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On TalkCentral this week, MultiChoice talks up DStv Now and online streaming - and a new streaming player, Iflix, is coming to South Africa. Also in the podcast, MTN is trying to reinvent itself for a new era; a new deal on the ICT white paper might be possible; and a few thoughts on the WikiLeaks CIA leaks. TalkCentral is brought to you by TechCentral, the home of South Africa’s best technology journalism - on the Web at www.techcentral.co.za. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, the best of Mobile World Congress 2017. Also this week, Cell C's restructuring, new shared-data plans from Telkom and Cell C, and MTN's results. Regardt's pick this week is Setapp, while Duncan has chosen Bitdefender for Android. Podcast website

In TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the big announcements expected at Mobile World Congress, including new smartphones from HTC, Huawei, Sony and, yes, Nokia. Also this week, DStv hikes its prices, the Snapchat IPO, and ZAR X goes live. Duncan's pick this week's is the audiobook Future Crimes, by Marc Goodman, while Regardt has chosen music from Moby. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week: Liquid Telecom consummates its deal to buy Neotel; what South Africans felt about Zuma’s state of the nation address; there's concern about Cell C; and Twitter’s growth flat-lines. Regardt van der Berg's pick this week is Zendesk, while Duncan McLeod has chosen Dashline. Podcast website

In TechCentral's TalkCentral podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg ask: which will be the first big tech company to reach a market capitalisation of a trillion dollars? Also this week, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Alphabet results, the ICT policy white paper and communications regulator Icasa's planned termination rates review. Duncan's pick this week is MSQRD, while Regardt has picked Prune. Podcast website

In the latest episode of South Africa's top technology podcast: Microsoft's blow-out earnings thanks to the cloud; the latest rumours on the Samsung Galaxy S8; the Nintendo Switch in South Africa; the Sony Xperia Ear in South Africa; and should we scrap the digital terrestrial television project? Podcast website

In this special TalkCentral podcast, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod sits down with the experts on digital radio in South Africa to talk about the country's DAB+ and DRM trials, what's been learnt from them, and when consumers can expect commercial services to be launched. Also in the podcast, the panel talks about what's holding back roll-out and adoption, and what's next for radio in South Africa. The panellists are Primedia Broadcasting CEO Omar Essack, Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association (Sadiba) chairman Lynn Mansfield, South African DRM consortium member and adviser to Radio Pulpit Chris Joubert, and Dave Cherry, chairman of the Sadiba/National Association of Broadcasters Digital Working Group (focused on DAB+). Podcast website

In this week's episode of TalkCentral, a look at Netflix's strong financial results - and has it taken the lead in South Africa from ShowMax? Also, this week, is WeChat a threat to Android and iOS? Plus, more trouble for Samsung and network neutrality in South Africa. Podcast website

On TalkCentral's first episode of 2017, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss the WhatsApp "backdoor", Norway to switch off FM radio, Cell C jacking up its prices and the iPhone turning 10. Duncan's pick this week is We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E Taylor, while Regardt's pick is DaisyDisk for macOS. Podcast website

It's our last show for the year, and a time to look back at the year. In this special edition of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg choose their top smartphones of 2016. Also this week, the biggest local and international technology stories of the year, our winner and loser of the year - Vumatel's Niel Schoeman and the SABC's Hlaudi Motsoeneng - and, in our quiz, the top-selling phones of all time. Podcast website

In TalkCentral this week, the SABC behaving badly, the "please call me" settlement talks break down, MTN names a new group chief operating officer, speculation about Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and Vodacom's uncapped fibre plans. Podcast website

TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod sat down with Internet Solutions MD Saki Missaikos to find out why his company is buying MWeb Connect and getting into the retail ISP market, especially in light of the fact that it seems to depart from IS's historical focus on the business market. Duncan asked Saki about whether this represents a bigger retail play for IS in the future, and how (or if) IS plans to integrate MWeb into its business. He also asked him about the ICT policy white paper and what it means for IS and for the industry more broadly. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, Internet Solutions is buying MWeb, Nokia’s making a comeback (kind of), the Orange Online Store is no more and Netflix now offers downloads. Regardt's pick this week is Morgaw Saddle Adjust for iOS and Android, while Duncan has picked Zumalator, also for iOS and Android. Podcast website

On TalkCentral this week, we chat Black Friday. But not for long, because there's real news, too - like MTN vowing to take market share from Vodacom and Cell C’s BEE shareholder suing it over the planned restructuring. Also this week, the mystery around the SA Connect tender and plenty more... Podcast website

This is a special edition of TalkCentral recorded on Monday, 14 November 2016. At Vodacom's results presentation for the six months to 30 September 2016, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod sat down with the group's CEO, Shameel Joosub, to talk about Vodacom's new video-on-demand platform, called Vodacom On Demand. Also in the interview, McLeod asks the Vodacom CEO about the operator's planned Internet of things network, the data must fall movement and how it's responding, refarming spectrum, the ICT policy white paper and the new ICT BEE code. Podcast website

In this week's show, the Internet in South Africa turns 25. We look back at how Mike Lawrie helped establish the first Internet protocol connection to the US. Also this week, FedGroup’s interesting new model to make money from solar panels, ex-Icasa chairman Stephen Mncube dies, the South African firm that predicted the Donald Trump victory and we ask: "Is Twitter dying?" Podcast website

It's podcast time! In this week's show, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about the big Apple and Microsoft keynotes -- the new MacBook Pros, the stunning all-in-one Surface Studio PC from Microsoft and the next big update to Windows 10 Also this week, three new subsea cables to connect Africa -- more bandwidth coming to our shores -- and AT&T buying Time Warner in a blockbuster, US$85bn deal. Duncan's pick this week is Google Spotlight Stories, while Regardt has chosen Udemy. Podcast website

In South Africa's premier technology podcast this week: Vumatel's acquisition of Fibrehoods, Cell C's financial results, next week's MacBook Pro refresh, the doomed Samsung Galaxy Note7 and more on the ICT policy white paper. Picks this week are the Moto Z and Moto Mods (Duncan) and Google Cardboard v2 (Regardt). Our beer this week is Brouer Broers' Buffelsfontein Lewer-Olie witbier. Podcast website

This week's episode of TalkCentral was recorded at the rAge expo at the Northgate Dome. Your hosts, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg, chat about this year's action-packed show. Also this week, the ICT policy white paper debacle, new Google phones, FNB's tap-and-go payments and the Blue Label Telecoms/Cell C tie-up. Duncan's pick this week is the Microsoft Arrow launcher for Android, while Regardt has chosen the Asana project management tool. Podcast website

In the latest episode of TalkCentral, we chat about Siyabonga Cwele vs Icasa, the ICT white paper, the end of BlackBerry smartphones, iPhone 7 pricing in South Africa, Nu Metro's new 4DX theatres and new PVR from DStv. Regardt's pick this week is UberEats, while Duncan has picked Plex. Podcast website