Author: Duncan Pike

Asus South Africa has announced the launch of the ROG G700 (2025) Build It Your Way experience. The ‘experience’ part of it is fairly limited, but this could still be one of the more affordable ways to get your hands on more RAM and storage. You’ll also get the rest of the PC, too, in case you were wondering. This whole thing is supposed to make it easier for you to upgrade your ageing gaming desktop at a time when individual components have increased in price by more than 100% in some cases. It will also get less-equipped gamers up…

If you’ve got the Sony WH-1000XM6 or the newer WH-1000X ‘The Collexion’ headphones blasting tunes into your ears, you can also now use them for a better gaming experience thanks to the latest firmware update. Usually, firmware updates tend to register on the boring side of the scale. But owners of Sony’s flagship headphones might not think that of this update. Who doesn’t like a free feature update? More specifically, the 3.1.5 firmware update adds support for the Bluetooth LE Audio Gaming Audio Profile, or GMAP as the Bluetooth SIG calls it. The big advantage? Lower latency. In gaming mode, total…

Pokémon is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. Feeling old yet? To celebrate, a new collaboration with Casio was recently announced — meet the GA-110PKM-7A. And no, you can’t have one, despite its relatively affordable $270 (R4,430) price tag. Okay, maybe you can have one if you can convince the folks at Chrono24 to import it for you (and you have the cash, obviously). Don’t try to catch them all, you just need one This limited edition G-Shock looks rather similar to other G-Shocks, except for all the pocket monsters adorning the face, rear, and strap. It features splashes of…

Tidal, the music streaming platform known for its commitment to high-resolution content, has said it will label music wholly generated by artificial intelligence and come down hard on tracks it deems exploitative. The company will implement automated tools to enforce these changes from the middle of next month (July). “AI music generation tools are changing how music is created and distributed. As this technology evolves, Tidal is introducing platform standards to protect artists, their craft, and inform listeners,” said the streamer. In its published AI policy document, the company also said it will “not knowingly attribute royalties to music [it…

Good news for the well-heeled: Bang & Olufsen, the luxury Danish audio brand, recently announced “new digital experience multibrand retail spaces” at Fourways Crossing and Expert diamond corner in Woodmead. This follows the opening of its flagship experience centre in Kramerville earlier this year. Chance to go hands-on This won’t mean much to you if you don’t live in Gauteng, but if you do, the expansion provides further opportunity to experience the company’s products. With its cheapest device, the Beosound Explore, costing R7,000, it makes sense that you’d want to see, feel, and, importantly, hear what you might spend all…

While it’s not official yet, we’re willing to bet that Samsung will once again be holding its usual Galaxy Unpacked event in July. There have been mentions of the date and place online: 22 July in London, if you’re curious. But we’re more concerned about the tech that could be showing up. Flipin’ and Foldin’ The mid-year Unpacked is when Samsung’s latest foldables officially break cover. This year might depart from the norm as the South Korean tech giant is expected to announce three folding smartphones. We’ve seen a few rumours flying around about a wider Galaxy Fold being worked…

Since GTA VI is the only thing anyone is talking about lately, Xbox thought it would be a good time to announce a few experimental features it’s been cooking. Before you get excited, the features, which include one earth-shattering change, are only available to those in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring. That’s Xbox’s invite-only program, reserved for die-hard Xbox fans. Getting on with it After first allowing 15-character gamer tags, then limiting them to 12 characters, insiders are once again testing support for 15-character gamer tags. If our maths is correct, that would be a three-character increase, or a 25% increase.…

If you earn money playing video games professionally, there’s a good chance you already use some version of Razer’s Huntsman V3 Pro. The original came out in 2023, but instead of launching the Huntsman V4, Razer seems content to add one or two features to tide gamers over for another few years. If you picked up the Huntsman V3 Pro when it launched, or if you have another brand’s analogue gaming keyboard, you probably won’t find enough reason to drop R5,500 on this one. But if you’re coming from a regular mechanical gaming keyboard and want to know what all…

Smartphone shoppers in South Africa are spoiled for choice. Whether you’re upgrading your contract or buying for cash, there are plenty of options that cover a wide price range. Most devices lie within the lower two-thirds of the price spread, but Vivo’s X300 Pro is different. At its launch price of R40,000, the X300 Pro was one of the most expensive smartphones you could buy in South Africa. You might have heard a similar story when the company first brought its flagship X-series to the country with the X200 Pro in 2025. Since the X300 Pro launched, its price has…

Logitech G, the company’s gaming peripheral arm, recently announced a new crop of budget-friendly devices. The new (but still familiar) G305 X Superlight mouse and the G316 X 98 keyboard. The pair join the G325 and G321 gaming headsets that were announced earlier this year. New G305 mouse, same G305 shape It’s been a while since Logitech last updated the ever-popular G305. The previous ‘Lightspeed’ model is still available, but now it’ll see competition from the new G305 X Superlight. If Logitech is good at one thing, it’s making gaming gear. The second thing would be slapping an ‘X Superlight’…