ZA Tech Show: Episode 30




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Summary: We're all about mobile and gaming this week as the ZA Tech Show crew is scaled down to three, plus some input from Trevor van de Ven of ZA Car Show fame. Under discussion is the new Microsoft Ad featuring Eva Longoria, Deepak Chopra and others. Jerry Seinfeld is nowhere in sight. Also Apple's arrogance and walled approach to the iTunes Music and App store and Nokia lining up its next range of phones, hot on the heels of recent releases from the vendor. Clearly the competitive landscape is hotting up. The Apple iPhone arrives in South Africa this week, on 23 September. Other browsers are getting Chrome-like javascript support with SquirrelFish, and Chrome has been third-party ported to Mac and Linux. Warhammer Online is finally available as yet another attempt at competing with World of Warcraft. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released this week, with major media attention. More gaming news with the release of Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS, Acer's Predator range of PC gaming hardware, the launch of Life with Playstation for the PS3, and the approach of Guitar Hero: World Tour to compete with Rock Band. Twitter has a new interface, and Jon still doesn't have an account. Our esteemed minister of communications, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has decided to appeal the recent Altech ruling in the high court. And more... Check out www.zatechshow.co.za