9 episodes
The Tech Wrap Up reframed group
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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
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).
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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 -
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 -
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 -
Oppo launches the Reno 5 in South Africa, Microsoft wants to buy Discord, YouTube wants to be TikTok - Weekly Wrap Up ep. 5
In this week's episode:
YouTube Shorts - 02:00
Facebook Neural wristband for AR - 15:00
Microsoft in talks to buy Discord - 26:20
Oppo launches the Reno 5 in South Africa - 37:30
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 -
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