ZA Tech Show show

ZA Tech Show

Summary: An awesome weekly talk show with news, reviews and opinion on the week's tech news. Hosted by Brett Haggard and guests, the ZA Tech Show is Africa's longest running podcast.

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 Episode 144: 'Not Vegas' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:01

On a rainy Monday evening Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle gather at the Thunk! perspective lab to discuss Nokia Music and the company's change in strategy, Apple hate and Microsoft love, digital content availability in SA, Kenya as Africa's geek haven, Steve Jobs taking off sick, Jeffrey Hedberg leaving Telkom and the challenges facing SA's incumbent, and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 143: 'Malted' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:23:07

We're back in Johannesburg with afterthoughts from the Consumer Electronics Show. Aki Anastasiou, Nic Callegari and Simon Dingle settle down with some fine whiskey to discuss the Consumer Electronics Show and its ridiculous scale, new car radios running Android, celebs at CES, SIM cards in traffic lights, our highlights from CES, differentiation in a me-too market, a round-up of new tablet products, Apple animosity, converged connectivity and content offerings, next-level console gaming, and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 142: 'CES Slamwich' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:59:39

Our first show of the year comes to you from Las Vegas, Nevada where the ZA Tech Show attended CES 2011. Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle discuss car manufacturers at CES, Facebook's US$50 billion valuation, the storage revolution, 'year of the tablet' at CES, Star Wars at CES and 3D television, Windows Phone 7 and rumours of Windows 8, and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 141: 'Kaput' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:19

In our final standard show of the year Aki Anastasiou, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle discuss the Telkom dossier, the growth of 8ta, rumours surrounding iPad 2, Windows Phone 7 andWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 140: 'Webulous' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:20:12

Gathered at the ZA Tech Show's Northriding lair Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle encrypt their messaging systems and discuss Wikileaks, its new Swedish bunker and the impact the site is having on organisational information, South Africa's proposed protection of information bill, the Facebook profile page redesign, the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and new computer form factors, Android 2.3 and the Google Nexus S, Google Chrome OS, tech companies supporting emerging markets, IS' WiFi broadband price slash, and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 139: 'Sanity' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:47

'Twas the month before Christmas and all through the house three geeks were stirring. Their names are Ben Kelly, Jon Tullett and Simon Dingle. In this week's episode of the ZA Tech Show they discuss Cell C's data inroads, sanity prevails and South Africa readopts DVB2 for digital TV, Roy Padayachie's promising first month in office, the Wikileaks debacle and Australia and the USA going Orwellian, Acer's Iconia, Alive and other new announcements, DSTV Mobile, the launch of Powermat in South Africa, and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 138: 'Take 2' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:58:30

Brett Haggard and Duncan McLeod make up your panel this week, with a full schedule of tech news. They discuss the launch of DStv Mobile, the ongoing spread of Cell C's network, FibreCo, Broadband Infraco and other fibre initiatives, Telkom's annual results, iOS 4.2 and 4.3 around the corner, Rupert Murdoch hooking up with Apple, why Android makes Brett yawn and Duncan smile, Standard Bank's new data centre, cloud computing, the possibility of a new iPad, the new MINI Countryman and its Connect system, and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 137: 'Motionless' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:04:34

With 2010 on life support Ben Kelly and Brett Haggard hook up with Simon Dingle to talk tech. They anticipate the launch of Cell C's new network in Gauteng, ADSL's local inadequecies, Microsoft's launch of Kinect and Xbox Live in SA, the coming iTunes announcement from Apple, the Macbook Air as a workhorse, Toshiba's Folio tablet fail, Facebook's messaging overhaul and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 136: 'No moving parts' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:10:00

Amidst whiskey and Movember challenges, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Nic Callegari join host Simon Dingle to discuss Roy Padayachie's appointment as SA's minister of communications, the new MacBook Air as a real computer, the ANC Youth League's embarrassing attack on Twitter, Microsoft Windows Phone 7, and much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 135: 'Double shake-up' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:07

Brett is at the steering wheel again this week with panelists Andy Hadfield and Jon Tullett along for the ride. They discuss the MWEB leak of user details, local peering movements, Limewire's legal losses and piracy in general, eBook readers and the new Nook, the new Macbook Air, the PSP Phone - which is really coming this time. Apparently. And much more... www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 134: 'Angry Steve' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:05:45

We decided to do things differently this week and record at our usual time. In this episode Simon Dingle is joined by Tribeca's Nic Callegari and Steven Ambrose from World Wide Worx. They discuss Telkom 8.ta, the Nokia N8, Microsoft's annual TechEd conference, Windows Phone 7, Apple OS X Lion and the new Macbook Air, gaming trends and much more. www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 133: 'No dice' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:03:14

The team this week includes Duncan Mcleod, Jon Tullett and Simon Dingle who gathered a day earlier than usual to record. They discussed Telkom Mobile, Windows Phone 7, Xbox Live, Kindle, Stuxnet, Google TV and autonomous cars, Sentech broadband and more, including our picks and pick-ons of the week. www.zatech.co.za

 Episode 132: 'Backstabbing pervert' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:08:33

Simon Dingle, Brett Haggard and Andy Hadfield are on the panel this week. They discuss tablets with the iPad coming up against the Samsung Galaxy Tab and BlackBerry PlayBook, Telkom Mobile or Heita!, Cell C's 4G tangle with the ASA, Facebook's new features, 3D TV and much more, including our picks and pick-ons of the week. www.zatech.co.za

 ZATS131: 'Penguins and sheep' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:18:07

The panel this week is led by Brett Haggard who is joined by Duncan McLeod and Jon Tullett to discuss the launch of Telkom Mobile, Cell C's ongoing 4Gs rollout, uncapped broadband, Microsoft's new consumer focus, the BlackBerry PlayBook, mobile connectivity, bit-pipes and revenue, and much more. www.zatech.co.za

 ZATS130: 'iSuppose' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:24

Amidst the madness of the iPhone 4 launching in South Africa, Simon Dingle, Brett Haggard, Candice Jones and Steven Ambrose gather to discuss the SA launch of the iPhone 4 from MTN and Vodacom, terrestrial broadband, The Pirate Bay and much more. www.zatech.co.za

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