Yaaseen Barnes joins me to chat with Pinni Goodman, Director at GeeWiz.co.za about the site, the state of eCommerce in South Africa and what makes a great online shopping experience.

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Sustainability has become one of the biggest buzzwords in tech with every tech company highlighting its efforts to reduce e-waste by including less in the box with your product or by showcasing various ways you can re-use or recycle the box it arrived in.

Acer is one of the tech companies going even further by using ocean plastic to create an entirely new range of products with the Aspire Vero being the first.

In the second installment of our conversation with Acer, we speak to Glenn Du Toit - Acer Africa's Country Manager - after their mammoth announcement at this year's Global Press Conference (GPC) about sustainability and creating technology with positive impact.

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It often seems like companies talk the talk but don't walk the walk when it comes to things like empowerment, and in an age where technology has become the backbone of society, it's important that the technology companies help empower the people and communities who rely on their platforms and products.

In this episode, Glenn Du Toit - General Manager of Acer Africa - chats about how technology can be used to empower people and how Acer is using its products and brand power to empower people.

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Technology has helped us connect, engage, learn and remain productive in ways we could never have imagined, but what does the future hold for technology and how we engage with it?

Garsen Naidu - General Manager of Cisco Sub-Saharan Africa - joins me to discuss the future of technology and how our relationship with it could change in the future.

For the latest in tech news, head over to Reframed.co or catch up on all the big news stories of the week on The Tech Wrap Up (available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more).

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Smartphones from all the mainstream OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) might be perfect for many of us but there are certain use cases where these powerful devices just aren't tough enough. 

Crosscall is a French company that specialises in rugged smartphones for all aspects of life. I spoke to Julien Fouriot, Africa Sales Director for Crosscall, about their devices and the market for more durable devices.

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Quantum computing is the new boundary-pushing technology that all the big tech names are getting into, ut what exactly is it and how will it help us?

Richard Moulds, General Manager of Amazon Braket, chats to me about quantum computing and the potential it holds to impact everything from business to everyday life. 

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In this week’s episode, I speak to Ruben Janse Van Rensburg, the Head of Sustainability in Africa for HP and Michael Van Lier, District Manager for HP about the issue to try and understand what sustainability actually is, where it begins and what the socio-economic impact is.

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Aldo Laubscher - SA Country Manager for Visa - joins me to discuss how the pandemic has changed our relationship with money, Bitcoin, when we can expect Apple Pay in South Africa and the rise of digital banks.

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Computers have seen a resurgence in sales because of the new work from home culture,but what comes next? Do we continue to tap our screens and keyboards or is something better on the horizon? Acer Africa’s General Manager joins me talk about this and a whole lot more.

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As with all live events and sports matches, LaLiga has had to adapt and find ways to keep fans of the beautiful game engaged and entertained, no small feat for arguably the most famous football league in the world.

Marcos Pelegrin, the country managing director for LaLiga in South Africa, joins me to discuss how the pandemic has impacted LaLiga, how the league is using technology to bring fans the ultimate football experience, and what the future of football is.

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