Author: Duncan Pike

Apple is breaking tradition slightly at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Usually reserved for OS updates and features only devs care about, this year Apple unveiled its new M2 chip and the first two MacBook models that feature the new chip. Meet the new M2 MacBook Air and 13in M2 MacBook Pro. Expect to wait a while for these Starting with the new MacBook Air, which looks a lot like the 14in MacBook Pro, Apple has done away with the wedge design and included a larger screen. This one will feature a 13.6in display which Apple says will manage 500nits…

At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple revealed the next generation of its home-grown silicon. The M2 chip is taking everything the M1 chip from 2020 did and doing it more efficiently. At least, that’s what Apple says. The charts and numbers are pretty. But then they would be, wouldn’t they? Damn Apple, give the others a chance The new M2 will feature an eight-core CPU (four performance cores and four efficiency cores), a ten-core GPU, and is built on a 5nm architecture. It’ll offer up to 100GB/s of unified memory bandwidth, double that of the M1. It’ll allow for…

WhatsApp is currently working on a feature to make the messaging app even more secure – double verification. You know how you need to input a six-digit security code to verify you’re… you? Well, you might need to do that again, in the not-so-distant future. Twice the WhatsApp security Stolen WhatsApp accounts are a real problem for some naive users. Stories of users falling for phishing or giving away their security codes must have caught the WhatsApp dev team’s attention. So they’re adding a second verification code requirement for users attempting to register an existing account on a new device.…

A fierce-looking Lamborghini concept appears A new concept for a futuristic Lamborghini has emerged online that looks like something from a Halo and Dune crossover. The vehicle, if you can call it that, features tank-like treads instead of wheels, perfect for desert traversal. Before you get too excited and rush out to buy one, this thing only exists as a design concept for now. Designer Michael Hritzkrieg spoke to Interesting Engieering and described his creation as “a rush job to meet an Instagram competition deadline.” That would be the AGP Contest that runs monthly. This Lamborghini concept, called the LMXX2,…

At its State of Play showcase held late last night, Sony revealed that the next PlayStation exclusives to get the PC port treatment are Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and its spinoff, Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Originally launched in 2018, the first Spider-Man game from Insomniac is receiving a few graphical tweaks, presumably to justify the ‘Remastered’ tag that’s been added on the end. Your friendly neighbourhood PC port The only other info known is that it will launch on PC on 12 August this year and will contain all the DLC from the PS game. We don’t know how much it’ll cost…

Remember that Tesla bot that Musk revealed back in August last year at Tesla’s inaugural AI Day? Well, a working prototype could be right around the corner, if Musk’s latest tweet is to be believed. Although it isn’t always wise to do that. The Tesla CEO announced via Twitter that the electric automotive company’s second AI Day will be postponed until 30 September as the company “may” have a working prototype by then. Optimus in his prime Tesla AI Day pushed to Sept 30, as we may have an Optimus prototype working by then — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3,…

Earlier this week, Fujifilm South Africa announced the latest mirrorless flagship from the Japanese camera company, the X-H2S, together with two new lenses. The spread will touch down in South Africa in early July with a RRP of R40,000. The new shooter is using a new sensor with a long name. The fifth-generation stacked-layer back-illuminated 26.16MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HS sensor is supposed to be four times faster at reading signals than its predecessor. This, according to the company, means significantly improved auto-focus speed and accuracy. It also means that for the first time with a Fujifilm product you can…

It’s been a little over a week since fans had their first look at Activision Blizzard’s remake of Modern Warfare 2. That was just the reveal trailer however. What everyone really wants is to see some gameplay footage so they can judge if this one is going to be worth coughing up another R1000+ for. Well, we’re getting just that on 8 June at 19h00 SAST. What kind of a name is ‘Soap’? This remake of the 2009 game of the same name will presumably follow on from the remake and series reboot Modern Warfare, which launched in 2019. We’ll…

Asus ROG has just confirmed that the ROG Phone 6 will be launching next month, 5 July. Widely regarded as one of the best smartphones for gamers, none of the previous ROG devices have made their way to South African shores. Unless you went out of your way to import one. There is no clear indication that the ROG Phone 6 will be any different but we are cautiously optimistic that this could be the first. That’s because SA media has been invited to the launch. Which, if we’re being fair, happens for products that won’t launch here all the…

Following its first drop in subscribers, Netflix has been working on ways to recover. One of those ways is a possible ad-supported tier, even though Netflix was previously adamant that this would never happen. Another avenue the streaming service is considering will be familiar to DStv subscribers – cracking down on the sharing of account passwords. Back in April, in a letter to shareholders, the company estimated that a third of everyone using the platform was doing so for free. That’s a lot of money to miss out on. Netflix – Not for sharing Unlike DStv’s decision to limit an…