Author: Duncan Pike

Elon pulls out of merger, Twitter upset This past weekend saw the next evolution in the Elon Musk x Twitter Saga. The CEO and wouldbe Twitter purchaser has once again been thrust into the spotlight as he attempts to pull out of his $44 billion deal to buy the company. His Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing lists a “material breach” of an agreement between the two parties as well as citing “false and misleading” statements Twitter made during negotiations.This follows a lengthy back and forth between Musk and Twitter’s board of directors regarding the number of bot accounts on the…

We don’t need to tell you there’s been a fair bit of load shedding recently. More than a bit, actually. EskomSePush estimates we’ve had 1,008 hours of load shedding this year, so far, with severity between a constant Stage 2 all the way to Stage 6. If you’re a regularly functioning human then you’ve probably also tried and failed to make heads or tails of Eskom’s schedule. Or maybe you haven’t. Maybe you couldn’t be bothered to attempt to find your area in a sea of coloured blocks to see when you’re getting switched off. And why should you put…

The SABC thinks the sporting broadcasters and organisers in the country need a stern talking to. By that we mean they’re taking them to court. The national broadcaster has filed an anticompetitive complaint against SuperSport for “exclusionary behaviour”, in the hopes it is fined, according to a TechCentral report. The SABC is out for money blood According to that report, the SABC is motivated by its belief that SuperSport has abused its influence with regards to sports broadcasting. This has made things difficult for the broadcaster and its own standalone sports channel, SABC Sports. Which, it argues, goes against the…

When it comes to television sets, most folks don’t have many thousands to drop on a new one. Then there are some who aren’t looking for the latest and greatest display technology. They just need a dependable TV with okay-to-decent picture quality that lasts a good few years without becoming too obsolete too quickly. And it shouldn’t cost them a kidney. If that’s you, then you might want to consider the LG QNED 4K 806 series. We were sent the 65in model and it’s a compelling offer. You can expect an extensive feature list for your R24,000. What can it…

It should be no surprise at this point that Apple is working on a car. It has been for years, but we still don’t know when it will stop playing coy and just tell us or give us an official picture at least. But with the amount of effort it is putting into CarPlay of late, it could be soon™. The latest update from the fruit company was unveiled without much fanfare at a developer conference last month. The update will allow CarPlay users to navigate to a petrol station and then buy fuel from their dashboard. Next stop, cars…

VS Gaming Weekly is South Africa’s first free-to-air gaming show. It aims to provide a dedicated platform for local video game enthusiasts to stay up to date with esports news. It’ll air every Wednesday at 17:30 on SABC 3 and Telkom’s streaming platform, TelkomOne. The show will be hosted by content creators George ‘Okay Wasabi’ Mnguni and Sibu Mpanza. Together, they will provide viewers with local gaming news and content including an in-depth look at the players and teams that compete in the budding local esports scene. VS Gaming goes Weekly Telkom-backed VS Gaming is one of South Africa’s largest…

Asus’ gaming sub-brand Republic of Gamers (ROG) just announced its ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro. Both devices are focused on giving mobile gamers as much performance as possible. But, more importantly, these phones are coming to South Africa. When they do eventually land here, they will, in all likelihood, be the most powerful gaming phones available to South Africans. Other gaming smartphones from Lenovo and Xiaomi have yet to officially touch SA soil, so ROG claims the crown by default. Still, they’re pretty powerful in their own right. Cranked up all the way The ROG Phone 6 series features…

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced its newly updated Xiaomi 12S trio of smartphones. One of them in particular is making headlines and turning heads. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features the new Sony IMX989, a 1-inch smartphone camera sensor. That’s… a little large for a smartphone. It’s about right for a fixed-lens camera, though. How did they find space for the smartphone bits? Depending on who you ask, size may or may not matter. But, when it comes to camera sensors, bigger is usually better. A bigger sensor can mean a higher resolution, better cooling, better low-light performance or all…

Volkswagen South Africa has announced local procing and availability for the newly refreshed T-Roc SUV. Three variants will be available to South Africans with the 1.4 TSI Design model starting at R563,800, the 2.0 TSI Design going for R627,300, and the 2.0 R-Line costing R660,400. If you’ve been waiting for one, your day has come. These go on sale at VW dealers today, 5 July 2022. A new techy interior The T-Roc finds itself positioned between the Taigo, which also recently launched in South Africa, and the Tiguan among VW’s SUV offerings. If you’ve been keeping up with car prices,…

How to look cool when you die in a ball of flames Image: Ducati via YouTube Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati has unveiled its first electric motorcycle, the V21L. It will be the brand’s official e-bike for the 2023 season of the MotoE World Cup, according to last years announcement. The V21L might be a prototype but it still has an unmistakable Ducati look. It’s packing a 150HP electric motor and an 18kWh battery. That might not be a high horsepower number but you’ll get up to speed faster than you can say “horsepower number”. This one reportedly has a top…