Author: Brad Lang

You can sing the praises of electric vehicles until you’re blue in the face but if you really want people to discard their fossil-fuel powered cars, you have to hit them where it hurts: Their wallet. That’s the strategy Tesla is seemingly employing as it’s been discovered that Elon Musk’s EV company has been lobbying for harsher taxes on petrol and diesel in the UK. A proposal submitted by Tesla to the UK parliament last July outlines a fairly harsh approach to encouraging folks to either go all-in on an electric car or… walk. “Supporting zero-emissions vehicle uptake via mechanisms to make…

Even though vaccines are slowly rolling out across the country, COVID-19 is still out there and people have every right to be as cautious as possible. If you’re still hesitant to leave your house then you may want to consider downloading PharmaGo. Having just launched in South Africa today, PharmaGo is a free mobile app which, “facilitates same-day and next-day deliveries of essential medications and over-the-counter medication to those in need, at the click of a button,” reads the press release. Basically, if you’re in desperate need of either a prescription medicine or something over-the-counter then you can log into…

Apple’s attempt at dethroning Amazon’s Alexa was a valiant one but while the HomePod smart speaker gave its all to the cause, it just wasn’t enough. Apple confirmed that it was doing away with the standard HomePod and will be focusing its efforts onto the smaller, cheaper version: The HomePod Mini. Which makes a great deal of sense considering the original costs more than double the Mini. Functionally the same thing, the Mini was just the more desirable and accessible smart speaker by Apple, meaning that it’s the obvious model to keep around. As for the chunkier original, Apple will…

While Oppo may have only recently launched into South Africa, it’s been making waves in the smartphone industry around the world for a while now. Most recently, it overtook Huawei as the best-selling smartphone brand in China which, as we all know, is a considerable market. Yet the company isn’t planning on slowing down any time soon as it’s announced the latest smartphone in its steadily growing catalogue: The Find X3 Pro. According to the press release sent out by Oppo today, the Find X3 Pro seems like it could pack quite a punch when it launches globally on 30…

While the SABC is still banging in everyone’s doors asking for some extra cash to throw into the piggybank (when they’re not trying to redefine what exactly a TV is), it seems that some sneaky competition is about to slink into the country. PremiumFree TV will soon launch in South Africa and brings with it a range of new TV channels to folks that own a satellite dish. Come 1 May, South Africans will be able to tune into PremiumFree TV if they own a basic, “universal” free-to-air decoder. PremiumFree TV first launched in West Africa in 2018 and has…

Roughly a year ago, we were staring at the launch of the Huawei P40, the companies biggest and most powerful phone at the time. But in 2021, the P40 series of phones is so last year. The next Huawei flagship smartphone, the P50, should be right around the corner if the company sticks to its usual announcement schedule and while we haven’t had any confirmation as to how it’ll function or what will be included under the hood, a few leaks have begun to spring that indicate what we can expect from Huawei. Images of the Huawei P50 Pro leaked…

Here we go again folks, back into the dark for another half a week. Eskom announced that Stage 2 loadshedding has reared its ugly head once again. This bout will start today, 10 March and continue on through to Friday, 12 March. The first scheduled outage will be from 17:00 this evening so make sure all your devices are charged and ready for a long night without power. What’s the reasoning behind this particular wave of powerlessness? Well, it’s the usual spiel that we’ve become accustomed to but if you want to know the precise reason, Eskom stated on Twitter…

It’s difficult to describe what sort of game Loop Hero actually is. After having sunk plenty of hours into it, so much so that it consumed a portion of a week in a way I never expected, I know what it’s about and how it all works. Yet to actually describe it… that’s a different story altogether. From the outset, it’s not a game that presents itself in the most approachable manner as it pulls on genres that are notorious for their complexity and inaccessibility. One would think the final product would be a mess of conflicting ideas. One would most…

At this point we’ll take any excuse to complain at Disney for not bringing its streaming service to South Africa. Disney+, which is producing some fantastic content at the moment, has just surpassed a major milestone as it’s now cruised past 100 million subscribers. That’s a lot of money being thrown at the the monstrous corporation that’s quickly establishing a monopoly on entertainment around the world. Netflix is still drawing in the crowds but at such an exponential growth rate, one has to wonder if Disney+ might soon be challenging Netflix’s dominance in the video streaming game. What’s most staggering…

While Takealot is still the dominant force when it comes to online shopping, that’s not going to stop Everyshop from giving the titan a run for their money. With the new online retailer launching this morning, Everyshop has announced a range of rather excellent deals. We know, you’re a very busy person so we thought we’d trawl through the new website and source some of the best offers available. We at Stuff try our best to source only the best deals for you and while we tend to favour tech-based products (obviously), we’ve thrown in a few items that aren’t necessarily powered…