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When it comes to cybersecurity, reacting to a threat isn’t always enough; you have to get ahead and stay ahead of the escalating risks. Join Sid Yenamandra, co-founder & CEO of Entreda, the leading provider of comprehensive cybersecurity software tools for wealth managers and other regulated industries, as he interviews business professionals about what’s keeping them up at night, and how they’re successfully mitigating the looming vulnerabilities that may exist within their firms.
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#BizTrends2024: Yesh Surjoodeen, MD HP Southern Africa, explains how PCs can win in 2024
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The PC market is going through a time. They're losing marketshare to the Mac. Losing mind share because of a technology gap that is growing because they are relying on 3rd party suppliers like Intel and AMD. Who better than Yesh Sujoodeen, MD for HP South Africa to explain what the future of the PC looks like. “I think that during the pandemic era,…
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#BizTrends2024: Wayne Toms, GhostDraft CEO, talks about AI convergence in CCM
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There’s a line in Redemption Song that goes “have no fear for atomic energy” and it speaks to a post-World War II mistrust of science. We’re in the moment right now with AI. GhostDraft has been automating customer communications since 1984 and the current CEO Wayne Toms thinks that 2024 is the year that AI gets elevated above the hype cycle as an i…
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Christmas was cancelled in Bethlehem: a discussion with a religious leader
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Podcast originally produced for St George's Rod and Staff https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/st-georges-rod-and-staff/id1503957357Host: Lindsey SchuttersGuest: Archdeacon Rodney Whiteman--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unencrypted/message
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ep.12 | Uber is going green for clout
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There were about 14,463 Uber trips made in each minute of 2022 across the 900 cities where you can get an Uber. Uber, however, doesn’t say how many of those trips were in electric vehicles, but does say that it saved over 18 million litres of petrol from the 25,000 EVs in its global fleet. In 2008 Travis Kalanick pitched the idea of Uber to possibl…
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ep.11 | Green Hydrogen sounds like a scam.
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You know the just energy transition South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is always talking about? It’s going to cost an estimated one and a half trillion Rand to get started. Of course the bulk of that money will be spent on overhauling the electricity sector, but it is an ENERGY transition, which means changing how we do all fuels that power ou…
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ep. 10 | Microsoft has been doing AI for years
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Microsoft took the fight to its competitors in the consumer space when it added the OpenAI’s GPT engine into its search engine Bing, and its Edge browser and now everyone is in love with a moody chat bot… What a time to be alive. But this isn’t Microsoft’s first rodeo or even its first billion dollar investment into OpenAI. First, the company was f…
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ep.9 | Mobile gamers are getting their chance.
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Christiano Ramos (or Tiano in the game), the best Call of Duty Mobile player in the country – or the continent, depending on who you’re speaking to – says high refresh rate displays are a massive benefit. Specifically, the ability to lock framerate on a game.If you believe the marketing and the popular youtubers, you’d think that high refresh rate …
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ep.8 | Portchie NFTs spread joy to digital lives
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There is no touching in the metaverse, no floral fragrances in Web3, and DeFi is distinctly flavourless. The promise of the digital world is a stark – because minimalism is encouraged due to development constraints – existence without the comforts of life. But artists like Jan Hendrik Viljoen, better known as Portchie, are bringing beauty to our se…
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ep.7 | Quality is the casualty of the music streaming wars.
