TalkCentral

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