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ZA Tech Show: Episode 39

Posted on November 24th, 2008 by Simon

Gartner Analyst Will Hahn joins the gang on this week’s episode as part of his visit to South Africa – you don’t want to miss this one. We discuss:

Will’s take on the South African telecommunication’s space. What is the state of play of our market and what are his predictions for the future?
The maturity of the technology market in South Africa and trends that are shaping the way we do things down here.
The move to IP telephony and market expectations in this regard.
We review Neotel NeoFlex Data as Brett and Duncan have been putting the offering through its paces. How fast is it? What latency are they seeing? Can you stay connected in a power outage? All answers within…
Jerry Yang stepping down as CEO of Yahoo!
PC Magazine halting print and going online only. What is happening to print publishing?
Net Neutrality in the USA, the Obama government and how the landscape is changing state-side.
Is email dead?
Gmail introduces themes.
Duncan has a Nokia 5800. It’s poop.
If you think the 5800 sucks, wait until you use a Samsung Omnia. We discuss the touch phone market. It’s all iPhone for now.
News on the arrival of a local Google data centre.
Our predictions surrounding Google Maps – and some general GPS discussion.
Guitar Hero: World Tour is now available in South Africa.
How off-line games make the transition to online.
Wrath of the Lich King breaks a record. We’re not sure which one exactly.
Microsoft South Africa says it is lobbying for a local Xbox Live service.
Afrigator has a new revenue scheme for bloggers.

And more…