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ZA Tech Show episode 11 goes live

Simon — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:37:30 +0000

This weeks episode of the ZA Tech Show is now available for download and swimming its way through the RSS pipes. In this episode we discuss:

Cell C’s (possible) introduction of EDGE 2.
MTN’s acquisition talks.
The announcement of Nokia’s N78 and N96.
Microsoft PlaysForSure biting the big one.
The iPhone going global – and heading for South Africa on Vodafone.
Vodacom’s ridiculous water damage policy.
Apple IMC clamping down on grey Apple imports in SA.
Grand Theft Auto IV’s opening week earnings of half a billion dollars.
Communication’s minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri postponing her budget speech and bungling things up, as usual.

It’s available now from ZA Tech Show’s website.

ZA Tech Show: episode 10 goes live with David Bullard

Simon — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:28:40 +0000

The latest episode of ZA Tech Show is live and includes an interview with controversial writer David Bullard. In this episode the following is covered:

David Bullard speaks candidly about his exit from the Sunday Times.
The future of media and how South Africa is keeping up with online trends.
The launch of Grand Theft Auto IV (and Mr. Bullard’s experiences with Leisure Suit Larry).
Ben and Duncan have benchmarked the Neotel consumer connection and present us with the numbers…
The beta release of Nokia Maps 2.0 with free world maps.
What technology we would like to see incorporated into cars… and some things that are.

Get it at zatechshow.co.za!

A cover that should be covered

Simon — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:45:09 +0000

This month’s copy of Digital Life magazine has the most tasteless cover I have seen since Scope magazine decided to put Miss Komatipoort sucking on a koeksister on the cover of their 1984 Christmas special.

I think Digital Life as a brand and a publication has real potential and the rest of this month’s issue is looking good, but I have to call them on the cover. Come on guys, you can do better than that. This poor model looks like she has just given birth to a litter of mobile phones and one of the least sexiest television sets I have ever seen. By the way – nobody wants CRT televisions any more, especially not with static snow as opposed to a high-definition picture. As if her makeup wasn’t bad enough. Perhaps if she had given birth to an HD TV I would feel less embarrassed for her. Eish. Look on, if you can bear it: