Podcasts by Stuff podcast

Samsung's Note-worthy Galaxy S22 Ultra and friends from 2022-02-10T15:04:02

Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak sat down with the head of Samsung South & Southern Africa mobile business Justin Hume ahead of the launch of the new Galaxy S22 range.

The state of the gaming industry with MSI's Michael Chang from 2022-02-09T10:58:04

Brett and Duncan are joined by Michael Chang, marketing manager of MSI South Africa, to discuss the state of the gaming industry. They talk about the growth of the industry and where it's headed...

How Mweb is keeping gamers connected from 2022-01-27T14:04:28

Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak is joined by Mweb's managing director Manelisa Mavuso and Head of Connectivity Derrick Kaylor following Microsoft's recent acquisitio...

Fitness trackers now promote physical and mental strength from 2022-01-21T14:04:46

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global.

This week we speak to Prateek Kewalramani, Head of Marketing of Fitbit/Google Midd...

WTF are NFTs? And should you care? from 2022-01-13T13:36:03

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:

The recent major focus on NFTs, the blockchai...

This year in tech - the highlights and no-lights from 2021-12-10T08:03:17

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:

- This year in tech 2021 version

- The best and wor...

How you're really paying for that budget smartphone. from 2021-12-02T08:56:36

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:

Budget- to mid-range phones in South Africa. ...

Black Friday tip: Don't get trampled, shop online from 2021-11-24T12:24:25

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:

- Black Friday in South Africa: The survival guide

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Our very own Spot robot and how it won't take our jobs from 2021-11-19T08:36:09

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:

- Boston Dynamics' Spot in South Africa and h...

How to survive Stage 8 load shedding / an apocalypse from 2021-11-10T09:18:35

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:

- How Eskom's failing South Africans

- Samsung Gala...

WTF is up with Meta? Reviews: Sonos Beam Gen 2, Jabra Elite 3 from 2021-11-03T10:28:38

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:

- Facebook, ahem... Meta and its Metaverse

- Sonos ...

Orbital Reef, load shedding, Xiaomi 11 T Pro and TRUTH Social from 2021-10-28T10:53:07

Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:

- Blue Origin space station, Orbital Reef and how it's coming ...

Shyft Ep 01 - Arno von Helden on digital banking in South Africa from 2021-10-04T13:49:32

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Arno von Helden on digital banking in South Africa from 2021-10-04T13:49:32

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Visa CEMEA innovation head Akshay Chopra on new ways of transacting. from 2021-09-29T19:42:26

Akshay Chopra, Visa's head of Innovation & Design for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA), talks to Stuff Studios editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak about the innovati...

Visa SA head Aldo Laubscher on how transactions are evolving to “plastic with a digital feel” from 2021-09-10T10:12:10

Aldo Laubscher, Visa South Africa country manager, tells Stuff Studios editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak that despite Covid and its effects, the last two years have accelerated digitisation and digi...

Coal has no learning curve. from 2021-08-13T15:32:24

Andre de Ruyter is the most important businessman in South Africa today. If the Eskom CEO can’t deal with its debt, its notorious inefficiency and the load-shedding problems, the whole country w...

Samsung's Justin Hume on the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy X Flip3 launch from 2021-08-12T06:41:25

Stuff's editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak is joined by Samsung South Africa's Justin Hume following the launch of the South Korean brand's newly established Z-range. 

On 11 August 20...

Stephen Van Coller: EOH holding former execs accountable from 2021-07-06T16:13:31

Stuff's publisher Toby Shapshak talks to Stephen Van Coller CEO of EOH. 

News broke that EOH has sued its former co-founder and several senior execs for a combined R6.4B.

The World of Work with Toby Shapshak - Episode 2 from 2021-04-29T12:33:24

Join Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak, South Africa's voice on technology, as he continues his series of how the world of work is evolving. Toby unpacks exactly how technology has changed the way ...

The World of Work with Toby Shapshak - Episode 1 from 2021-03-25T14:15:54

Join Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak, South Africa's voice on technology, as he begins his series of how the world of work is evolving. Toby unpacks exactly how technology has changed the way we ...

