Shufflegazine Tech Chat Podcast
Shufflegazine Tech Chat is a weekly one-hour podcast show about tech in the Middle East with a focus on Apple stuff. We talk about the latest news and developments, give hints and tips, chat with guests, and much more.
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![Kaspersky launches 2011 suite of security products [video]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/kis2011_eng_big-150x150.jpg)
Kaspersky launches 2011 suite of security products [video]
Kaspersky today launches new security suites amidst increased threats to personal computers and the information stored on them. According to Kaspersky, a computer security company based in Russia, about 30,000 new pieces of malware appear every day with about 3,500 of them being of “unique signatures” meaning new types of malware.
Regardless of the exact numbers I [...]
![All about Canon compact digital cameras and printers [audio]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/canon-ixus-210-beauty-vert-150x150.jpg)
All about Canon compact digital cameras and printers [audio]
In this podcast episode we talk to two guys at Canon in Dubai about some of the things they offer in digital cameras and printers.
First we talk to Jason Rego, Product Manager DSC & Selphy, about Canon’s lineup of digital compact cameras. He picked out a few particular models to talk about but we also [...]
![Demo of BMW in-car electronics [video]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/DSC_0064-150x150.jpg)
Demo of BMW in-car electronics [video]
We spent a few hours at the Dubai showroom of AGMC, the agency for BMW. They’ve just launched an iPhone app, more on that in another article, but we were there to get a guided tour around all the electronics inside one of their latest 7-series models. First however, Mamdouh Khairallah, Regional Manager Sharjah and [...]
![Talking with WinSoft International [audio]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/winsoft-150x150.jpg)
Talking with WinSoft International [audio]
WinSoft International is a company perhaps best known for internationalizing Adobe software, such as Creative Suite, so it supports languages like Arabic. The “ME” versions of Adobe products are used all over the region as well as the rest of the world and often form a critical part of a person’s workflow, whether it’s for [...]
![Debating Adobe Flash versus HTML5 [audio]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ipad_flash_logo-150x150.jpg){kind=logo}
Debating Adobe Flash versus HTML5 [audio]
Apple’s position with regards to not allowing Adobe Flash on iPhone, iPod and iPad is a hot issue. It’s a bit like Mac versus Windows and you find that a lot of people have strong feelings one way or another, with not so much middle ground.
In this episode of our podcast Hayyan, Paul and Nass [...]
![Panasonic introduces new digital still cameras and camcorders [video]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/panasonic-hdctm700-150x150.jpg)
Panasonic introduces new digital still cameras and camcorders [video]
Press was today invited to Panasonic’s introduction of a line of digital still cameras and camcorders to the Middle East. The new still digital cameras include the TZ10, FP1 and FP3. Panasonic also introduced six HD camcorders, including the HDC-TM700, and six SD camcorders, including the SDR-S50.
The TZ10 is made for travel and zoom, according to [...]
![Talking to Connect about web design, mobile and Flash [video]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/connect-150x150.jpg)
Talking to Connect about web design, mobile and Flash [video]
Going out on a bit of a tangent for what we do we sat down this morning with Alexander Rauser, CEO of Connect.
Connect is a digital interactive agency in Dubai. Take a look at their portfolio and I think you’ll see that they’ve done quite a bit of stuff and much that you’ll recognize, I’m [...]
Talking iPads, ecommerce, Aramex and more with Nahel.com
In this episode of Tech Chat we talk to Saeid M. Hejazi, Founder and General Manager of Nahel.com. Nahel.com is an online retailer of a wide variety of goods including Apple’s iPad. In fact, one of the things we talked about with Saeid is how they deal with selling iPad even though it’s not officially [...]
Episode 28: Belkin on home networking
Youssef El-Arif is the National Account Manager for Belkin Middle East Africa. He talks to us about some of Belkin’s latest products, with a focus on home networking, including Power Line and Home Base. With PowerLine you can easily build a fast home or small office network just by using the existing power cables in the [...]
Episode 27: Ahmed Nassef, the chief Yahoo! in the Middle East
In this episode of the podcast we talk to Ahmed Nassef, Vice President and Managing Director at Yahoo! Middle East. He previously worked at Maktoob and followed along when Yahoo! announced the intention to acquire Maktoob.com from the Jabbar Internet Group last year. They’re just now getting to the completion of that deal and I [...]
![Interview with Asus about ENGTX480/470 NVIDIA Fermi-based graphics cards [video]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ASUS_ENGTX480_graphics_card1-150x150.jpg)
Interview with Asus about ENGTX480/470 NVIDIA Fermi-based graphics cards [video]
At the launch of Asus’ new graphics cards in Dubai we sat down for a few minutes with Ericson Correa, Asus Country Product Manager UAE & GCC. I start by asking him about the “eee” brand that Asus introduced with the netbook eeePC and now they’ve expanded to All-In-One desktops and more. Of course we [...]
![Interview with NVIDIA about Fermi architecture [video]](http://www.shufflegazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/gf100-geforce-gtx-480-150x150.jpg)
Interview with NVIDIA about Fermi architecture [video]
At the launch of Asus’ new graphics cards in Dubai we sat down for a few minutes with Serge Lemonde, NVIDIA’s Marketing Director for EMEA and India, and talked about the company’s Fermi architecture. Asus introduced their ENGTX470/480 graphics cards, which are based on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 470 and 480 products. The Fermi architecture means [...]
Episode 26: HP printers
In this episode of the podcast we talk to Amin Mortazavi who works for HP in Dubai. Amin is the General Manager for the Imaging and Printing Group at HP Middle East. I talk to Amin about some of HP’s printers, the latest in printing technology, what customers should consider when buying a printer, eco friendly [...]
Discussion with Kedar Iyer (@floatr) at DoCamp Dubai
Kedar, also known as @floatr, has been active in un-organizing both the first BarCamp and now DoCamp. We talk to him abou this experience from the two events, what lessons he has learned and what might be done differently in the future.
Discussion with Mita Srinivasan (@mita56) at DoCamp Dubai
Mita runs the Market Buzz PR company in Dubai and you’ll find her on Twitter as @mita56. We talk to Mita primarily about the upcoming DCC event in Fujairah.
