Author: Duncan Pike

In our local announcement coverage of the Asus ROG Ally, we mentioned pre-orders were available with local sales starting from 15 June. We also noted that we couldn’t tell you our full thoughts until then. That’s changed, thanks to a better-than-expected pre-order response. For a lot of gamers, it seems the R16,000 price tag isn’t high enough to warrant waiting for reviews. We’ve already shared our first impressions of Asus’ new toy. Unfortunately, our excitement from our first hour or two with the ROG Ally tapered off pretty quickly. As much as we tried to keep our expectations in check,…

Samsung has finally ‘confirmed’ a sparse few details about its second Galaxy Unpacked event for 2023. Unfortunately, it chose to keep the exact date of the event vague, only mentioning a “late July” window with previous rumours pointing to 26 July. This announcement seems to have been a little quick on the trigger as the press release, which first appeared on Samsung Australia’s Newsroom, is no longer available. But the internet never forgets as is evident from this cached version of the press release, spotted by leaker @sondesix, which was still accessible at the time of writing. If that wasn’t…

Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicked off last night, 5 June, at 19:00 SAST. We brought you the latest hardware news almost immediately. This year included the new monstrous M2 Ultra chipset that will find a home in the Mac Studio and refreshed cheese grater Mac Pro, the new 15in MacBook Air that is apparently “the world’s best 15-inch laptop”, and the very exciting (and very expensive) Vision Pro — the much-rumoured augmented reality headset. But there’s more. Apple’s watching In the middle of it all, the fruit company dedicated a good chunk of time to numerous software announcements…

Now that Asus has announced the local price and availability of the ROG Ally, we’re allowed to share our initial thoughts on the company’s brand-new handheld device. Pre-orders have opened and are available through Asus’ online store or Makro if you absolutely must have one as soon as possible. But blind pre-orders are almost always a bad idea. Being the early bird might net you the worm, but you could also end up having to flee for your life from a cat. Ever think about that? Applied to a handheld gaming console, you won’t have to wait as long to…

Asus South Africa has finally announced the official local price and launch date of the company’s brand-new handheld gaming console – the ROG Ally. The first official mention of the ROG Ally was initially met with scepticism. But that’s to be expected when you announce anything on the 1st of April. Following some reassurance from Asus a few days later and a global announcement earlier this month, Asus has announced that SA gamers can get their hands on the new handheld from 15 July 2023. The eager gamers who already had their money set aside can secure their unit as…

If you count yourself among the many jaded South Africans fed up with the current state of the country, particularly in regard to load shedding, there’s a good chance you’ve had thoughts along the lines of “How hard can it be to run a country?” We’ve all had similar thoughts when plunged into load-shedding darkness. If you think you can do better than Cyril – or maybe you’re just looking to kill a few minutes before your power goes out – prove it in Eskommando, a new browser-based game from SA’s very own Scrolla.Africa. Show Cyril how easy it is In Eskommando, players…

Stuff recently reviewed (and was impressed with) the Asus ZenWiFi XT9 mesh kit but that system is overkill for most users. We asked Asus to show us something a little more accessible. Something that still feels like a meaningful upgrade and uses the latest tech but won’t obliterate your bank account. We were initially surprised to find two more routers in the box until we saw the ‘Extendable router’ sticker on each. Extending Wi-Fi the not-so-smart way ‘But why do you need two routers?’ we hear you ask. Well, technically, you don’t. If your standard ISP-issue router reaches all the…

Huawei South Africa picked Thursday, 18 May as its chosen day to launch its latest crop of flagship devices in the country — the Mate X3 and the P60 Pro. Those are joined by the MateBook X Pro and D 14 for your office needs, the Watch Ulitmate for when you fancy a really deep swim, and the Watch 4 series for regular wrist-based activities. Stuff was lucky enough — or unlucky, if you don’t fare well in hot weather — to attend the Middle East and Africa launch last week in Dubai. Before that, the devices had their time…

South Africa’s electric vehicle (EV) market is growing, along with the rest of the world’s, albeit at a slower pace. BMW, Mercedes, Toyota, and Volvo are a few of the automakers that offer EV models in the country and GWM recently announced it will launch the Ora in SA which will replace the Mini Cooper SE as SA’s cheapest EV option. Now if we could only pry other modes of transport away from their dirty internal combustion engines, the planet, and future humans, might have a chance. Oh, what’s that? BMW is making an all-electric boat? Nevermind then. BMW’s ‘The…

Earlier tonight, Xiaomi unveiled three of its Redmi Note 12 devices launching in South Africa – the Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro, and Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G. While they are priced differently – we’ll get to that later – the three share many of the same specs. But they also differ in a few key areas. Xiaomi brings 200 megapixels to the masses The highlight of the three new devices – and the feature Xiaomi chose to focus on – is the 200MP main camera sensor in the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G. It might not be…