Toby Shapshak discusses cybersecurity with Kevin Mitchell, CIO of FNB from 2021-02-17T13:25:06

Toby Shapshak is a man who knows the value of online security and privacy. So who better to discuss these topics with than Kevin Mitchell, CIO of FNB who just so happens to specialise in online ...

SARS web browser, Google and Australia and 5G conspiracy theories from 2021-01-29T11:56:17

We try a new format and allow Toby to talk as much as he wants in this episode of Stuffed. Join us as we unpack the mystifying SARS web browser that's been built just to run flash, Google threat...

What's up with WhatsApp and its shenanigans from 2021-01-18T14:32:25

In this week's episode, we delve into WhatsApp's controversial privacy policy change and discuss alternate messaging apps that don't send your data off to Facebook.

Facebook under fire, SpaceX dominates space, and more tripods from 2020-12-15T13:48:24

Stuff's editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak and writer Brad Lang sit down to discuss this week's headlining tech news. Find out how Facebook's lawsuit will affect the world, how SpaceX is absolutely domi...

Slack acquisition, eSIMs are cool and some rad Manfrotto tripods from 2020-12-07T15:11:53

Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak and Brad Lang sit down to talk about the recent Slack acquisition, MTN's excellent decision to support eSIMs and why Manfrotto makes the best tripods.

Trump Tweets, Quick and Pay, Google datamining and Game & Watch from 2020-12-02T07:33:23

Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak and Brad Lang talk about the latest in tech news. Talking points include Donald Trump on Twitter, delivery apps in South Africa, Google's Task Mate and Nintendo's new...

StuffPlays Gaming Chats #1 from 2020-06-29T10:38:07

It's the first StuffPlays StuffCast fam! Brad and Marce discuss recent events in the gaming and sports scene in a podcast that was supposed to be a video but turned out to just be audio. Enjoy!

Vivo's Hawa Hyath on 5G in South Africa from 2020-06-09T14:20:45

Stuff's Toby Shapshak talks to Vivo South Africa's Hawa Hyath about the fast-paced network growth of 5G in the country. Vivo only recently entered South Africa, but it's already planning to bring m...

How open-source is solving the world's biggest problems from 2020-02-20T08:50:03

Open-source software has evolved to be integrated into every part of our lives. Even if we don't necessarily know it. Proprietary software will likely become almost redundant as we move into cloud-...

How Uber's conquering the worldwide transport issue from 2020-02-04T12:33:38

Toby Shapshak recently spoke to Uber's Rachel Holt, who leads Uber’s New Mobility organisation, which includes JUMP and all efforts across bikes, scooters, transit, hourly rentals, and more. Uber i...

Solar energy in South Africa and how to get started from 2019-12-18T12:12:21

Toby Shapshak chats to key players in SA's solar energy industry, like Mike Peo who is the head of infrastructure and telecoms at Nedbank, along with the team at Eldo Energy. They went from making ...

Pay at(ten)tion to Samsung's Power of 10 with Justin Hume from 2019-11-28T09:40:36

Technology has made what was once the domain of the professional available to the normal person. The Galaxy-range brings pro-features to the public, who can decide how they'll use these features to...

Developing digital skills in South Africa with Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams from 2019-11-26T10:19:47

Toby Shapshak speaks to Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni about the development of digital skills in our country. The government has partnered with a US online education platform to bring i...

Michael Jordaan talks Rain 5G, Bank Zero and nuclear power from 2019-11-22T07:11:32

There are more than a few new startups in South Africa that are shaking up the status quo. Two of these, the data-only Rain network and Bank Zero both appeared at a point where other players in the...

The rise of mobile in Africa, with Max Cuvellier from 2019-10-21T13:49:24

Toby Shapshak speaks to Max Cuvellier from the GSMA mobile development division. The programme is developing access to mobile in Africa by establishing tech hubs across the continent. They touch on...

