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This week South Africa’s most accessible consumer technology podcast sees Gavin fail at technology, Lindsey rages against the metaverse, TCL launches TVs in South Africa at ridiculously good prices, LG gives 3 months free Apple TV+, Apple breaks Lindsey’s heart by cutting iPad mini production and there’s trouble brewing with streaming services. Gavin's main hustle is here: http://techmagazine.co.z...

Apologies for the audio clipping this week, Gavin got excited about his favourite topic: his bromance with Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. Xiaomi South Africa make a case for its excellently priced 11T Pro, the competition commission is looking into Takealot's monopoly, we go hands on with the Huawei Watch 3 Pro, there's some more ISP news and we give you a great tip to get more out of your home music...

The new MacBooks Pro and the M1 Pro and M1 Max silicon threaten to ruin the family, there's new developments in the big spectrum fight, iPhones enjoy the best average mobile internet speeds in the country, Gavin gets emotional about Windows and Lindsey didn't get a Fitbit Charge 5. All that and more in another stacked episode of South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast. Gavin's m...

Microsoft's consumer business lead Fatih Bor and modern workplace and security business lead Colin Erasmus answer all our Windows 11 questions so that you can make better choices about the upgrade.

We bring you all the biggest South African tech stories on this week's episode of Mzansi's most accessible consumer technology podcast, but you first need to sit through a Nokia love fest delivered by a passionate Gavin Dudley. Lindsey believes that the SA Reserve Bank has its heart in the right place with the crypto laws, Icasa goes backwards on the spectrum problem, MTN gets competitive with unc...

We bring you all the first impressions of Windows 11, a Samsung Galaxy A22 review, Lindsey thinks the Fitbit Charge 5 was made for him, Gavin fondles a Poco Phone and there's a disturbance of the peace. South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast is bursting at the seams with tech news. Watch The Quantified Scientist here: https://youtube.com/c/TheQuantifiedScientist Gavin's main hu...

This week Gavin continues his romantic fantasies about the Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter, Lindsey fires shots at Minister of Minerals and Energy Gwede Mantashe, we detail Huawei’s plans for the Nova 8 Pro and try to make some sense out of the WATCH 3 Pro product positioning. There’s a ton of news to get through and you can even learn how to protect yourself from the smartphone snatchers who empty out...

Huawei South Africa launched the Nova 8i and Pro as well as the Huawei Watch 3 and Watch 3 Pro (our first legitimate look at HarmonyOS), so we grilled the company's leading local voice on the future of the the brand in South Africa. Everything you want to know about product strategy and market penetration gets aired out.

MultiChoice stars in this week's episode of South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast because some strange decision making has put Lindsey's rugby watching in jeopardy. Gavin has strong feelings for Eskom's CEO, there's some more development in the ransomware situation and we have some stellar home networking tips for you. Gavin's main hustle is here: http://techmagazine.co.za/ An...

There was an Apple Event this week, so Gavin is particularly combative. We explain the difference between a Samsung Galaxy A22 and A32, Lindsey has to defend the iPhone 13 family from unfair ridicule, the new iPad is the best computer you can buy for under R7 500, Gavin explains his issues with Sonos when we discuss the new Beam (Gen 2), and there’s an assortment of other tech news to get through...

Gavin and Lindsey agree on Apple product, try to make sense of the Huawei Nova 8, giggle at FNB's scam situation, give you our best laptop buying advice and lament the loss of the headphone jack in the mid-range. It's bumper episode of South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast, so strap in. Gavin's main hustle is here: http://techmagazine.co.za/ And you can also find us here: http...

This week South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast tries to make sense of Icasa's spectrum claw back, gives our best tablet buying advice (tldr: get the iPad), fails at getting some commentary from Huawei South Africa, explains why Nigeria wants $2-billion from Multichoice and Lindsey tries to convince you that he is not an influencer - while trying to influence your purchasing d...

This week Gavin and Lindsey share their top phone buying tips, discuss the fitbit Charge 5, and try not to kill each other. Gavin's main hustle is here: http://techmagazine.co.za/ And you can also find us here: http://thatopinionguy.co.za https://global.techradar.com/en-za Follow Gavin at https://facebook.com/TechMagazineZA/ Find Lindsey at https://twitter.com/SharpSchutters. Email us at overclock...

