on the map in South Africa
Brian Seligmann, a trailblazer in South African tech and telecommunications, was a pioneer, executive, and founder who witnessed the birth of the digital age from the front lines.
From marketing Apple products to spearheading MTN’s mobile data...
Sealed original iPhone sells for R1.16 million
A sealed first-generation iPhone — priced at $599 at launch (R4,800 at the time) — has sold at auction for $63,350 (R1.16 million).
The LCG auction listing specifies that the device had never been used as the owner, who received it as a gift...
iPhone prices vs average salary in South Africa
Buying the latest iPhone at launch in South Africa in 2022 would have cost over 80% of the average employee's monthly salary.
The first iPhone, unveiled by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in 2007, featured a groundbreaking smartphone design that has...
Steve Jobs' old sandals sold at auction for R3.8 million
A buyer has set a record for the highest price paid for a pair of sandals at auction, having paid $218,750 (R3.8 million) for a pair of Birkenstocks worn by Steve Jobs, CNN reports.
The pair of Birkenstock Arizonas were supposedly worn...
Steve Jobs' Apple-1 Computer prototype goes to auction
A rare piece of history from Apple Inc.'s storied early days in Silicon Valley will go to the highest bidder.
Steve Jobs's Apple-1 Computer prototype is being auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction, with current bids at $278,005 (R4.6...
Steve Jobs’ California home designated as historic property
The Silicon Valley home where Apple co-founder Steve Jobs grew up and built some of his first computers is now on the city’s list of historic properties.
Cultural revolution under Apple CEO Tim Cook
It is unclear whether the spread-sheet-loving, consensus-oriented, Cook can successfully reshape the cult-like culture that Jobs built.
First Apple computer goes on sale, could fetch over R5-million
An Apple 1 from 1976, one of the first Apple computers ever built, goes on the auction block at Christie’s next week.
What do Steve Jobs and a clown have in common?
A silver 64GB iPad that was stolen out of Steve Jobs’ home turned up in the hands of a clown who said he had no idea it belonged to the late co-founder of Apple
Steve Jobs named one of Time’s “Most Influential Americans”
Steve Jobs has been included in Time’s list of the 20 “trailblazers, visionaries and cultural ambassadors who defined a nation.”
Steve Jobs’ Android comments won’t sway Apple-Samsung trial
Steve Jobs’ comments regarding the “destruction of Android” won’t have any effect on the current patent trial