Get a R300 smartphone that can WhatsApp with KaiOS from 2019-10-15T13:29:12

What happens when you need a smartphone but can't afford it? Toby speaks to the marketing director at Kai OS Tim Metz to discuss feature phones that can run selected smartphone apps. Kai OS is an o...

Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ features explained from 2019-10-14T13:22:50

Samsung's Justin Hume joins Toby Shapshak to discuss the Samsung Galaxy Note 10's features in even more detail. How did Samsung manage to create a smartphone segment with the Note, and develop it i...

Canon South Africa on the new EOS 90D and EOS M6 Mark II from 2019-10-03T09:09:40

Stuff has a chat with Canon South Africa's Roger Machin and Abri Kriegler about its two brand new cameras, the EOS 90D and the EOS M6 Mark II. Both are very similar in spec, but different in size a...

Stuffed - The Apple Event, how to secure your WhatsApp account and Huawei's lack of Google apps from 2019-09-16T14:47:31

This time around, you'll hear two new voices on the Stuffed Podcast in the shapes of Brett Venter and Marce Bester.

This week we look into the intricacies of hosting a tech keynote, in th...

Craig's last Stuffed discusses fake chicken, the Samsung Note 10 and Sony's noise-cancelling earbuds from 2019-09-02T09:49:10

This is not a drill. But this is Craig Wilson's last instalment of the Stuffed podcast series. This time around, Toby Shapshak joins the ex-Stuff-editor to discuss the growth of the fake meat indus...

The features of the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Note 10 from 2019-08-29T07:48:15

Stuff's Toby Shapshak sits down with Samsung South Africa's Justin Hume to discuss the plethora of new features on the company's latest flagship, the Galaxy Note 10.

The Jaguar I-Pace and how to get South Africa on the EV wagon from 2019-07-26T15:20:02

We talk to Jaguar South Africa's Izak Louw and Brian Hastie about the new Jaguar Land Rover Experience facility in Johannesburg, the decision to launch the all-electric I-Pace in the South African ...

Neil Gaiman on making Good Omens into great TV, promises to Terry P, and fat Aziraphales from 2019-05-30T22:29:01

This interview with author Neil Gaiman and Stuff editor Craig Wilson was recorded at a noisy coffee shop in Cape Town, South Africa, in February 2018, as filming of Good Omens was drawing to a clos...

Samsung's Nivash Ramsern on why it's not too early for 8K TVs from 2019-05-22T13:47:39

Samsung South Africa's product manager for visual displays, Nivash Ramsern, talks to Stuff's editor Craig Wilson about the company's latest 8K QLED TVs, why it's not too soon for 8K (even if there'...

Microsoft's Mike Fortin on helping nurture Africa's next tech stars from 2019-05-21T15:26:30

Mike Fortin, corporate vice president at Microsoft and the lead in the newly established Africa Development Centre in Nairobi, sits down with Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak to talk about the c...

Samsung's Folding fiasco and vertical TVs, Spotify hits 100m paying users, and Acast acquires Pippa from 2019-05-02T13:30:40

Stuff's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson consider Samsung's disastrous week of failing Galaxy Fold review units, discuss whether there's room for vertical TVs in the home, marvel at Spotify's latest ...

Canon's Roger Machin on the mirrorless revolution and the future of photography from 2019-04-18T12:19:50

Stuff editor Craig Wilson sits down with Roger Machin, professional product manager at Canon South Africa to talk about the growing selection (and popularity) of mirrorless cameras, how photographe...

Apple's new services, the cost of Oprah, and Huawei's pocket periscope from 2019-03-29T14:23:04

Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak and Stuff editor Craig Wilson settle down in a quiet corner of Stuff HQ to talk about Apple's big services announcement, what Apple News+, Apple Card, Apple Arca...

Samsung's Cambridge Mokanyane talks about teaching Bixby isiXhosa, folding phones and Samsung Pay from 2019-03-20T07:24:30

Stuff Magazine's editor Craig Wilson spoke to Samsung Electronics South Africa's CMO, Cambridge Mokanyane, about the challenges of adding support for local languages to digital assistant Bixby, who...

