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FROM THE EDITOR Another bite I n tech, as in life, the only constant is indeed change. You might have been top dog a while back, but you have to keep pushing to stay on top. I’m looking at Apple these days and wondering if the tide has not turned. Yes, the new iPhone 6 might take being flexible a bit too far, and yes, the Apple had to pull the iOS 8 update, but there are two other missteps specifically that indicate that the-times-they-are-a-changin. Firstly the new Apple Watch, featured on p8. There is no doubt that Sir Jonathan Ive will go down as one of, if not the best, industrial designers of the start of the 21 century. Somehow I’m unsure if the new Watch will take centre stage at his eventual retrospective at MOMA, looking a bit like those plastic watches once found in lucky packets. If one scrutinises the second and third generation watches the Android competition is releasing (see p13), it’s clear that Apple has some catching up to do. Maybe the best indication that Apple is starting to lose the plot is the spam it’s uploaded to its users’ music libraries, in the rather unfortunate choice of U2’s latest album. U2? What is this, the 1990s? Talk about a bad choice in brand association. Schadenfreude aside, Cupertino will survive and continue to prosper, with reviewers such as Stephen Fry noting that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are “the best and most beautiful mobile telecom technology ever yet produced.” But can it continue to strut around acting as if it’s untouchable? I think this cool kid just picked up its first grey hairs. Enjoy the issue, Mike Joubert [email protected] Published by: TechSmart uses www.facebook.com/techsmartmag Tel: [phone]nd Floor, Block C, Menlyn Woods Office Park, 291 Sprite Avenue, Faerie Glen, PTA www.smartpublishing.co.za PUBLISHING INFO twitter.com/TechSmartMag Copyright © 2014. All rights reserved. No material, text or photographs may be reproduced, copied or in any other way transmitted without the written consent of the publisher. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or of the editor. We recognise all trademarks and logos as the sole property of their respective owners. TechSmart shall not be liable for any errors or for any actions in reliance thereon. All prices were correct at time of going to print. EDITOR PRINT & ONLINE Mike Joubert: [email protected] Download or read the latest TechSmart and TechSmart Business magazine here: www.techsmart.co.za/magazine 02 ADVERTISING Sandra-Lee van Rooyen > 079-515-8493; [email protected] Xander Pieterse > 079-524-0934; [email protected] STAFF WRITERS Ryan Noik [RN], Robin-Leigh Chetty [RLC], Mike Joubert [MJ] CONTRIBUTORS Stephen Aspeling, Deep Fried Man, Linda Pretorius, Moray Rhoda, Pippa Tshabalala, Mynhardt van Pletsen COVER PHOTO Basil Koufos > 082-439-2022 SMART PUBLISHING General manager: George Grobler [email protected] DESIGNER Stuart Ponton October 2014 | TechSmart