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Humans, on average, listen to 18.4 hours of music each week. That’s equivalent to around 368 three minute audio tracks. This is according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry 2021 Engaging with Music report.The 2019 version of this report put that weekly average at 18 hours.Over that time period music streaming listenership …
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It’s US CPI data day again, which tanked BTC by 10% last month… Microsoft had an event and there are new Surface machines on the way.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unencrypted/message
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ep.6 | How tech is changing photography
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Unencrypted ep.6: How technology is changing photography (ft. Ian McNaught Davis) Ian is one of the most accomplished photographers I know and not only because of his masters in photography that he achieved abroad, but rather the fact that he has been a photographer in an active war zone. Scratch that, you can’t officially call Ukraine a war zone y…
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British pound volatility, the imminent Credit Suisse liquidity crisis and the European gas situation contributed to a 3 percent gain for Bitcoin. The premier crypto has arrived at the $20 000 level again and things could go either way.The shares of one of the widely tracked crypto funds Greyscale Investment’s bitcoin trust - a darling of institutio…
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Perimeter Defense Is No Defense At All
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Waiting for a cybersecurity threat to reach your perimeter defense is simply not enough. These days, you need to protect the whole environment, in and around the business, including where data may be stored offsite. In this episode, Nimesh Mehta, Senior VP and Chief Information Officer of National Life Group, a life insurance and investment company…
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Mitigating the Risks through Cyber Insurance
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It didn’t take long for bad actors to seize the opportunity the pandemic provided to go after newly unprotected digital data. This left the underwriting communities of cyber insurance with a fresh set of risks to mitigate. In this episode, Geoff Moore, CISO of Valmark Financial Group, a full-service broker-dealer, investment advisor and insurance p…
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The Challenges of Supervising the Remote Work Environment
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Working from home may be a more relaxed way to do business for the general employee, but for those of us focused on cybersecurity, it’s an increasing challenge to supervise and protect. In this episode, Ann Robinson, Chief Compliance Officer of Farmers Financial Solutions, discusses why it’s not enough to simply prohibit the use of new technology w…
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The Advisory Function of an Information Security Officer
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As the pandemic shifted a large sector of the workforce to remote operations, it also tore down many of the secure perimeters built around the traditional office. In this episode, Tim Dzierzek, former CISO for Smarsh, shares what he believes is the new challenge CISO professionals are facing, to be proactive in identifying new threats and as an adv…
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A Post-Pandemic Pivot to Protect Your Data
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The pandemic resulted in a sudden need to support an ever increasing remote workforce, which may be with us for the long-haul. In this episode, Jason Lish, CISO of Lumen Technologies, a global enterprise technology platform that combines networking, edge cloud, collaboration and security to deploy, accelerate and protect your applications, shares h…
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Vetting the Vendors: Cybersecurity Risks of Supply Chain Management
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More than ever, companies are employing third-party vendors to make their businesses run more efficiently. But with that expansion comes a much greater risk to cybersecurity. In this episode, Ishan Girdhar, Founder and CEO of Privva, a cutting edge software company focused on supply chain risk management, discusses what to look out for as your comp…
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That’s James McCall, chief sustainability officer at HP. Yes, I’m back in the desert, but this time I’m taking about ocean bound plastics. Specifically the stuff HP is using in 99 percent of its new devices. You see, plastic manufacturing is actually a bit of a scam. On 18 July 2017 the sovereign nation of the People’s Republic of China filed a not…
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Bitcoin retreats from $20300 in wake of USD surge and BoE debt counter. XRP was an early winner, but QNT had a spectacular Wednesday. Public BTC miners have lost money. Amazon Kindle Scribe is an e-ink tablet with a stylus - which begs the question: WHO ASKED FOR THIS? Apple does about turn to bring Stage Manager to non-M1 iPads, but it may be a Pr…
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ep.4 | What's a Binance?
