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On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss HMD Global’s new Android flagship, the Nokia 8. Also this week, they chat about Tuesday's announcement about the iPhone models and what we can expect. Plus Liquid Telecom’s fibre expansion and Showmax to merge with DStv, which leads into a lengthy discussion about the best television shows on the various streaming platforms. Listen to the show to find out who's been named winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is the Goal Zero Yeti 150 and linked Nomad 28 Solar Panel, while Duncan has chosen the website Free Carrier Lookup. Podcast website

There's one story dominating the podcast this week: TechCentral's exclusive story about Vumatel's plan to offer uncapped 100Mbit/s fibre to township residents for R89/month, starting in Alexandra in Johannesburg. If Vumatel gets it right - and its models show it's likely to work - the audacious plan could transform township economies in South Africa. Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk in detail about the plan, with fresh insights from TechCentral's Friday interview with Vumatel CEO Niel Schoeman. Also this week, Vodacom's weird free data offers and communications regulator Icasa versus Cell C. Duncan's pick this week is Ada for iOS and Android, while Regardt has chosen custom Lego mini figures from mini-me.co.za. Listen to the podcast to find out who the team has chosen as winner and loser of the week. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Telkom's new LIT zero-rated music and video streaming plans and what they mean for the market. Also this week, HTC is on the chopping block -- we look back at some of the company's best handsets - and the next iPhone could set you back R20 000! Regardt's pick this week is SwiftKey, while Duncan has chosen NetAnalyzer. Stream or download the podcast to find out who's been named as winner and loser of the week. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are joined by Andrew Fraser to chat about the week's biggest local and international technology news. On the menu this week: Icasa's attempts to deal with expiring data - is it going about it correctly? - and should the mobile operators be forced to open their networks to data resellers? Also, what’s happened to digital migration? And South Africa is getting a new mobile virtual network operator in the form of Lycamobile. Finally, the panel asks: what's going on at Dimension Data in Africa and the Middle East? Download or stream the podcast to find out who the panellists have chosen as the winner and loser of the week. Andrew's pick this week is Paterva Maltego, while Regardt has chosen the Adata i-memory module and Duncan has picked the Great 78 Project. Podcast website

This week's podcast was recorded at Homemation in Sandton. Homemation is a specialist distributor of mid- to high-end audio/visual and home automation solutions. Show regulars Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are joined by the company's brand manager Warren Husband, with the show itself recorded in a room kitted out with the very best in home entertainment hardware costing R3m. It's mind-blowing stuff. Also in the show this week, Tencent and Naspers get into music streaming in South Africa, the “hero” who stopped WannaCry is arrested in the US, Vodacom loses a top executive to SAA and Telkom slashes prices. Regardt's pick this week is Netflix's ability to "choose your own adventure", while Duncan has chosen the BlackBerry KEYone smartphone. Listen to the show to find out who's been chosen as the winner and loser of the week. Podcast website

It's Friday, so it's podcast time. On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about MTN shares plunging on a disappointing earnings update. Also this week, the curious case of EOH's gyrating share price, Blue Label Telecoms wraps up the Cell C deal and Telkom vs Vodacom over who owns the ducts into people's homes. Plus, Facebook plans to monetise WhatsApp and Messenger - should we be concerned? Regardt’s pick this week is Insta360, while Duncan has chosen Adobe Audition as well as the Renegade Report podcast. Stream or download the podcast to find out who’s been chosen as winner and loser of the week. Podcast website

We're at Mediatech Africa 2017 for this edition of the TalkCentral podcast. Show regulars Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are joined by "Mr Mediatech" Simon Robinson to chat about the event, as well as all the week's biggest technology news. On the podcast this week, the US$20 4G phone, and why it's potentially a very big deal. Also this week, Vodacom's impressive first-quarter financial results and Openserve slashes wholesale ADSL and fibre prices. Plus, are you brave enough to be one of the first to hitch a ride on Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy? Regardt's pick this week is Mozilla's Project Common Voice, while Simon has again chosen BlackTrax (on display at Mediatech) and Duncan's pick is Justice Malala's Burning Platform podcast on CliffCentral. Stream or download the podcast to find out who's been chosen as winner and loser of the week. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg dissect the crisis facing SAP in South Africa and analyse how it's managed things so far (short version: not terribly well). Also this week, why a merger of Sentech and Broadband Infraco is a bad idea, views on the CSIR conducting a spectrum audit for the wholesale open-access network and Sat-3 goes down (and no one really notices). Plus, someone has invented a battery-free phone - could this be true? Stream or download the episode to find out who is named winner and loser of the week. Regardt's tech pick this week is Amarillo home security cameras, while Duncan doesn't have a pick (but promises to return with one next week). Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod is joined by Sun Circle Group MD Simon Robinson to chat about the upcoming Mediatech Africa show at the Dome, plus, of course, all the week's technology news. In the podcast, Simon and Duncan discuss Icasa suspending its CEO and Samsung reporting its biggest quarterly operating profit on record. Also this week, .africa domains go to "general availability" (but they're still not cheap) and Vumatel to offer 200Mbit/s home fibre. Listen to the podcast to find out who's been named winner and loser of the week. Duncan doesn't have a pick this week, but Simon has chosen BlackTrax real-time tracking. Show regular Regardt van der Berg is travelling this week. Podcast website

