Author: Brad Lang

The internet service provider announced this morning that they would be upgrading their infrastructure to boost the line speeds of all their customers while everyone in the country is locked down and kept home. So the trend of helping hands and boosted line speeds continues as ISP Supersonic has now confirmed that they too will be upgrading all their customer’s packages while under lockdown. In a press release sent out this morning, Supersonic confirmed that they were making changes to their infrastructure to ensure faster and more stable internet connections for all its users. “Work on our core network upgrades…

Cell C is looking to increase the amount of data provided to customers, so as to help keep people connected during the lockdown. While you’re certainly not paying much for Cell C’s All-In-One packages you’re also not exactly getting a lot. During lockdown, it’s encouraging seeing service providers doing something to help users stay online and informed. While some ISPs like Vumatel have temporarily doubled line speeds to accommodate those stuck at home who need some form of entertainment, Cell C is also trying to do right by its clients. Just don’t expect a copious amount of generosity. Announced in…

While some of us have been stocking up on food, that doesn’t mean to say that we’ve stopped wasting altogether. Stellenbosch University’s Food Science Department is showing people what can be done with all their excess food waste and how it can help during this global pandemic by turning it into hand sanitiser. Photo: Wendy Knowler, Times Select Food is one of the few comforts we have left. Nothing is quite as comforting as sitting down after a long day of doing nothing and tucking into a deliciously warm meal you’ve heaved out the freezer. With that being said, even…

We know you love your children, so please keep that in mind when we say that we also know how totally fed up you are with them. It’s just natural, right? Locked inside with them all day, no friends or teachers to ship them off to and you can’t in good conscience leave them to rot in front of the TV all day, can you? No, you’re a better parent than that. You need to keep those rascals smart and on their toes, but they’ve read all the books and watched every episode of The Magic School Bus on Netflix. Where are to…

Due to the fact that people are now locked in their houses for the next three weeks, we’re all using Netflix a lot. So much so that the strain it’s placing on our online infrastructure has prompted Netflix to implement some radical measures to keep the streaming service online. We’re all bored out of our minds, so what’s the only logical thing to do? Switch on over to Netflix and lounge about, consume hours of premium content because if there was ever a time that being a couch potato could save a life it’s now. You might have noticed over the…

Following news that Vodacom will have 139 stores remain open across the country during the national lockdown, Stuff Magazine reached out to MTN to determine how it’ll be handling the situation. We now have an official statement from the service provider regarding the state of stores and it doesn’t look great for consumers. But it might just be good for the population. With the lockdown in full effect, one of the more essential services that plenty of people overlook is that of telecommunications. It’s more important than ever to stay connected with both loved ones and world news in general.…

Vodacom has been given the go-ahead for over 100 of their stores to remain open during the 21 day SA lockdown. This is to assist customers in staying connected during a time when it’s needed most. The debate that’s been raging all week, ever since the announcement of a national lockdown on Monday, has been, “What exactly counts as an essential service?” While certain industries were permitted to stay open during the lockdown, plenty of other enterprises were made to apply to stay open — on the grounds that the service they were providing was essential to the country. Even…

Speaking to Huawei CTO Akhram Mohamed today, we’ve learnt some interesting information about Huawei’s P40 range of phones. Some good news, some interesting facts and some nuggets of info that, given the current state of the country, are slightly concerning for both Huawei and consumers. Huawei’s new P40 smartphones were officially announced yesterday afternoon in a livestream that was far quieter than usual, but not unusually so given the current situation around the world. Richard Yu took great pride in showing off the P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ to the world, with a deep dive into cameras, hardware and…

The education app known for teaching users foreign languages, and their very passive-aggressive owl, is branching out into the field of basic literacy. While it’s probably a stretch to keep your kids at home and just use Duolingo to ensure they know all the rules of English, it’s certainly a nice piece of supplementary technology. Meet Duolingo ABC. Before installing this new software onto whatever iOS device your child uses most frequently, we feel that it’s very important for you to know something about the Duolingo owl. He can be vicious. Barbaric. The sort of hellish creature one only dreams up in…

With Huawei having just unveiled its new flagship smartphones, we were fortunate enough to get our hands on the P40 Pro (just) ahead of the official launch. We’re still messing around with it to figure out what this baby can do but let’s be clear about one thing: The P40 Pro is a powerful piece of hardware. Which is a really good thing for Huawei because there’s a lot riding on the P40. With the ongoing trade war between America and China making it more difficult for Huawei to install Western software onto their devices, they’ve been forced to do things their…