Author: Duncan Pike

A bug is causing some PS3 and PS Vita games to expire PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita players could find some of their titles unplayable thanks to what seems to be an expiration date glitch in Sony’s backend. The issue was first noted by Kotaku, after users on Reddit and Twitter reported issues with numerous games and, in some cases, their whole libraries. The bug in question is falsely flagging some game licences as expired on the affected platforms. Owners are no longer able to download or play them. Luckily for those affected, this seems too sporadic and inconsistent to…

As far as species go, humans aren’t all that great. You’d think that after roughly six million years of evolution we’d have stopped biting the insides of our own mouths. Or that we’d be able to keep the bits of hair that were grown for the task out of our eyes. When you really examine how we’re made up, it’s surprising we’re standing where we’re standing. Luckily for us, we have relatively large brains. Well, most of us do. Some of the large-brained among us are researchers from the University of California, who have developed an algorithm that sees in…

Volvo Car South Africa has confirmed that it will bring its new all-electric Volvo XC40 P6 Recharge into the country. It will join the Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge AWD that launched last year, as part of Volvo’s plan to transition to being a fully electric car maker by 2030. Volvo’s new P6 is positioned below its P8, as the smaller number suggests. Apart from the number on the back and the number of motors under the hood, they’re almost the same vehicle. The P6 is powered by a single front-mounted electric engine instead of the twin electric motors in the…

Vodacom has just announced its new affordable wearable, the Linea watch. It’s aimed at those that need a discrete way to let a few contacts know they need help. The Linea watch is fairly basic as far as wearable tech goes. For the R500 once-off price, don’t expect much in the way of extra features. Battery life is expected to last anywhere from 48 to 72 hours, depending on your use. Connectivity is limited to the included Vodacom Smart Sim. So you won’t be able to pair it via Bluetooth but it does mean you won’t need an additional sim.…

It’s happening, everybody. Twitter has finally, officially announced it is adding an edit button. No, it’s not a late April Fools joke. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with that poll Twitter’s newest board member tweeted recently, apparently. Do you want an edit button? — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2022 The official Twitter Comms account broke the news last night that the company is adding an edit button. Eventually. It said it would be testing the feature in Twitter Blue Labs first “in the coming months”. Twitter’s vice president of consumer product Jay Sullivan said that the edit…

Apple has just released update 15.4.1 for iOS and iPadOS. This update is supposed to fix a battery drain issue and a security patch that Apple says may or may not have already been exploited. If you’re an iPhone or iPad owner you might’ve noticed your battery not lasting as long as it used to after you updated to iOS 15.4. That update came out in March, incurring the ire of many angry fans of the fruit company. Some of them tweeted their grievances. Apple support was even kind enough to respond, although we get the feeling that it didn’t…

We’ve all been there. It’s late, you can’t sleep so you figure you’ll scroll through your preferred social feed until your eyes close of their own accord. Upon unlocking your phone, your retinas are seared because dark mode wasn’t enabled. Many apps available on mobile devices support some form of dark mode for that reason. It’s increasingly popular to include dark mode toggles on desktop pages as well. Unfortunately, some websites are a little slower than others to adopt what should be an industry standard. Luckily, some web browsers, like Google Chrome, aren’t leaving that decision entirely up to webpage…

Fortnite building returns Around two weeks ago, at the start of Fortnite’s Chapter 3 Season 2, Epic Games removed building from the game. It called the game mode Fortnite Zero Build and said it would only be temporary. Maybe some people missed the last part of that announcement as they began removing clumps of their own hair over the decision. Well, Epic Games has re-added building alongside the Zero Build mode. The decision to remove building in the first place surprised many long-time fans. It was one of the factors that allowed Fortnite to surpass PUBG (previously called PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds)…

Dyson, the company that loves to over-engineer things, has turned its attention to pollution. Specifically, noise and air pollution that gets all up in your personal space. The Dyson Zone is the company’s first attempt at a wearable air filter you can listen to. If its approach to this is anything like its approach to moving air around, then the Dyson Zone might not be that bad. That is, if you don’t mind paying through the nose and looking like Bane from The Dark Knight Rises on his morning jog. Airflow and acoustics are powerful agents As Dyson’s engineers explain,…

The MateView GT is Huawei’s first attempt at a gaming monitor. It comes in two sizes, a 27in standard edition and a 34in ultrawide sound edition. Huawei sent us the latter to review. The 27in standard edition isn’t available in SA so there wasn’t much choice on the matter. We spent some time with MateView GT, using it for both work and gaming. Its performance surprised us. You may also be impressed, but is it worth R14,000? We have other questions too. Mostly, why? Why pick a 34in curved ultrawide to introduce your brand to the gaming market? We’ll focus on…