Andrew Fraser joins the TalkCentral team of Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg this week to talk about everything tech (and everything besides). On the show this week, Andrew talks about his investigation into the Gupta sockpuppets on Twitter. Also this week, was the Petya malware that spread around the world this week a Russian cyberweapon? Plus, MTN poaches Telkom spin doctor Jacqui O'Sullivan. And high-definition streaming is coming to DStv Now. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Vodacom breaks the 500Mbit/s mobile download barrier, Uber’s CEO quits and Liquid Telecom outlines its plans for Neotel. Plus, it seems you can now “root” your drone... And we pick our best deals from the Steam Summer Sale, which really should be the Steam Winter Sale. Duncan's pick this week is SqwidNet's Sigfox Sens'it Internet of things device, while Regardt has chosen the Fusion Stereoactive speakers. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the constitutional court judgment in favour of former communications minister Faith Muthambi. Also this week, Japan's Nippon Telephone and Telegraph said to be mulling the sale of Dimension Data Africa (but there are strong denials), Telkom is getting a new name, Telkom is boosting copper-based digital subscriber lines to 100Mbit/s (well, some of them) and Apple's insane, US$5 000 iMac Pro. Download or stream the podcast to find out who Duncan and Regardt and have named as winner and loser of the week, as well as their technology picks this week. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the looming restructuring at Telkom. Also this week, they look at Cell C's new tariff plans (are they a response to Telkom's FreeMe?), Iflix expanding on its Africa launch plans, Intel announcing the Core i9 processor and Andy Rubin's smartphone. Plus, we're excited to announce that TechCentral is getting a fresh and exciting new look. Podcast website

Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about telecommunications minister Siyabonga Cwele's decision to reverse course on a plan to assign all future high-demand spectrum to the planned wholesale wireless open-access network. Also this week, Microsoft to build Azure data centres in South Africa, Huawei gets into the PC business, Naspers may sell its African pay-television assets, and we ask: have we hit peak TV? Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about government's umpteenth flip-flop on encryption in digital TV and what it says about the state of South Africa's government. Also this week, Windows to play nicely with iOS and Android (and why it's a great move by Microsoft), Telkom's share price on a tear, and our first views of the Samsung Galaxy S8. Regardt's pick this week is Enlight for iOS, while Duncan has chosen Opera for desktop. Podcast website

In the latest episode of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg ask whether ADSL is dying. Also this week, MTN achieves 400Mbit/s LTE, rumours about the next iPhone, Jeff Bezos may soon be the world’s richest man and the Nasdaq cracks 6 000. Duncan's pick this week is Google Earth for Chrome, while Regardt has chosen Mixcloud. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Internet Solutions' reported discussions to acquire Dark Fibre Africa. Also this week, Naspers to pump almost R1bn into Takealot, a big restructuring looming at Datatec, Hetzner is peering at NAPAfrica and ... Star Trek's Tricorder is almost a reality! Regardt's pick this week in Snapseed, while Duncan has chosen History Timeline for Android. Tune into the podcast to find out who the winner and loser of the week are. Podcast website

Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are back for another episode of technology news and analysis. In this week's show: how Samsung dealt with the Galaxy Note7 crisis; Vodafone's CEO, Vittorio Colao, is in town and LG's new G6 smartphone makes its South African debut. Duncan's pick this week is Physics Toolbox Suite for Android and iOS, while Regardt has chosen Beer Tracker Plus for Garmin sports watches. Podcast website

Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are back for another opinionated slice of technology analysis (plus some politics - it's been quite a week). In this week's show: the Samsung Galaxy S8 unveiled; Cell C wants to cut termination rates to zero; Telkom may spin off its tower and property assets; MTN chairman paid R72m; and Naspers now owns a stake in Tesla. Duncan's pick this week is Samsung DeX, while Regardt has chosen the podcast series Alibi. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Ster-Kinekor’s old website leaked almost 7m users’ account details — we speak to the Durban-based software developer, Matt Cavanagh, who exposed a major security flaw in the company’s website. Also on the show this week, the ANC to mull ways of reducing MultiChoice’s dominance in pay television; Swatch to make its own smartwatch operating system; Cell C’s financial results; and the new MiTech Direct sound and technology superstore in Johannesburg. Duncan’s pick this week’s is Meteor for Android, while Regardt has chosen Litchi. Listen to the podcast to find out who Duncan and Regardt have picked as winner and loser of the week. Podcast website