We test everything from Brett’s time-keeping abilities to Ben’s patience and the new Nokia Lumia smartphones in this episode of the ZA Tech Show. Join Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle as we discuss:

• Nokia’s Lumia 800 launch.
• The furore over 22seven.
• Facebook IPO rumours.
• Inside Google.
• The Megaupload bust.
• The end of piracy.

Your crew this week consists of Andy Hadfield, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle who discuss:

• Alan Knott-Craig taking up the reins at Cell C.
• Jeffrey Hedberg leaving Altech.
• BlackBerry’s CEO shuffle.
• Microsoft’s renaissance post Gates.
• CEO Twitter rockstars and social networking in 2012.
• Google Plus.
• Windows 8 and Metro updates.

Our technology picks this week:

• Andy Hadfield: Modern Combat 3.
• Brett Haggard: Velodyne vPulse headphones and Kingston Wi Drive.
• Simon Dingle: In the Plex by Steven Levy.

We focus our conversation this week on what are likely to be the big areas of tech news in 2012. Simon Dingle is back from CES in Las Vegas, joined by Sam Beckbessinger, Craig Wilson and Ben Kelly to discuss:

• The future of television and the hints provided at CES.
• An overview of the Consumer Electronics Show 2012.
• New tablets on the way.
• i’m Watch and i’m Core.
• The Google-Mocality debacle.
• Online content.

Our technology picks this week:

• Sam Beckbessinger: OpenSignalMaps and Minecraft.
• Ben Kelly: Grand Theft Auto 3 for iPad and The Trenches.
• Craig Wilson: PocketHipster and F.Lux.
• Simon Dingle: Yamaha RX-A1010.

With a lot of our crew at CES in Las Vegas, Samantha Beckbessinger and Nic Callegari man the ZA Tech Show fort this week. They discuss:

• Exciting news coming out of CES.
• Whether there’s any such thing as an “ultrabook”.
• New TVs running on Android and Ubuntu.
• The One Laptop Per Child Project’s new tablet.
• Online music sales finally beat out CD sales in 2011.
• DStv BoxOffice Online beta trial.
• Kodak about to file for bankruptcy.
• Poor matric results in maths and what this means for SA as a tech hub.
• Vodacom gets a license to sell insurance.
• Why Nic’s switch to Android was a disaster.
• Why 2012 is going to be a great entertainment year for geeks.

Our technology picks of the week:

• Nic Callegari: Pulse.
• Sam Beckbessinger: Codeacademy’s Code Year, Gym-pact and Mindbloom.

In this, the third of our annual ZA Tech Show holiday specials, we take a look at the year ahead and make some predictions for 2012. Your holiday crew of Andy Hadfield, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle are onboard for a run-through of some of what’s to come…

As 2011 draws to a close our ZA Tech Show holiday crew of Andy Hadfield, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle run through TechCentral’s ‘International newsmakers of the year’ and pick our top technology products and news stories from the annum.

Wondering what to get your geek(s) this festive season? Our special ZA Tech Show holiday crew of Andy Hadfield, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle have some suggestions for you. In this, the first of our 2011 holiday specials, we discuss branded notebooks, gaming gifts, gadgets and other great must-haves for this year.

As the 2011 festive season gets underway, Andy Hadfield, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle gather at ZA Tech Show HQ to discuss;

• Intel’s “ultrabooks” – supposedly big next year.
• HP open-sourcing WebOS.
• Mobile app development and HTML 5.
• Windows 8 and Windows Phone.
• DStv is launching a new satellite.
• Local loop unbundling.
• iCloud’s backup fail.
• Absa’s NFC trial.
• Mac App store reaches 100 million downloads while Android tops 10 billion.
• The Video Game Awards.

Our technology picks of the week:

• Andy Hadfield: Mi-Fone.
• Ben Kelly: Picks on Matthew Reilly.
• Brett Haggard: Picks the iNoxCase and Tweetdeck for sucking.
• Simon Dingle: Mario Kart 7.

From jailbreaks to laptop stickers featuring undergarments, we cover the world of technology this week with hosts Brett Haggard, Dominic White, Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle, discussing:

• The BlackBerry PlayBook gets a jailbreak.
• Android’s progress.
• The new Google.
• Waze and personal navigation.
• Xbox 360′s fall dashboard update.
• Fibre to the home.
• Windows 8.
• The PSAT debacle.

Our technology picks this week:

• Simon Dingle: Tomtom Routes,  In the Plex and Crashplan.
• Sam Beckbessinger: Dead Island, HP’s ProLiant MicroServer special and Ommwriter.
• Dominic White: Mail & Guardian iPad app, Github and iCab Mobile.
• Brett Haggard: The new Motorola Razr, Kingston DataTraveler HyperX USB drives and Data Usage for iPhone.

With a jam-packed studio, heated discussions are par for the course on this week’s show. Join Andy Hadfield, Brett Haggard, Simon Dingle and Stafford Masie for a discussion surrounding:

• Microsoft Kinect hacking.
• Siri and the future of interfaces.
• The “Apple way” versus Microsoft’s open path.
• Mobile ecosystems.
• NFC and banking.
• The iPhone 4s being delayed in SA.
• MWEB’s ‘Naked ADSL’ initiaitve.
• Social network marketing.
• The future of enterprise tech.

Our technology picks of the week:

• Andy Hadfield: 7 Billion iPad app.
• Brett Haggard: Lenovo Thinkpad tablet and Lemon app.
• Stafford Masie: Twine.
• Simon Dingle: Genius Scan.