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.

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.

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.

It’s a full house in the ZA Tech Show studio this week with Aki Anastasiou, Andy Hadfield, Samantha Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle gathering around the table to discuss:

• Vodacom’s 20GB price announcement.
• The broadband bungle.
• The coming of Windows Phone.
• Banks and technology.
• Kindle hits retail in SA.
• Microsoft Kinect hacks.
• Is Siri really a threat to Google?

Our technology picks of the week:

• Samantha Beckbessinger: Isitold.com.
• Andy Hadfield: What does the internet think?
• Aki Anastasiou: Instapaper.
• Simon Dingle: Samsung Note.

Fresh in from Nokia World, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle are joined by Ben Kelly to discuss:

• Nokia’s new device lineup.
• Sony buying out Sony Ericsson.
• Motorola’s new RAZR device and Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
• Bendy-screen gadgets.
• Ubuntu coming to smartphones and tablets.
• Cellular roaming tactics.

Our technology picks of the week:

• Ben Kelly: The new iOS app for Ancestry.
• Brett Haggard: execMobile and Sony W-series.
• Simon Dingle: imWatch.

Virtual assistants, wine and patent wars all feature on our show this week. Andy Hadfield, Craig Wilson and Simon Dingle discuss:

• The death of Dennis Ritchie.
• Apple’s iPhone 4S sales record.
• Facebook and Google Plus.
• Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
• Mobile user interfaces.
• Online backup.

Our technology picks this week:

• Craig Wilson: Zovo online backup.
• Andy Hadfield: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
• Simon Dingle: Philips Fidelio S8550 docking speakers.

With mixed emotions Ben Kelly, Simon Dingle and Samantha Beckbessinger discuss:

• Memories of Steve Jobs who passed away this week.
• The iPhone 4S breaking pre-order records.
• Windows 8 and the future of Nokia.
• The BlackBerry and Seacom outages.
• India’s $35 Aakash tablet.
• Debunking the BBM rumour.

Our technology picks of the week:

• Ben Kelly – Regretsy.com and Walter Isaacson’s authorised biography of Steve Jobs.
• Sam Beckbessinger - 27b/6 and NPC Jam.
• Simon Dingle: Espresso.

Another newcomer joins the ZA Tech Show fold this week. Craig Wilson from TechCentral makes his debut in this episode, hosted by Brett Haggard. Jon Tullett make a comeback, unleashing the hate, and the panel is topped off with Nic Callegari. We check out:

• The Kindle Fire and Amazon shaking things up.
• Telkom’s uncapped ADSL.
• Streaming video and on demand services.
• Broadband in SA.
• Nokia’s rumoured new Meltemi operating system.
• Mobile competition mounting and prospects for ‘the other guys’.

Our technology picks this week:

• Jon Tullet: The Objet 3D printer (check out his neat dinosaur head on the video version).
• Craig Wilson: The Samsung GalaxyTab 10.1.
• Nic Callegari: The Battlefield 3 beta.
• Brett: Asus EEEPad Transformer.