This week Gavin and Lindsey delay the folding phone talk as long as possible on South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast. Is the Honor Magic 3 what the P50 should've been? Is Samsung trying to create a market to license its folding intellectual property? Will Telkom take Joox to the heights that it should be hitting? Get all the answers to those questions, get the full story abou...

Actual consumer technology news dominates South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast this week. Gavin and Lindsey unpack the Q2 mobile sales figures (Xiaomi are on the charge), we explain the Medupi woes and why Eskom is putting the tariffs up so aggressively, there's continued mourning for Huawei and its demise, and even a little TV License rant. Gavin's main hustle is here: http:...

Xiaomi is relaunching in South Africa with actual in country representatives. Gavin and Lindsey are always looking for more value in the market and Xiaomi's vast product catalogue is very hard to beat for diversity and value for money. Nicola fills us in on the brand strategy as it now tries to carve out a place in the South African market.

This week South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast unpacks the Apple earnings, Lindsey is very excited for the Huawei P50 Pro, Gavin lost R3000 trying to set up an Azure virtual machine cloud computer, there's a Samsung Unpacked folding phone preview and we finally figure out why tech reviews have become so poor. There's also the Sony ZV-M10 preview and a little tribute to the ex...

Pegasus and the targeted attack on Cyril Ramaphosa dominates the headlines on this week's episode of South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast. Lindsey is finding it hard to love the Nokia G10, Gavin has some Blackberry nostalgia and some excellent tips to get on top of work from home anxiety, and there is consensus that SA's highest data users should be left alone. Gavin's main h...

This week on South Africa’s most accessible consumer technology podcast Gavin and Lindsey reflect on the violence in KZN, the Astrofica leadership team turn Lindsey on to the virtues of a manned Mars mission, we give you the heads up on mobile scams that are stealing money from consumers, We prime you for the future of mobile desktop computing, Nokia announced a new rugged phone and Gavin gets dee...

Another jam packed show that tries to understand why Rain is ranked consistently last on the list of best ISPs in South Africa, where Vumatel went wrong, Gavin tries to explain what is going on with Multichoice, Lindsey has strong feelings about Google Workspace and how the government has let down the school kids. South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast comes to you live on Gree...

South Africa’s most accessible consumer technology podcast comes to you live on Greenroom by Spotify! (apologies for the drop in audio quality.) Gavin gets hypocritical about Microsoft when Lindsey points out that Windows 11 is forcing a hardware upgrade, Samsung unveils more plans for the unified smartwatch platform with Google, Lindsey ranks his top fitness wearable brands, there's a general con...

This week South Africa’s most accessible consumer technology podcast finds more meaning in 5G, makes sense of China’s crypto mining ban and regulations, unpacks the DSTV earnings report, Lindsey apologises to Discovery Vitality, Gavin finds out that all USB-C connectors are not made equal, and we explain why you probably shouldn’t buy a new car right now… Get Greenroom here: https://www.spotify.co...

This week Dolby Atmos comes to Android users via an Apple Music update, and of course South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast has all the details. Gavin goes hands on with the Sony WF-1000XM4 earbuds, Lindsey waxes lyrical about his re-ignited love of Huawei and we're back to the high octane format you know and love. Gavin's main hustle is here: http://techmagazine.co.za/ And yo...

Apple fans, revel in 5min of wall to wall WWDC summary! Gavin cares about Spotify, Lindsey gets the power of 5G injected into his house, Sony launches the world's most advanced true wireless earbuds at the world's most ridiculous price and Huawei drops out of the global top 5 smartphone vendors. All that and an extra helping of ransomware on South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podca...

Huawei South Africa CTO Akhram Mohamed talks about the new Huawei Band 6, HarmonyOS gets released to the world, Lindsey got on an airplane for the first time in over a year, Gavin is done with cinema and Samsung is poised to rule the Android world with help from AMD. All that and more on this week's episode of South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast. Gavin's main hustle is here:...