TalkCentral

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