There’s a lot to poke sticks at on this week’s ZA Tech Show as Arthur Goldstuck, Brett Haggard, Nic Callegari and Simon Dingle discuss:

• The prospects for BlackBerry 10 OS.
• Smartphone ecosystem lock-in.
• iTunes and other content services launching in South Africa.
• How stupid the FPB is.
• Banning mobile phones in SA schools.
• Samsung’s Galaxy S3 reveal.
• Huawei’s new Android tablet, approved by Google.
• FNB GeoPay.

Our technology picks of the week:

• Arthur Goldstuck: Sony Xperia NXT, the Education App Guide by Core, and the new iPad.
• Nic Callegari: DocuSign Inc. for iPad.
• Simon Dingle: Adobe Reader for iPad.
• Brett Haggard: Blue Cableyoyo and Cool Feet.

This week your panel contains the technical prowess of Dave Greenway, analytical mastery of Steven Ambrose and Simon Dingle, who’s OK. We suppose. They discuss:

• New iPad pricing and launch in South Africa.
• HTC’s new Android powerhouses.
• A sneak at Samsung’s next Galaxy smartphone.
• Intel’s Ivy Bridge reveal.
• New Macs on the way.
• Adobe CS 6 and Adobe Cloud.
• The shift from pro at Apple.
• Windows 8 editions.
• Uncapped ADSL data price reductions.
• Diablo’s 15 May launch.

This week’s technology picks:

• Steven Ambrose: HTC One X and Kingston SSD Now
• David Greenway: Microsoft Exchange and SorryForMay15.com
• Simon Dingle: Asus Transformer Prime.

Arthur Goldstuck, Ben Kelly and Brett Haggard are your resident geeks this week, who discuss:

• Allan Knott-Craig’s Cell C aspirations for a 25% market share.
• Spectrum running out in the USA.
• What regulators in SA should be doing.
• Neotel hitting 100000 consumer customers.
• Apple’s NanoSim debacle.
• Windows 8 and Apple chinks in the armour.

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.

The show is powered by the troika of Arthur Goldstuck, Brett Haggard and Craig Wilson this week. We discuss:

• Vodacom’s data growth.
• Samsung’s Galaxy Note.
• The future of tablets and their niches.
• Amazon Kindle hits Incredible Connection.
• The 20th anniversary of the ‘net in SA.

Our technology picks of the week:

• Craig Wilson – Planetary for iOS.
• Arthur – Kodak ESP 2170.
• Brett – OpenELEC.

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.

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.

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.