Author: Brad Lang

Following on from our guide to cleaning your phone and keyboard last week, we at Stuff thought it might be good to broaden that handy list of tips to cover some more frequently used devices. It doesn’t hurt to be prepared when staring down the barrel of something that could potentially infect the country. I mean, it probably won’t, but it having polished tech is its own kind of reward, right? Game Controllers Look, we know we’re preaching to the choir on this one, but you know who really needs to hear this? Those friends of yours that come around to play…

Call of Duty’s new game will function as a standalone release for Modern Warfare, will be free-to-play for everyone who doesn’t already own the latest shoot ’em title, and does not require the base game to access. Basically, if you want to try out Modern Warfare but don’t have the cash lying around, Warzone is for you. We all knew it was coming, right? Living in the year 2020 it’s honestly baffling that a battle royale mode wasn’t added to Modern Warfare sooner. But given how much effort has clearly gone into Warzone it makes sense why Warzone is only…

In a bid to halt the rapidly spreading panic and those ne’er-do-wells that seek to take advantage and profit off of those folks who’re perhaps a little more spooked than others, Facebook has confirmed that they’ve officially banned adverts for medical face masks from displaying on the social media site. For now. If there’s one thing that we can take away from classic comic books it’s that there are always those of us that enjoy the panic and chaos that stems from societal unrest. Those select few people usually do it for any number of reasons: Fame, anger and…

An interactive map developed by Johns Hopkins Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) is currently the most accurate and informative tool for tracking the spread of the coronavirus around the world. Providing real-time statistics on current infections as well as life-time data on the virus, it’s not only informative but interesting. There’s plenty of panic bustling about the place right now, we get that. These are scary times, the sort of scenario we’re used to seeing in movies, and the fact that people are selling face masks (that aren’t actually all the helpful) for exorbitant amounts of cash certainly…

The crime-drama funded by Netflix and produced within South Africa stands as Netflix’s first foray into original African stories and is set to challenge Multichoice’s dominance over the continent. A move which, we can all agree, would be incredibly satisfying to watch. Netflix is known for branching out into international media. A quick look through the platform’s hundreds of curated shows and movies highlights dozens of foreign productions amid the (admittedly copious) amounts of American and British dramas, comedies and everything in between. Africa has been a little slow on the uptake but that’s all turning around now with the…

Look, we totally get it. Load shedding can be a real kick in the southern hemisphere and sometimes (or all the time) you'd rather not break the bank on some fancy-schmancy generator or solar powered stove to keep you going in the dark. Mostly you just want something practical, cheap and (possibly) dirty to do the

The trend of stealing Snapchat’s most original idea continues on Twitter as the social media platform has revealed that it’s currently developing “ephemeral tweets” which is just a fancy way of describing tweets that last 24-hours before being cast into the fiery pits of deletion surrounding the Internet. Have you ever looked at a tweet and thought, “Wow, that’s a really good tweet. I enjoyed the 3 seconds it took me to read that. I hope it vanishes after a day so I can move on with the beautiful memory of it without the burden of it’s existence weighing down…

Now that the first case of the coronavirus has officially entered our borders, it’s time we start taking this whole thing a little more seriously. To help keep you safe during these sickly times, we’ve compiled a guide on how to keep your phone and other peripherals clean because those little rascals pick up far more than just WiFi signals. You probably don’t need to be told this, but that mobile device you keep tucked in your pocket all day, occasionally passing around to friends to show them a hot meme, is crawling with germs and gross little contagions. While…

If you’re anything like us, you know doubt spent a good while pondering what the Galaxy S20 could possibly be hiding underneath that big lump on its backside. As it turns out, throwing a 108-megapixel camera into the back of a mobile phone takes up a chunk of space. With the launch of the Galaxy S20 just a few hours away, it’s only reasonable to expect that some very enthusiastic tech journalists and junkies have already got their hands on the phone in order to rip it to pieces and see what’s under the hood. iFixit was among the first to have…

Clearly conscious that living in South Africa is frequently becoming more and more expensive, VodaPay wants to help out its customers, even if it’s just a little bit. And also only a little while. No-one likes having to buy water and electricity. We might argue that these are the least exciting purchases you can make outside of a new sponge for the kitchen or a broom for general sweeping. They’re not only boring but they’re also becoming more and more expensive. This is why VodaPay has announced that throughout the month of March it’ll provide clients with 10% additional water and electricity…