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Binance is the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and has aggressively entered South Africa. Lindsey Schutters spoke to the local Binance business head Hannes Wessels about the plans for Mzansi and how Binance is going to move crypto into the mainstream. We didn't expect him to have an answer on the second question, but he di…
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ep.3 | How Huawei is making its comeback
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Not many tech commentators gave Huawei a chance after the company was hit with sanctions that stripped it of its ability to source from US intellectual property. With no access to Google Mobile Services or even 5G connectivity, and unable to manufacturer its own silicon chips, Huawei fought back with a software response.We will never see the Harmon…
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ep.2 | How Samsung is jumping the Bluetooth competition
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Samsung didn’t give much details on how they are reproducing HiFi audio in the Galaxy Buds2 Pro, they’re just trusting that you buy the product and the story.This week Gavin Dudley, editor of TECH magazine, joins Unencrypted to unpack and demystify Bluetooth audio. Unencrypted is brought to you by https://www.addvirtt.comAnd recorded at https://www…
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Unencrypted ep. 1 | HP and the supply chain crisis
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Lindsey Schutters, thedecryptr.com editor reporting from the HP Amplify Executive Conference 2022, Dubai. How is the second biggest PC manufacturer in the world navigating the supply chain crisis? Listen to Chief Supply Chain Officer Ernest Nicholas chart the company's course forward. This episode is brought to you by Virtual | sports | addvirtt --…
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During the pandemic, ransomware attacks skyrocketed over 350%. Cybersecurity industries witnessed some of the largest breaches of all time, hitting companies like SolarWinds to Kaseya, Colonial Pipeline, and even Microsoft. But when it comes to cybersecurity, reacting to a threat isn’t always enough; you have to get ahead and stay ahead of the esca…
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The final episode of South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast. Thanks for the memories. Gavin's main hustle is here:http://techmagazine.co.za/And you can also find us here:http://thatopinionguy.co.zahttps://global.techradar.com/en-zaFollow Gavin at https://facebook.com/TechMagazineZA/Find Lindsey at https://twitter.com/SharpSchutt…
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OVRCLKD Interview: TCL TVs come to SA
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Head of marketing for TCL South Africa tells OVRCLKD what makes TCL special and why they've chosen to hit the South African market right before Christmas. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unencrypted/message
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OVRCKLD 151: Android 12 arrives in SA (for S21 users | Engen 1App | Huawei licenses hardware
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Rejoice Samsung Galaxy S21/+/Ultra users, for your overlords have granted you Android 12! Lindsey still has no regrets, Gavin tames the loadshedding beast, we were right about Huawei and Honor, and South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast mourns the loss of Joox. Elsewhere Apple makes big right to repair strides and Engen 1App mak…
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OVRCLKD 150: How to survive loadshedding | 5G remains a myth
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A delayed episode sees South Africa’s most accessible consumer technology podcast have André de Ruyter's back in the loadshedding debate, Lindsey falls out of love with Android, Eskom are unexpectedly helpful, 5G remains a myth and Gavin has feelings for Intel. If you care about ARMv9 and cascading failure, tune in. Gavin's main hustle is here:http…
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OVRCLKD 149: TCL TVs come to SA! | Down with the metaverse | Showmax rules streaming
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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. Gav…
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OVRCLKD 148: Unpacking the Takealot monopoly | Facebook renames | Love for De Ruyter is down
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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 y…
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OVRCLKD 147: What makes the new MacBooks Pro special? | Rain is anti competition
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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…
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OVRCLKD Interview: Windows 11
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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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unencrypted/message
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OVRCLKD 146: Honor gets Google services | Garmin Venu 2 | Poco comes to SA!
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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 t…
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OVRCLKD 145' Windows 11 | Fitbit Charge 5 | the best Internet service providers!
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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://yo…
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OVRCLKD 144: Telkom data leak | How to build your home network | More De Ruyter love
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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 you…
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OVRCLKD Interview: Akhram Mohamed CTO - Huawei South Africa
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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. --- Send in a voice message…
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OVRCLKD 143: MultiChoice has a new DStv pricing model | Eskom | Huawei
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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 …
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OVRCLKD 142: iPhone 13 | Sonos Beam (Gen 2) | Who won in the Apple v Epic trial | On air fight!
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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’…
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OVRCLKD 141: How to buy a laptop | Huawei Nova 8 impressions | Mediatek gets good!
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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://techma…
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OVRCLKD 140: Icasa is killing us | MultiChoice in Nigerian trouble | How to buy a tablet
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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 influe…
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OVRCLKD 139: Fitbit Charge 5 | How to buy a smartphone
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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.zahttps://global.techradar.com/en-zaFollow Gavin at https://facebook.com/TechMagazineZA/Find Lindsey at https://twitt…
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OVRCLKD 138: Honor is back! | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 | You should listen to Joox
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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 a…
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OVRCLKD 137: Medupi and Eskom | Samsung losing ground in Africa | Troll goes to jail
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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 T…
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OVRCLKD Interview: Nicola Nell, Xiaomi South Africa
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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. --- Sen…
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OVRCLKD 136: Lucas Films listened! | Apple earnings | Cloud computing | Huawei P50
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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 …
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OVRCLKD 135: Pegasus! | Nokia G10 | Xiaomi comes to SA! | South Africa's biggest Internet users!
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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 highe…
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