Stuffed Podcast Rss

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.

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 that sets Samsung's latest devices apart from the pack.

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, Mazda's rollout of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in South Africa and the advent of 'portless' phones.

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 phenomenon, and what to look forward to in 2019.

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 late to join the all-electric SUV fray, and the challenges of innovating while maintaining BMW's brand identity and respecting its heritage.

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 to talk about his illustrious and varied career, how seeing the earth from space changed the way he thinks about it, and how bicycles might be more dangerous than space shuttles.

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 come into the studio and talk us through it. We also talked about Nokia's return to the minds (and pockets) of consumers, why Android One membership matters, and the place for Nokia phones in a world where R30,000 handsets aren't unusual.

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 Nintendo's Labo project.

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 bottom for testing the longevity of its carseats.

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 and Facebook reaching and breaching the 2bn-user milestone.

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 not there's space for smart features in the luxury watch market, and talk about how Nintendo's Switch has fared in the weeks since it launched.

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, Motorola's impressive plans for its mods, and what makes for a smartwatch they might actually want to own.

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 of Ninebot’s MiniPro, and the virtues of weighing ones gadgets.

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 renewed vigour, and reminisce about TVs that required four humans to carry them.