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	<title>Simon Dingle</title>
	<link>http://simon.co.za</link>
	<description>Tech journalist, writer, speaker and broadcaster.</description>
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		<title>Not another brick in the wall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After threatening to pull out of the People&#8217;s Republic following hacks on its systems, internet search giant Google is likely to make good on its warning and is preparing to shutdown its operations in China according to an insider at the company who spoke to the Wall Street Journal last week.
Google Search is one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simon.co.za/not-another-brick-in-the-wall/</link>
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		<title>Steam is coming to Mac, with native Source</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official &#8211; video game company Valve announced today that its Steam gaming service is coming to the Mac, along with a native version of gaming engine Source that will bring with it popular titles such as the Half Life series, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2. 
 Most important is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simon.co.za/steam-is-coming-to-mac/</link>
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		<title>iBurst launches uncapped ADSL for gamers, plans WoW server for SA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[iBurst has made many gamers’ dreams come true with its introduction of a service that provides uncapped ADSL bandwidth for gaming traffic, levied at R99 per month. There is a catch, however &#8211; you have to play on iBurst’s servers.
The service is called iGame Unlimited and is being offered as part of iBurst’s iDSL service [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simon.co.za/iburst-launches-adsl-for-gamers/</link>
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		<title>Zombie-resistent flora &#8211; like crack</title>
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There&#8217;s a new cult in town. You might&#8217;ve heard about it already. You may even be a member. If you haven&#8217;t, and you&#8217;d like to preserve the precious little time you have, stay away from PopCap&#8217;s new insanely addictive game &#8211; Plants vs. Zombies.
I started playing this tower-defence-type title on my Macbook and now it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simon.co.za/pvz/</link>
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		<title>Going live for ZA Tech Show 100</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday 19 February 2010 we celebrated the 100th episode of the ZA Tech Show with our first ever live broadcast. The show has been going since somewhere in early 2008 and we have consistently released an episode every week with the exception of a week or two over the festive season. Taking the show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simon.co.za/going-live/</link>
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		<title>Live broadcast from Showstoppers at the Mobile World Congress</title>
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		<link>http://simon.co.za/live-broadcast-from-showstoppers-and-the-mobile-world-congress/</link>
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		<title>The Linux-powered guitar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As an open source operating system Linux shows up all over the place. I&#8217;ve seen Linux-powered vending machines, ATMS, model cars and autopilot drones, never mind the slew of Linux-based mobile phones hitting the market in the form of Android and Maemo.
And now a new Australian company called Misa Digital has put Linux to work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simon.co.za/linux-powered-guitar/</link>
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		<title>Missing the video revolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the Cisco Partner Summit in Boston in 2009 I was in attendance when the networking company revealed research it has been conducting into network traffic. Cisco predicted that by 2013 90% of all consumer IP traffic on global networks will be video. Cisco&#8217;s research suggested that a revolution is underway in video communications and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simon.co.za/missing-the-video-revolution/</link>
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		<title>Talk is cheap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh boy, do I love talking. I could just spend all day talking about stuff. I like talking so much that I&#8217;ve decided to do it for free. At least for now. And all I ask for in return is feedback.
I have some great new ideas for talks in technology, productivity and business, and some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simon.co.za/talk-is-cheap/</link>
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		<title>Padded applause</title>
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On Wednesday Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced his company&#8217;s latest creation to the world &#8211; the iPad. With a 9.7&#8243; capacitive touchscreen and an operating system similar to the iPhone, the iPad has been designed to fill the gap between smartphones and laptops. On a technological level the device is amazing. Equally amazing is the [...]]]></description>
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