In our 20th episode of ZA Tech Show we discuss:

• The international launch of Apple’s 3G iPhone.
• Pieter Uys taking over from Alan Knott-Craig as Vodacom Group CEO.
• Vodacom’s content adaption service status.
• ASUS Eee PC 1000 and the growing netbook market.
• Multichoice’s new DSTV dual-view offering and the approaching launch of DSTV HD.
• Digital media distribution and licensing.
• Musica selling counterfeit Playstation accessories.
• ISO’s rejection of the OOXML appeal.
• The global DNS security update.

And more…

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In this episode the gang is joined by Gerdus van Eeden, CTO of MultiChoice — our first ever guest on the show. We discuss:

• HD TV coming to DSTV, as well as DVB-H and other network features on the way. Gerdus answers all our questions.
• Ben and Duncan have Neotel handsets! We reveal the consumer offering from the SNO, with pricing.
• Ex Telkom CEO Papi Molotsane is threatening to get back into the telco market.
• Altech’s confusing WiMax situation.
• India’s Bharti Airtel rumored to be interested in MTN.
• Interest supposedly shown in GijimaAST by BT.
• Apple’s acquisition of PA Semiconducor and what this could mean for future products.
• The launch of Nintendo’s Wii Fit
• Facebook Chat
• HP launches its first global Concept Store in South Africa.

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This is the first ever episode of ZA Tech Show! Simon Dingle, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Jon Tullett and Duncan McLeod sit around on a Friday afternoon and discuss the death of HD DVD, the coming of high definition television to South Africa, the local broadband situation, Vista SP1 and other pressing technology issues.

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