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.

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.

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.

Brett Haggard is at the helm again this week, joined by Ben Kelly and Steven Ambrose to discuss:

• MTN goes uncapped – for real this time.
• Google+ and its explosive growth.
• Telkom Caps get an upgrade.
• Apple tackles Samsung in Australia.
• World of Avatar’s buyout of Mxit.
• Android’s growing market share.
• Apps showing up for Windows Phone.
• Nokia’s new N9.

Our technology picks this week:

• Ben Kelly: The Rugby World Cup 2011 app and BBC’s Life and Fate.
• Brett Haggard: AroundMe and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 for iPad and iPhone.
• Steven Ambrose: Nokia N9.

We’re down to two this week with Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle holding down the fort. Fortunately they don’t need any help shooting their mouths off about;

• Vodacom’s BlackBerry Internet Service cap.
• Emerging Windows 8 goodness (and badness).
• User interfaces.
• Amazon tablet rumours mounting.
• The frenetic pace of the gaming industry.
• Digital publishing.
• And more…

Our technology picks this week:

• Sam Beckbessinger: Muro and the Star Wars Scanimation book.
• Simon Dingle: Klexi.

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.

In this episode you’ll hear the voices of casual wine aficionado Andy Hadfield and international man of mystery Stafford Masie who join Simon Dingle to discuss;

• HP’s new direction.
• Amazon’s rise as an ecosystem player.
• The future role of network operators.
• The information revolution.
• Motorola’s XOOM and Atrix.
• News from Gamescom.
• Kids and computing.
• The Twitter ‘walkout’.
• ‘Retweet’ and ‘sexting’ entering the dictionary.

Our technology picks this week:

• Stafford Masie: Arduino and Quantified Self.
• Andy Hadfield: Carbonite.
• Simon Dingle: Mobile Mouse.