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The Tech Wrap Up

The Tech Wrap Up

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Brendon Petersen and Yaaseen Barnes roundup the biggest tech news stories of the week.
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Shang-Chi, Huawei nova 8, Honor 50 series and Telkom Music powered by JOOX

The Tech Wrap UpSep 06, 2021

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Shang-Chi, Huawei nova 8, Honor 50 series and Telkom Music powered by JOOX

Shang-Chi, Huawei nova 8, Honor 50 series and Telkom Music powered by JOOX

In this episode, Yaaseen Barnes and Brendon Petersen rattle on about travelling and carry-on luggage vs checked luggage, the Huawei nova 8, Honor's 50 series coming to South Africa and what that could mean for Huawei, why Telkom Music powered by JOOX is a great idea and having a flip phone with a T9 keyboard in 2021 (thanks Nokia for the 2720 Flip).



Sep 06, 202101:02:55
Xiaomi is a global powerhouse but what can we expect from them in South Africa?

Xiaomi is a global powerhouse but what can we expect from them in South Africa?

Yaaseen Barnes and Brendon Petersen chat with Nicola Nell, marketing manager at Xiaomi Technology, about the brand, what their product strategy is for South Africa and whether or not we'll ever see Poco officially launch in the country. 

Xiaomi products can be purchased in South Africa via various retailers including Mobile In Africa

Aug 26, 202101:10:52
Google I/O, Acer GPC, Dot Connect Electronics, Apple Music Lossless and more

Google I/O, Acer GPC, Dot Connect Electronics, Apple Music Lossless and more

In this week's episode we catch up on 2 week's worth of tech news:


01:00 - Apple Music lossless audio

13:00 - Acer's Global Press Conference (GPC) announcement

27:00 - Dot Connect Electronics

33:30 - Spyra Two

41:10 - Microsoft Teams for friends and family

46:00 - Twitter's new verification application system

52:30 - Nintendo Switch rumours

59:20 - Google IO

May 28, 202101:13:25
Apple Pay comes to SA, Xiaomi gets into EVs and DiDi comes to Cape Town - The Tech Wrap Up ep. 6

Apple Pay comes to SA, Xiaomi gets into EVs and DiDi comes to Cape Town - The Tech Wrap Up ep. 6

Catch our Twitter Spaces conversation with Oppo South Africa on Wednesday 7 April at 7 pm SAST.


In this weeks episode, we finally stop fighting over Apple, we gush over new mapping tech and try to decipher Apple's WWDC 2021 invite.


Timestamps:

Apple Pay launches in South Africa - 02:00

Apple WWDC 2021 - 18:30

Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold and EV ambitions - 27:30

DiDi launches in South Africa - 55:45

Google Maps Live - 01:04:00


For more tech news, head over to reframed.co or the Tech Reframed podcast

You can find Yaaseen Barnes on Twitter or Instagram

Brendon Petersen can be found on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and monthly on MetroFM

Apr 02, 202101:20:11
Oppo launches the Reno 5 in South Africa, Microsoft wants to buy Discord, YouTube wants to be TikTok - Weekly Wrap Up ep. 5
Mar 26, 202101:05:13
Samsung launches new Galaxy A series, Hisense has a 100-inch TV and Shoprite wants to launch a network - Weekly Tech Wrap Up ep.4

Samsung launches new Galaxy A series, Hisense has a 100-inch TV and Shoprite wants to launch a network - Weekly Tech Wrap Up ep.4

In this week's episode we visit Hisense, talk about the new Samsung Galaxy A series, try to figure out what OPPO is launching in South Africa and argue about iPhone (yet again):
New Samsung Galaxy A series - 00:35

Hisense 100-inch Lasercast TV - 09:37

Oppo launch - 21:00

iPhone loyalty at an all time high - 28:00

Shoprite's MVNO - 35:00

Twitter hacker gets sentenced - 42:12

Mar 19, 202153:44
WTF are NFTs? Oppo launches the Find X3 Pro and there are tons of Apple and Huawei rumours - ep. 3

WTF are NFTs? Oppo launches the Find X3 Pro and there are tons of Apple and Huawei rumours - ep. 3

In this week's episode, we try to understand a lot of things and we end up arguing about Apple and VR (again):

NFTs - 00:55

Fireside app - 09:05

Fitbit Ace 3 - 18:46

Samsung Awesome Unpacked - 24:00

Oppo Find X3 Pro - 35:00

Huawei rumours - 38:16

Apple rumours - 51:00

Mar 12, 202101:20:58
Twitter Spaces comes to Android, Microsoft gets futuristic and Apple lets you transfer iCloud photos to Google Drive
Mar 05, 202155:31
Understanding Clubhouse, Samsung's big software play and Spotify's expansion plans
Feb 26, 202101:16:08