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    ZA Tech Show: Episode 193 – ‘The end is nigh’

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    With most of the ZA Tech Show crew at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Samantha Beckbessinger and Nic Callegari man the fort this week. They discuss:

    • The exciting news coming out of CES
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    • New TVs running on Android and Ubuntu
    • The One Laptop Per Child Project’s new tablet
    • Online music sales finally beating CD sales in 2011
    • DStv BoxOffice Online beta trial
    • Kodak about to file for bankruptcy
    • Poor matric results in maths and what this means for SA as a tech hub
    • Vodacom gets a licence to sell insurance
    • Why Nic’s switch to Android was a disaster
    • Why 2012 is going to be a great entertainment year for geeks

    [gplayer href=”http://zatech.co.za/podcast_episodes/zats193.mp3″ ] Stream this week’s show: [/gplayer]

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