Author: Brad Lang

Microsoft is the latest company to shift its biggest annual event to a digital stream following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. While the conference is typically aimed at developers, Microsoft tends to announce important news at their Build events, usually regarding improvements and updates to Windows and Office. As the coronavirus continues to make its way across the world, more and more companies are beginning to realise that maybe it would be a better idea to not have thousands of people crammed into a warehouse. Microsoft is the latest corporation in a a long string of tech industry giants to shift…

This marks the fourth time the USA has delayed the ban on business with Huawei, which is currently still operating in the United States to provide system and network support for their devices that have already been shipped across the country. You know you have that one friend, well sort-of-friend, that keeps promising to come visit you and have coffee whenever you bump into them at Checkers? They’re always so enthusiastic about the idea catching up as they say, “It’s been too long! I can’t wait to find out what you’ve been up to! Plans soon?” Yet they never actually…

The transition back to scissor-switch keyboards follows years of Apple insisting that everyone actually wants butterfly keyboards despite them consistently and objectively being the absolute worst. Life does have little miracles, doesn’t it? Just last week we reported that Apple was hard at work on a whole new range of products, including a new 14.1″ MacBook Pro, a 27″ iMac Pro and a 7.9″ iPad Mini. While the development of all those products was still under speculation, we’re still fairly confident the they exist considering that the information came from a leaked research note from industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The…

Let’s face it, while Batman might be most at home the shadows, dispatching thugs and goons in the darkest hours of the night, you’re probably not as effective. While many of us may begrudge our inability to cook or entertain ourselves during load shedding, it’s far more important to ensure that you’re safe. So many of our security systems depend on power, and when Eskom throws a fit we’re all put at risk. Maybe it’s time you reconsidered how to look after yourself when the power is down… Back your batteries Or rather back-up your batteries with spares. You’ll be…

The World Health Organisation is wising up to what those trendy kids are doing, creating a TikTok account to share helpful videos on the coronavirus. One can only imagine that in-between the guides on how to stay safe from COVID-19, the WHO will also be sharing some fire memes. As the world becomes more and more paranoid about the spread of the coronavirus, it’s important that we start figuring who we ought to be listening to. While the Internet is great for spreading information quickly, it can also spread too much information. Such is the case with COVID-19, there’s just so many…

The collaboration between LEGO and Nintendo will see the world’s most famous plumber, hopped up on mushrooms, making his LEGO debut. What form that will be taking is currently unknown as our only basis for this announcement is rather cryptic tweet sent out by the two companies… While it seems like the most natural relationship on the outside, there’s something far more sinister going on here. Hear us out, it makes sense that Nintendo and LEGO would work together. Two brands renowned for bringing joy to children every where, evoking smiles and nostalgia with all of their products. That part’s…

As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, albeit seemingly much slower than a lot of very frantic people would have you believe, more and more companies are beginning to implement a “work from home” policy. Which sounds really nice in theory, until you find out how vastly different it is from working in an office. Don’t worry though, we’ll help you through these confusing times with a very handy guide on how to work from home and still be productive! Have an office Sounds counterproductive, sure. Isn’t the whole point of working from home to not go into an office?…

Despite all the fuss about Vodacom and MTN slashing their data prices — in accordance with the Competition Commission — by 30%, both companies are still far and away the most expensive service providers. It doesn’t take a genius to crunch those numbers. Knowing that, we tried our hand at it. Plenty of folks cheered for joy (maybe quietly, it was a Tuesday in the middle of the work-day after all) when it was announced that Vodacom and MTN had agreed to slash data prices by 30% following allegations by the Competition Commission that both companies were abusing their power,…

Multichoice and DSTV have announced that all subscribers will be able to watch all available channels, regardless of their current package, via online streaming this coming weekend. Starting from 13 March and ending 16 March, even lower-tier subscribers will have access to every channel on the service as long as they’re willing to stream them. With DStv vowing to make the great leap into online streaming, it makes sense that they’d probably want to ensure that their infrastructure is in place to cater for what is expected to be a massive amount of people flooding the servers. In order to…

This piece of wearable technology will connect up to your mobile device and track your performance as you play football in real life, including statistics on kick speed, power and overall movement. These stats will then be translated into rewards on FIFA Mobile, the mobile version of the best-selling video game series. You know what video games have that real life doesn’t? Numbers. Lots of them. Numbers for everything you do! They can be super helpful too as they let you figure out strengths, weakness, areas of improvement and just generally provide a bit of guidance. If we could somehow have…