ZA Tech Show: Episode 38

Posted on Monday, November 17th, 2008 at 07:47 by Simon and filed under Podcast episodes, ZA Tech Show.

Topics under discussion this week include:

  • Nintendo launches Wii Party website and an online gaming store in South Africa.
  • The question of why only Playstation has an online presence in SA. Why can’t Microsoft or Nintendo do it?
  • Comparing ADSL service providers – Axxess versus Plugg more specifically.
  • All-girl gaming team, the PMS Clan is on its way to South Africa. We’ll be there. 
  • The second expansion pack for World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King has been launched.
  • Guitar Hero: World Tour is being launched next week.
  • Google Video Chat.
  • Skype – and why it should have an open API.
  • Telkom’s ADSL issues.
  • Neotel’s data-only product.
  • Duncan has the new Macbook. We play.
  • Alienware’s new laptop – the M17.
  • The new Windows Live social network.
  • Microsoft strategy.
  • BlackBerry Storm is being launched on November 21 in the US.
  • Dimension Data posts annual results.

And more…

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4 Comments so far

Comment by gerdus, posted on November 17th, 2008 at 13:56

Just to note openweb.co.za is quite nice:
R349 for 10GB internatiol VPN account
R240 for 5GB saix cheapest available.

very happy with them.

Comment by dylan, posted on November 17th, 2008 at 17:06

vod cast the Episode when you are interviewing the PMS clan on 29 November?
Yes Please!

Comment by Globetrotter, posted on November 18th, 2008 at 15:10

Open API’s have obvious advantages but sometimes there actually are good reasons why certain software remain proprietary. I was quite surprised that everyone knocked Skype because it doesn’t have an open API… yet nobody bothered to mention WHY they don’t open it up?? :)

VoIP traffic by default is unencrypted, so anyone that has access to the network between sender and recipient can intercept the packets. However, all calls and messages in Skype are automatically ENCRYPTED and it’s mainly because of this reason, that the code is proprietary. Opening up the API could affect security and security is one of the main reasons why businesses tend to prefer using Skype.

Then there’s the added Skype Out advantage where you can call regular landlines for relatively cheap prices, the audio quality is really great and I don’t recall having a dropped call, ever.

The other chat messengers don’t support encrypted communication which immediately make them irrelevant to people like me. I suppose if you’re someone whose VoIP chats are always frivolous and nothing more, then security is not an issue.

The idea behind converged chat clients like Digsby is good but the fact that encryption is mostly ignored is enough reason why apps like Skype have credibility.

Comment by Nott, posted on May 21st, 2009 at 16:03

Ha!

You would think that they world have OK’d it at the beginning instead of allowing it to go so long without saying a thing and then bringing it back up when it was too late. I don’t understand it at all. VigRX

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