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.

Joining us on the show this week is Samantha Beckbessinger, Toby Shapshak and Simon Dingle. We discuss;

• BlackBerry’s new device line-up.
• HP WebOS devices.
• Digital publishing and the role of print.
• ADSL woes in SA.
• Predictions of SA’s IT market size.
• Cory Doctorow’s tablet bashing.

Our technology picks this week:

• Sam Beckbessinger: If this then that and The Inside Experience from Intel and Toshiba.
• Toby Shapshak: The new BlackBerry line-up. And paper.
• Simon Dingle: Roku 2.

Your panelists this week are Andy Hadfield, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle. With classy wine in-hand, we discuss;

• Google+ and Facebook blocking contact exports.
• Facebook video chat with Skype.
• Preparing for OSX Lion.
• Android tablets.
• Comscore’s market update for Q2 smartphone sales.
• Nokia 2.0.
• Lenovo.

Our technology picks this week:

• Andy Hadfield – Picks: Dragon Age II.
• Brett Haggard – Picks: Lego Instructions for iOS.
• Simon Dingle – Picks: Objet260 3D printer.

With Simon in Dubai, Brett Haggard takes the reigns this week. He is joined by Ben Kelly, Candice Jones and Steven Ambrose to discuss:

• Pinky Moholi’s appointment as Telkom CEO.
• Consumer fibre connections coming from i3 Africa.
• The new Microsoft.
• Reinventing consumer technology.
• Car tech.
• Tablet competitors and their chances against the iPad.
• BlackBerry OS 6.
• The launch of Internet Explorer 9.

Our technology picks and picks-ons this week:

• Ben Kelly – Picks: DStv Mobile.
• Candice Jones – Picks: Person Finder and jQuery.
• Steven Ambrose – Picks: Internet Explorer 9 and picks-on DStv.
• Brett Haggard – Picks: Beats ‘Studio’ by Dr. Dre.

The crew this week consisted of Jon Tullet, Samantha Perry, Stafford Masie and Simon Dingle who discussed;

• New laptop lines from Apple, HP and Lenovo.
• Intel’s Thunderbolt I/O technology.
• Claims of breakthroughs in battery tech.
• Smartphone cans and can’ts.
• The current spike in singularity interest.
• And much more…

Our technology picks and pick-ons this week:

• Stafford Masie – Picks: iThoughts.
• Jon Tullett – Picks-on: Kalahari.net and Amazon.
• Samantha Perry – Picks-on: spammers and picks: Dropbox.
• Simon Dingle – Picks: The Huawei E5 and Abigail De Kosnik‘s take on piracy and TV.

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.
• How touch-phone competitors are stacking up against Apple.
• Terrestrial broadband provisioning.
• The Pirate Bay’s indestructibly.
• Digital photography.
• And much more…

Our technology picks and pick-ons of the week:

• Brett Haggard: Picks Appshopper and the Capdase iPad Portfolio case.
• Candice Jones: Picks the Canon 550D and The Digital Photography School.
• Steven Ambrose: Picks the WolframAlpha app for iPad.
• Simon Dingle: Picks Nikon Learn & Explore.

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The ZA Tech Show turns 100 this week and we celebrated with our first ever live broadcast and some really expensive champagne. Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Duncan McLeod, Jon Tullett, Toby Shapshak and Simon Dingle discuss:

• Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7.
• Development on mobile platforms.
• Google and Android at the Mobile World Congress 2010.
• Intel and Nokia’s MeeGo announcement.
• The release of Starcraft 2 beta.
• Heavy Rain for the PS3.
• Samsung’s new Bada operating system and the new Wave.
• Powermat induction charging.
• Verizon’s partnership with Skype.

Our picks and pick-ons of the week:

• Toby Shapshak – Picks: NTT Docomo’s eye-controlled phone and Motorola’s Golden Eye.
• Jon Tullett: Picks and picks-on: GConnect from WirelessG.
• Ben Kelly – Picks: The PC Museum’s Vintage PC Twitter stream.
• Brett Haggard – Picks: The Mifi, soon with app store.
• Simon Dingle – Picks: Powermat with iPhone adapter and Rogue Amoeba software.

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As Christmas 2009 approaches, our panelists are confined to their quarters and must use Skype to converse. Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Duncan McLeod, Jon Tullet, Simon Dingle and Toby Shapshak discuss:

• Cell C’s network expansion and upgrade.
• Telecoms.
• Intel scrapping Larrabee and possibly cosying up to Nvidia.
• Blackberry’s Storm 2.
• Integration between Twitter and search providers.

Our picks and pick-ons of the week:

• Duncan McLeod: Picks – Google Chrome for Mac.
• Brett Haggard: Picks – Dragon Dictation for iPhone.
• Jon Tullett: Pick-on – Dragon Dictation and picks – Samsung Star.
• Toby Shapshak: Picks – Blackberry Storm 2.
• Ben Kelly: Picks – Stanza.
• Simon Dingle: Picks – Tornado Outbreak for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

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Host of the ZA Show, Glen Verran makes his debut on the ZA Tech Show this week, joining Simon Dingle, Duncan McLeod and Brett Haggard. We discuss:

• Podcasting in South Africa.
• FarmVille and other online games.
• Twitter’s waning popularity.
• The Nokia N900.
• Mustek reporting HP to the Competition Commission.
• Time Inc’s tablet-friendly magazine concept.
• Of Windows, Mac and Linux.
• 3d television and Sony shooting the 2010 World Cup in 3d.
• Eskom and the future of power production.
• DSTV launching Super Sport HD.

Our picks and pick-ons of the week:

• Glen Verran: Picks – The HDTV and Home Theatre Podcast and The Mede8er.
• Duncan McLeod: Pick - Garmin Nuvi 1410.
• Brett Haggard – Pick – Threadsy (yes, again).
• Simon Dingle: Maemo Linux and New Super Mario Bros. for Wii.

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