TalkCentral
Your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about all things technology, local and international.
TalkCentral: Ep 141 - 'Netflixxed'
In this episode of TalkCentral: Netflix threatens to block VPN users, parliament to investigate over-the-top services, PC sales tank in 2015 and BMI-TechKnowledge releases a detailed reprot on South Africa's broadband policy. ***We apologies for the static in parts of this episode. We are working to resolve this issue as…
TalkCentral: Ep 140 - 'It's a wrap'
***We apologise for the slight crackle in this episode. It's an issue with our mic. It will be fixed in time for our next show.*** In the last TalkCentral of 2015: MTN headed to the Nigerian courts, Vodacom must withdraw 4G ads and Google's top trending searches in South Africa…
TalkCentral: Ep 139 - 'Meltdown'
In the show this week, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the latest developments at MTN, WeChat pumping R50m into local start-ups, Discovery giving away the Apple Watch to its Vitality customers and Telkom expanding its uncapped LTE offering.
TalkCentral: Ep 138 - 'Windows at 30'
In this episode of TalkCentral, we shake up our format a little. We talk about Microsoft Windows turning 30, Telkom's decision to walk away from Cell C, Mark Barnes's appointment as CEO of the Post Office and Telkom's slowing ADSL growth.
TalkCentral: Ep 137 - 'Shake down'
In this episode: Nigeria's "shake down" of MTN, Telkom's desire to buy Cell C, Afrihost's voice packages and Firefox on iOS.
TalkCentral: Ep 136 - 'Open something'
In this week's episode of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Telkom’s decision to create Openserve, technology shares on the JSE, the idea of a national open-access wireless network and the ongoing saga of the SABC's chief operating officer.
TalkCentral: Ep 135 - 'On the Surface (Book)'
On South Africa's best weekly technology podcast: Microsoft’s big devices keynote; Apple Watch and iPhone 6s and 6s Plus South African pricing and availability; Afrihost cutting across to its new network; and Seacom going direct to corporate South Africa. Plus our tech picks and our winners and losers of the…
TalkCentral: Ep 134 - 'At Snowden'
In the show this week: digital television in the Northern Cape, Vodacom's new low-cost smart devices, streaming sport and Edward Snowden on Twitter.
TalkCentral: Ep 133 - 'What did she say?'
In this week's podcast, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the September Apple keynote, Telkom's fibre plans, progress on spectrum and the video-on-demand wars.
TalkCentral: Ep 132 - 'Show me'
In this episode of TalkCentral with Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg: The looming shake-up at Telkom Wholesale, Alan Knott-Craig's HeroTel, Xiaomi’s Africa debut and Apple iPhone rumours…
TalkCentral: Ep 131 - 'ABCs'
In this episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss the huge shake-up at Google, the latest drama at the department of telecommunications & postal services, the developments at Afrihost and the world's richest technology billionaires.
TalkCentral: Ep 130 - 'Open-access fibre'
In the latest episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about MTN's new CEO, MTN going open access for home fibre and Telkom vs Icasa over the Vodacom/Neotel deal.
TalkCentral: Ep 129 - 'Barking mad'
In this episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Regardt van der Berg and Duncan McLeod chat about Vodacom and Neotel, Apple Music, and the coolest Web cam ever.
TalkCentral: Ep 128 - 'DroidBerry'
In the show this week, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the jobs bloodbath at Telkom, BlackBerry possibly making an Android phone and Apple's developers' conference.
TalkCentral: Ep 127 - 'The bank is a telco'
In the latest episode of South Africa's leading technology podcast, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about First National Bank's long-awaited launch into mobile telecommunications and virtual network operator. They look at what it means and what impact FNB is likely to have on South Africa's…
TalkCentral: Ep 126 - 'Power edition'
In the latest episode of South Africa's leading technology podcast, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Elon Musk's big Tesla Energy keynote and what it might mean for South African consumers.
TalkCentral: Ep 125 - 'Have faith'
On TalkCentral this week, we talk about e.tv’s lawsuit against communications minister Faith Muthambi and the minister’s furious reaction. Also this week, a perfect storm of problems hits Altron and Altech, and price hikes from MTN, Vodacom and Telkom. And there’s also Cell C’s R8bn LTE plan.
TalkCentral: Ep 124 - 'It's how thin?'
In the latest episode of South Africa's leading weekly technology podcast, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg unpack the big Apple Watch and MacBook announcement. Also this week, they look at the ructions at the department of telecommunications & postal services, the network disruptions at Cell C…
TalkCentral: Ep 123 - 'MWC in review'
It's Mobile World Congress time again, and your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about some of the highlights, including the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge as well as the HTC M9 and the HTC Vive. Also on the show this week, we try and…
TalkCentral: Ep 122 – ‘In a jam’
Signal jamming in parliament, Cell C gaining market share, GCHQ hacking Gemalto, restructuring at Telkom. It's all in this week's packed episode of TalkCentral. Your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg unpack the week's biggest