TalkCentral

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