Author: Duncan Pike

Samsung has combined its ‘Pay’ and ‘Pass’ apps into Samsung Wallet. It hopes that you can now leave your physical wallet at home. The amalgamation was first announced in February 2022 alongside the Galaxy S22 handsets. Now the company has finally launched the feature in selected markets. Just not in South Africa. Not yet. Samsung says it will allow Galaxy phone users to store drivers licences, ID cards, loyalty cards, gift cards, passwords, and digital keys in a single, easy to use system secured with Samsung Knox. Leave home a little lighter This is shortly after Google announced its new…

Rain is aiming to end the broadband drought in more parts of the country, according to a MyBroadband report. The network operator plans to expand its 5G for the home services to cover more of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga in the coming years. Bless the Rains… A spokesperson, speaking to MyBroadband, said that the company already has the most extensive 5G network in the country. And of course they would say that. Although, it might not feel like that to some subscribers in the more densely populated areas. “There are now 6 million households within 5G…

Adobe wants to get more people on its platform and using its apps. No surprise there. But one way it is opting to do that is by offering a free online version of Photoshop to everyone, according to a report by The Verge. Well, not just yet, but that’s the idea. For now, the online free-to-use version of the app is only being tested in Canada. Hopefully, the test goes swimmingly, so the rest of the world also gets free access to the powerful photo editing app. Could this improve the global meme game? Don’t expect the full-fat version of…

The last bell has finally rung for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Today, Wednesday 15 June 2022, is the last day users will be able to access the ancient portal to the Internet. So if you need to say your goodbyes, best you do it now, or forever hold your peace. Internet Explorer is off to the great recycle bin in the sky This isn’t the first time Microsoft has threatened it was doing away with IE, but this time it really will. But it’s not like too many people will be bothered by the news. Of all the browsers in mainstream…

Asus recently sent Stuff one of its premium ROG Gladius III Wireless gaming mice for review. This one is aimed at FPS or RPG gamers as it lacks the numerous side buttons that MMO players are looking for. It’s a rather large mouse as well and while Asus says it’ll suit any hand size and grip style, we would disagree. It’s marketed as a premium mouse and with that comes a premium price tag. But are you getting your money’s worth? Build Quality The Gladius III Wireless is constructed with matte black plastic. It features some laser-engraved ROG branding on…

Yesterday, a fire broke out at Unit 2 of the Duvha Power Station in Mpumalanga. Eskom confirmed the news and issued a statement that said the blaze was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. The damage and cause of the fire are still being investigated with no further info available. Oh boy, here we go again Duvha Power Station unit 2 its On fire More Loadshedding @tedblom @ewnreporter @SAfmnews @SABCNews @eNCA . pic.twitter.com/ULwVugBncY — Mfana Walter Sindane (@WalterMfana) June 13, 2022 Luckily for South Africans, Unit 2 at Duvha has been offline since January for maintenance and overhauling reasons,…

The week when E3 was supposed to happen has been and gone without an E3. In its place, we got the Geoff Keighley-run Summer Games Fest. This served as a rather wide umbrella for most of the companies that would’ve had showcases at E3. We’ve rounded up the best trailers and reveals, with a few honourable mentions, so you don’t have to slog through a week’s worth of events. Sony’s State of Play https://youtu.be/wQkAfmvjWgs Sony’s State of Play took place a little before Summer Games Fest kicked off. This is where we heard about the Spider-Man games coming to PC…

Google employee suspended for believing AI model is sentient Google placed an engineer within its Responsible AI division on paid administration leave after he broke a confidentiality agreement by speaking to a House Judiciary (That’s an American political thing) committee member. That conversation included details about his work and Google’s alleged unethical activities around AI. He revealed to The Washington Post that he believes one of Google’s AI projects, LaMDA or Language Model for Dialogue Applications, has achieved sentience. He also revealed that he came to his conclusions from his experience as a priest instead of a scientist.A read-through of his…

Microsoft has announced that, from 30 June, Samsung TVs will be able to play Xbox games without the need for another device. This will be achieved through its Xbox Cloud Gaming app. Microsoft says it will launch the feature on Samsung TVs first and then pursue partnership deals with other TV manufacturers thereafter. Why can’t we have nice things too, Xbox? Cloud Gaming, which is still technically in beta, has been available on PCs, Xbox consoles and mobile devices as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription for a while. But this new collaboration means you can achieve the…

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has apparently had enough of the country-wide scourge of motorists not renewing their driver’s licences. Don’t bother trying to use valid excuses like the system being offline to work your way out of this one if you’re one of the offending parties. At the launch of the newest DLTC (Drivers Licence Testing Centre) at the Midrand Gautrain station, Makhosini Msibi, RTMC CEO said they had already alleviated the 1.5 million driver’s licence card backlog. Those cards had expired during the COVID lockdown months of March 2020 to August 2021. Don’t bother arguing with facts…