Spotify's Claudius Boller on the service's first year in South Africa from 2019-03-12T22:51:34

Stuff's Toby Shapshak talks to Spotify's MD for Middle East and Africa about the service's first year in South Africa and what's coming next.

Samsung's Justin Hume discusses the new S10 range from 2019-02-27T21:54:17

Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak sits down with Justin Hume, director of product and marketing for Samsung Mobile South Africa, to talk about the new S10 range, the Galaxy Fold and what it is th...

Stuffed Ep 12 - Facebook's proposed unholy trinity, Samsung S10 leaks and 'portless' phones from 2019-01-29T15:19:17

Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson discuss rumours Facebook is looking to integrate Messenger with WhatsApp and Instagram messages, the latest leaks concerning Samsung's forthcoming S10 smartphone, Maz...

Stuffed Ep 11 - 2018 in review: Facebook's annus horribilis, Musk, Huawei, Fortnite, and more from 2018-12-23T13:06:03

Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson consider the biggest technology stories of 2018, including Facebook's massive missteps, Elon Musk's somewhat smaller ones, Huawei's highs (and woes), the Fortnite phe...

Stuffed Ep 10 - Holger Hampf, Head Of BMW Designworks, On The Future Of Mobility from 2018-11-28T22:30:55

Stuff editor Craig Wilson talks to Holger Hampf, the head of BMW Designworks, at the LA Auto Show 2018 about the future of mobility and BMW's Vision iNext, whether the company is leaving it too lat...

Stuffed Ep 09 - Major General Charles Bolden on space travel, Musk and the perils of bicycles from 2018-11-16T13:54:28

Major General Charles Bolden is a former astronaut, fighter pilot and NASA administrator. He sat down with Stuff magazine publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak and Stuff editor Craig Wilson t...

Stuffed Ep 08 - Patrick Henchie from HMD Global on Android Enterprise Recommended from 2018-10-01T14:31:33

Do you know what the Android Enterprise Recommended programme is? No? Neither did we. Which is why we got Patrick Henchie, head of product and operations for sub-Saharan Africa at HMD Global, to co...

Stuffed Ep O7 - Bank Zero, LG's rollable screen and Nintendo Labo from 2018-01-19T13:43:30

Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson talk about CES 2018, Michael Jordaan's new banking venture, Bank Zero, Facebook's plans to bring personal posts to the forefront once more and Ninten...

Stuffed Ep 06 - Data leaks, kracked Wi-Fi and robotic buttocks from 2017-10-31T10:26:42

Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson discuss the largest data breach to hit South Africa, the vulnerabilities discovered in the WPA2 Wi-Fi protocol, and the Ford Motor Company's robotic ...

Stuffed Ep 05 - Baby talk, Facebook's billions and difficult surnames from 2017-06-29T10:38:47

Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson sit down to talk about the confusing array of tech available for babies (and their sleep-deprived parents), ransomware attacks, Uber's latest woes an...

Stuffed Ep 04 - Samsung's hope, Texan brainfood and Switching it up from 2017-03-28T14:13:25

Stuff magazine's Craig Wilson and Toby Shapshak talk about phablet-pioneer Samsung's upcoming phone launch and the recent SxSW festival Toby attended in Austin, Texas. Then they consider whether or...

Stuffed Ep 03 - MWC 2017: Watches, phones and comebacks from 2017-03-17T17:10:17

Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson talk about Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and the various handsets and other gadgets that were unveiled, including Nokia's headline-grabbing 3310...

Stuffed Ep 02 - Lego, Ninebot and weighing gadgets from 2017-02-02T14:09:54

In the second episode of Stuffed, Stuff magazine's Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson talk about Lego's new social network for whippersnappers, an AI beating a human at poker, the inherent fun/dorkery ...

Stuffed Ep 01 - CES, Mario and Ts&Cs from 2017-01-25T08:49:12

Stuff publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak and Stuff editor Craig Wilson reflect on CES 2017, talk about mobile operator Vodacom's new zero-rated Facebook Flex service, consider Nintendo's r...