Author: Brad Lang

When we take a glance over at our PlayStation 5 we still feel all giddy inside; but that doesn’t mean it can’t be improved. The PS5 is an impressive piece of hardware but when the console launched, it still had a few problems, some of which Sony has targeted in its latest software update. The list of improvements and changes is comprehensive but overall, this update should make it much easier to use the console. If you want to check out the complete update log, you can find a breakdown over on the official PlayStation blog. If you’d rather have…

It’s not every day you get to wake up to a headline like that. Vodacom has announced that customers can now make use of VodaLend Voucher Advance, a phrase with plenty of alliteration that basically just means you can buy food and appliances from certain brands on credit through Vodacom. There are only two brands that have signed up to be a part of the system right now and they include Hirsch’s and, you guessed it, Nando’s. Why anyone would want to purchase Nando’s on credit is beyond us when you could the same thing at Mochachos and get yourself…

Just because vaccines for the ongoing COVID-19 are slowly rolling out around the world doesn’t mean we’re in the clear yet. Methods to determine whether someone has the virus are still very necessary and no one likes all that… poking a long stick up your nose method. Thus, Apple has begun testing whether its smartwatch (the Apple Watch, in case you were confused) can effectively detect COVID-19. Which is certainly above and beyond the functionality of most other smartwatches… if the tests actually work. Apple actually promised to begin this study back in September and most people thought it was…

Twitter, the social media platform for folks that enjoy coming together to be miserable, is setting up its first office on the continent of Africa. Ghana will be the home of Jack Dorsey’s money-making pit of despair. It’s baffling that Twitter has taken this long to establish a physical base in Africa but hey, at least they’re finally here to do… office things. In Africa. Which is a massive continent and will no doubt have country-specific issues with Twitter that can’t be solved with a singular office. Still, at least it’s something for the time being. Twitter wrote up a…

Laptops are cool and great and snazzy and all that, but what happens when you throw them away? They’re a massive contributor to e-waste around the world, so Dell is trying its best to combat this with its new range of Inspiron computers. Featuring more recycled materials than ever before, these laptops have been designed to fit with the company’s new green initiative which is obviously a good thing for the world in general. The last thing anyone needs is for dumps to overflow with computers. Have you ever stepped on a motherboard? It hurts. It’s not just the actual…

Rumours about Apple’s Spring event have been coming and going for some time now, with some of the latest reports indicating that the event had been cancelled due to some unspecified reasons. Yet the validity of these report is spotty, to say the least, depending on who you ask. If you had to ask Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant baked into every iPhone, it’ll tell you to save the date for 20 April which is just around the corner. Depends on how much faith you want to put in your virtual assistant. If you ask Siri, “When is the next Apple…

Let’s be honest, this isn’t all that surprising. The Google Play video app has been around for years but does anyone actually use the thing? It was initially a rather snazzy little idea, being able to sync up whatever movies or series you bought on Google Play with whatever device you have the app loaded on to. But that’s just not how people do things any more and thus, Google is dropping the guillotine on the Play Movies and TV app. All the content you’ve bought through Google Play will be accessible via YouTube and all credits loaded to your…

In an increased digitally-focused world, it makes sense that the streaming industry would take off as much as it has. Streaming platforms Twitch and Facebook Gaming have experienced a tremendously successful year and a fantastic start to 2021 according to a new report from Stream Labs. Both Twitch and Facebook Gaming have reported a record number of viewers in the first quarter of 2021, a boost that was no doubt stimulated by the global pandemic that introduced more and more people to the world of streaming. The most interesting nugget of information is that Facebook Gaming is growing ever closer…

Rumour has it DJI could drop a new drone this week Image: OsitaLV DJI, the folks behind the most popular drones to grace the consumer marketplace, may have a new creation seeing the light of day very soon. The company is expected to reveal a new iteration of the Mavic Air 2, which is reportedly

While Facebook is busy trying to smooth over the fact that millions of user accounts were found on a hacker platform, the largest matter LinkedIn has to deal with is an increase in phishing scams on the professional social media platform. Actually… as it turns out, LinkedIn might have more on its plate than originally thought, as information from 500 million accounts has been found wafting around the internet. The information comes by way of CyberNews, who spoke to an individual allegedly selling the data on hacker forums. While this is doubtless a really big deal for the service, considering…