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‘Not Vegas’

Simon — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:26:50 +0000

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On a rainy Monday evening Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle gather at the Thunk! perspective lab to discuss;

Nokia Music and the company’s change in strategy.
Apple hate and Microsoft love.
Digital content availability in SA.
Kenya – Africa’s geek haven?
Steve Jobs taking off sick.
Jeffrey Hedberg leaving Telkom and the challenges facing SA’s incumbent.
And much more, of course.

Our tech picks and pick-ons of the week:

Ben Kelly – Picks: Book apps and packages with Stephen Fry and Jasper Fforde as examples.
Brett Haggard – Picks: StrongVPN.com
Simon Dingle – Picks: HandBrake 0.9.5

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‘Kaput’

Simon — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:36:01 +0000

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In our final standard show of the year Aki Anastasiou, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle discuss;

The Telkom dossier.
The growth of 8ta.
Rumours surrounding iPad 2.
Windows Phone 7.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.

Our technology picks and pick-ons of the week:

Aki Anastasiou – Picks: The CNBC app for iPad.
Ben Kelly – Picks-on: EA in South Africa.
Simon Dingle – Picks: Lenovo ThinkPad X201.
Brett Haggard – Picks: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and picks-on: Powercare.

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‘Webulous’

Simon — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:26:32 +0000

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Gathered at the ZA Tech Show’s Northriding lair Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle encrypt their messaging systems and discuss:

Wikileaks, its new Swedish bunker and the impact the site is having on organisational information.
South Africa’s proposed protection of information bill.
The Facebook profile page redesign.
The upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and new computer form factors.
Android 2.3 and the Google Nexus S.
Google Chrome OS.
Tech companies supporting emerging markets.
IS’ WiFi broadband price slash.

Our technology picks and pick-ons of the week:

Ben Kelly – Picks: CardMunch.
Brett Haggard – Picks: ClickToFlash.
Simon Dingle – Picks: About.me.

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‘Motionless’

Simon — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:47:21 +0000

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With 2010 on life support Ben Kelly and Brett Haggard hook up with Simon Dingle to talk tech. They;

Anticipate the launch of Cell C’s new network in Gauteng.
Discuss ADSL’s local inadequacies.
Check out Microsoft’s launch of Kinect and Xbox Live in SA.
Take guesses at the coming iTunes announcement from Apple.
Consider the Macbook Air as a workhorse.
Despair at Toshiba’s Folio tablet fail.
Wonder about Facebook’s messaging overhaul.

Out technology picks and pick-ons this week:

Ben Kelly – Picks-on: Path.
Brett Haggard – Picks and picks-on: iGetter and picks SugarSync.
Simon Dingle – Picks: RockMelt.

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‘No dice’

Simon — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:24:46 +0000

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The team this week includes Duncan Mcleod, Jon Tullett and Simon Dingle who gathered a day earlier than usual to record. They discussed:

Telkom Mobile and the launch of 8ta (we didn’t know much about it at time of recording).
Windows Phone 7 launching worldwide.
Xbox Live coming to South Africa.
Kindle publication subscriptions.
Stuxnet and its scariness.
Google TV and its inclusion in new Sony sets.
Autonomous Google cars
Sentech’s second go at broadband.

Our technology picks and pick-ons of the week:

Jon Tullett – Picks: Candice Jones and the Kindle. And Torchlight.
Duncan McLeod – Picks: OftSeen Gestures.
Simon Dingle – Picks: WOWee One.

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‘SciFi’

Simon — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:35:05 +0000

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Brett Haggard, Nic Callegari and Simon Dingle talk their way through;

DStv On Demand hitting more ISPs.
Online gaming.
Pay television and content licensing.
Google Voice integrating with Gmail.
Science fiction.
iPad competitors.
MTN getting the iPhone.
The global Garmin Nuvi recall.
Neotel snubbing consumers.

Our technology picks and pick-ons of the week:

Nic Callegari – Picks: SARS eFiling and Parrot products.
Brett Haggard – Picks: Highly Precise stylus pen and Sound Paper.
Simon Dingle – Picks: 3D Collection on PSN.

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‘ZATe©hshow’

Simon — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:59:50 +0000

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Back at our home studio this week, the panel includes Brett Haggard, Duncan McLeod and Simon Dingle who discuss:

Brett’s new website – Girl Guides.
3D television.
Telkom’s 10Mbps ADSL upgrade.
MTN’s planned rural broadband network.
Cell C’s branding controversy.
Our hands on experiences with the Nokia N8.
The Tech4Africa conference.

Our technology picks and pick-ons of the week:

Duncan McLeod – Google Latitude.
Brett Haggard – Tron.
Simon Dingle – Samasource and ‘Give Work’.

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‘The hate’

Simon — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:10:33 +0000

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Your panel this week consists of Ben Kelly, Duncan McLeod, Jon Tullett and Simon Dingle who discuss:

The iPhone 4.0.1 update and antennaegate.
Ebooks, audio books and the reading renaissance.
Smart business on smartphones.
Inductive charging with Powermat and others.
Microsoft Kinect local pricing.
Console gaming.
Facebook reaching 500 million users.
Undersea bandwidth cables.
Spectrum allocation and ICASA’s delays.

Our technology picks (or pick-ons) of the week:

Jon Tullett: Compiz head-tracking.
Ben Kelly: Picks: GetGlue.
Duncan McLeod: Picks: Kings Quest 9, chapter 1.
Simon Dingle: Vuvuzela mod for Doom 2.

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’15TB’

Simon — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:34:54 +0000

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Brett Haggard and Jon Tullett join Simon Dingle to discuss:

The Gautrain. Trains are technology, right?
The new ACE undersea cable that will run up Africa’s West Coast.
Telkom’s next moves.
Contention ratios – why are they secret?
Monopolies and comebacks.
R&D at Microsoft.
iPhone 4.
The WirelessG iPod deal.
Google StreetView in SA and custom homepages.

Our picks and pick-ons of the week:

Jon Tullett – Picks: Manufactoria.
Brett Haggard – Picks: iPad Camera Connection Kit and Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez.
Simon Dingle – Picks and picks-on: Sony Vaio P Series and picks: Red Dead Redemption.

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‘Traffic’

Simon — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:56:44 +0000

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Duncan McLeod and Simon Dingle brave traffic, flu and chat-room critics to discuss:

Progress at Cell C.
Telkom Mobile’s prospects.
DStv On Demand.
The realities of uncapped ADSL access in SA.
ODM’s TopTV launch and the overwhelming demand for the service.
TechCentral’s Debate Series debut.
All the announcements from BlackBerry WES 2010.
New Android devices.
Rumours of a Nokia tablet.
Xbox Live.
Half-Life 2: Episode 3.

Our picks and pick-ons of the week:

Duncan McLeod: Picks – Parallels Desktop 5.
Simon Dingle: Picks - Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter.

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