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This is my take on the Tech News that have made headlines last week or so with a South African twist to it.

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  • Sep 15, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Netflix tries out Netflix Mobile

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 14:54


Kwano Media — Netflix tries out Netflix Mobile and Mobile+ in South Africa. It's a model they currently have in India. Don't forget to Subscribe and Share with friends. Kwano Media

Fitbit launches 3 new devices

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 8:50


Kwano Media — Fitbit revealed 3 new devices. My favourite is the Pulse which yes might look just like the Versa but has a couple of nice features under the hood that I think we need in the times we are in. How Netflix will work on the new Decoders by DStv. · Kwano Media

Netflix Tests the Shuffle Button

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 6:45


Kwano Media — Netflix is testing the Shuffle Button on its TV Apps. When pressed it recommends what to watch based on your viewing history. Before it plays though it tells you why that show and also gives you the age restrictions just incase you are watching with kids. Kwano Media

Showmax Pro is finally Launching in SA.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 6:51


Kwano Media — Showmax Pro so finally coming to South Africa, yeah MultiChoice is a South African company but then they opted to launch this service to everyone in Africa besides us until now. It's going live tomorrow on the 19th of August and it will carry the normally Showmax stuff you know plus music channels, live sports and news channel. Kwano Media

MTN goes 5G (For Real Now)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 7:20


Kwano Media — MTN today on the 30th of June 2020 is launching thier 5G offering all you need will be a 5G enabled device and a LTE SIM card. It will be active in 3 provinces at launch and that's Gauteng around Honeydew and Bryanston that's in Johannesburg, Westen Cape around Blouberg in Cape Town and lastly Free State in Universitas that's under Bloemfontein. Kwano Media

DStv signs a deal with Netflix and Amazon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 8:48


Kwano Media — DStv pens a deal with Netflix and Amazon which by the looks of what has happened in Europe will allow people to have the basic DStv subscription and then above and beyond that if you have a subscription of Netflix or maybe Amazon Prime you can then have access to those stuff via a new Dstv Decoder that they are working on. Kwano Media

Facebook launches Manager Activity Tool

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 5:33


Kwano Media — Facebook has launched a tool that can enable you to delete all those pesky posts that you want all gone from your profile. It's called Manage Activity Tool and it enables you to delete them in bulk. www.kwanomedia.co.za Kwano Media

MTN goes EveryDayGigs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 8:37


Kwano Media — MTN has launched what they call the EverydayGigs starting at 1Gig for R29 with the highest bundle being R699.

Facebook launches Facebook Shop

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 6:36


Kwano Media — The Facebook through Facebook and Instagram have launched a Shop feature that allows a store to put thier inventory up for sale on those platforms

Fin Apps you should always have.

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 6:50


Kwano Media — On this episode we take a look at Financial Applications that I think everyone should have on thier Phone.

Xbox Shows us what's coming with Xbox X Series

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 6:06


Kwano Media — Today it's all about Xbox X Series games as they rolled out there Xbox 20/20 initiative. During an Inside Xbox broadcast, the guys from Xbox showed us a total of 13 games that are coming our way with their NextGen.

Vodacom goes 5G

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 4:23


Kwano Media — Vodacom announced that they have gone 5G. They even went as far as to say they have Africa’s first live 5G mobile which makes you wonder what's Rain Mobile Package then?

PlayStation Plus vs Xbox Gold for May 2020

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 2:57


Kwano Media — Every month PlayStation and Xbox gives out free games to those who are subscribed to their services so I will be going through the free games for the month of May 2020.

Apps and places to assist with Homeschooling

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 6:30


Kwano Media — Since we will spending more time at home with our kids I've gathered a couple of places we can get lessons so that they can not be idle at all times.

ZOOM faces competition.

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 3:29


Kwano Media — When the COVID19 pandemic started ZOOM skyrocketed from being a podcasters friend for remote conversations to go to being on the primetime and with that came competition and controversies.

ICASA issues temporary spectrum to networks.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 4:33


Kwano Media — ICASA has issued temporary spectrum to network providers, Sony says it will release a limited amount of devices on launch of the PS5, Tik Tok is working on minor privacy while Facebook is working on Fake News on it's platform.

Apple launched the iPhone SE 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 4:31


Kwano Media — Sony has unleashed its new Controller for the PS5 while Apple on the other hand has launched their second edition of iPhone SE.

5G isn't that deadly.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 13:38


Kwano Media — A mini rundown of 5G specs and checking if it's good is for our health as people have been saying in the last couple of weeks. Please share with friends and follow me on twitter.

WhatsApp goes Dark Mode while COVID19 spreads like wildfire

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 22:58


Kwano Media — I know I've been banging about this to everyone around me for a while now but yeah its the age of Dark Mode and with that being where we are, everyone is moving towards that so with that being said WhatsApp has finally rolled out their take on Dark Mode which looks a tad different when you compare the one on iOS to the one on Android. Looking at the photos that Facebook shared when they were announcing WhastApp's take on Dark Mode, on iOS for me looks a bit like what they've done with Instagram where they use the true black whereas the ones we got on Android is a bit greyish with a touch of green.

We are back Folks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 27:22


Kwano Media — Yeah, I am back with another episode of your favourite Tech Podcast from South Africa. On this one, I will be easing back into this whole thing by just sharing with you some minor or major stuff that has happened in he last couple of months in the tech world.

VAST Networks is Shutting Down Guys!!!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 12:12


Kwano Media — This past week it has come out that Vast will be shutting down, Google Launched a couple of devices and big brands are going all in with Dark Mode Thabang Thinks

Instagram goes Dark Mode

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 13:41


Kwano Media — In this episode, we will be talking about Sony announcing the launch window for the PlayStation 5, Instagram dark mode, new features that might be coming to WhatsApp in the next couple of weeks, Microsoft launching a couple of the devices at a recent event they held.

Huawei Mate 30 Series was launched in the past week by Huawei

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 18:19


Kwano Media — In this episode, I look at the Huawei Mate Series, Rain Mobile goes to 5G and some other stuff. If you are I undecided on what you want between Mate 30, Note 10 and iPhone 11 then I suggest you go to the link below for more info on those phones. Thabang Thinks

Disney+ and Apple TV+ take on Netflix.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 22:08


Kwano Media — In this episode I talk about the guys who are planning on taking on Netflix with new streaming products and those guys are Apple and Disney with their new services that are coming in November. with Disney launching Disney+ on the 12th of November and Apple also in November but with no launch date.

The Introduction of Thabang

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 8:01


Kwano Media — This is an invitation for you to join me Thabang Modau on a Technology journey where we talk about new tech and the implications and so forth.

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