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.

Is there still hope for BlackBerry? Can Lenovo make a dent in the tablet market? We don’t know the answers to these questions, but are willing to speculate wildly. This week Andy Hadfield, Simon Dingle and Steven Ambrose discuss;

• The Lenovo K1 tablet.
• Samsung pulling the Tab 7.7 from its stand at IFA.
• The Amazon tablet.
• App stores and operators.
• iOS 5.
• The launch of Telkom Business Mobile.
• Evernote acquiring Skitch.
• Google shutting down old projects.
• And more…

Our technology picks this week:

• Steven Ambrose: The new BlackBerry Torch 9860 and Mecer’s 4-port USB hub with Ethernet.
• Andy Hadfield: Rugby World 2011 app for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.
• Simon Dingle: Motorola Atrix.

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.

Our studio is a bit of a lab this week, but we don’t want to talk about it. Sam Beckbessenger, Toby Shapshak and Simon Dingle are your panel this week. We discuss;

• The launch of DStv BoxOffice.
• Spotify launching in the USA.
• Amazon tablet rumours.
• The new music industry.
• Toshiba and glasses-less 3D – in studio.
• FNB’s mobile announcement.
• Microsoft’s prospects.
• Apple Bluetooth in the Apple TV 2
• And more!

Our technology picks of the week:

• Sam Beckbessinger: Decode JZ and iPad accessibility.
• Toby Shapshak: Sony Vaio Z Series.
• Simon Dingle: Plex.

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.

Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle warm themselves with some fiery tech talk on a freezing Monday night. We talk;

• The great Vodabomb of 2011.
• The RICA cut-off in South Africa and its fallout.
• The launch of Google+.
• Zynga preparing its IPO.
• Myspace sold to Justin Timberlake.
• Huawei’s S7 7″ Android tablet.
• Lenovo’s new marketing push.
• Battery technology.
• Lytro photography

Our technology picks and pick-ons this week:

• Ben Kelly: Pinterest.
• Sam Beckbessinger: Compfight and Twitter Whom to follow.
• Brett Haggard: Free App a Day.
• Simon Dingle: The Lands of Hope.

Trying hard to focus on the serious issues facing technology this week instead of talking about foreign love interestes and wine, Andy Hadfield, Stafford Masie and Simon Dingle discuss;

• LulzSec and its fallout.
• 8ta’s new mobile broadband bundles.
• Mobile content strategies.
• The new Ster-Kinekor website’s #fail.
• Windows Phone.
• Nokia’s N9.

Our technology picks and pick-ons this week:

• Stafford Masie – Picks: Dropbox for its awesomeness.
• Andy Hadfield – Picks: Getting Wicked for its thoughtfulness.
• Simon Dingle – Picks: Nokia’s N9 for its significance.

Covering a surprising amount of ground given the circumstances, involving rum, Brett Haggard, Nic Callegari, Simon Dingle and Toby Shapshak discuss;

• Telkom’s 8ta expanding its network.
• ADSL full of fail in South Africa.
• The Sega hack.
• Duke Nukem Forever.
• The Kinect SDK.
• A new, lighter PS3.
• IBM’s centennial.
• Playbook launching in SA. Kinda.

Our technology picks and pick-ons this week:

• Toby Shapshak – Picks: Apple iPad (yes, yes. We know).
• Nic Callegari – Picks: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for iPad.
• Brett Haggard – Picks: Cambox.

It’s all about gaming and mobile this week as Samantha Beckbessinger, Steven Ambrose and Simon Dingle discuss;

• Apple’s iCloud announcement.
• Samsung’s Galaxy S2 and other new Android competitors.
• Nintendo’s Wii U and console gaming.
• Duke Nukem Forever.
• Tomb Raider 2012 announced at E3.
• Facebook’s controversial facial recognition tech.
• The RICA deadline approaching.
• Telkom’s profit slump and long line of kak decisions.

Our technology picks this week:

• Sam Beckbessinger – Picks: Intonow and X-MEN First Class.
• Steven Ambrose – Picks: Noom Weight Loss for Android and YoruFukurou.
• Simon Dingle – Picks: Read It Later and Evernote Premium.