Author: Duncan Pike

LG Electronics South Africa recently confirmed which of the brand’s latest 2025 TVs are coming to South Africa, including the biggest TV the company has ever made. The 100in model of the QNED86, affectionately officially called the “100 inch LG QNED evo AI QNED86 4K 120Hz Smart TV AI Magic Remote webOS25 2025” on LG SA’s website, makes it abundantly clear the TV uses LG’s QNED technology (it’s mentioned twice, after all) for improved colour accuracy. Joining the huge 100in QNED set are its smaller QNED86 and QNED82 siblings (sizes range from 65in to 86in), along with sets in the…

After several leaks and teasers, Honor yesterday unveiled its latest folding flagship, the Magic V5, in China. With this launch, it takes back the crown for the world’s thinnest folio-style foldable, if only on technicalities. The Honor Magic V5 is still an impressive feat. It measures just 4.2mm or 4.1mm thick (depending on the model and if you ignore the camera bump). For context, the Magic V3 Honor launched around this time last year, was an already meagre 4.35mm thick. Along with its impressive side profile, it sports flagship-level internal specs and a supposedly improved rear camera array. Hopefully, we…

A new Steam client update dropped recently that adds some rather useful features to the already competent digital storefront and games library. Valve now allows gamers to monitor their PC’s gaming performance in-game with a built-in performance overlay. If it wasn’t obvious, Valve says the new feature is “designed to help you understand how your PC is performing and how it is impacting your game’s performance.” No more wondering about dropped frames or if you’re running out of video memory. Gaben gives Steam gamers more info Steam already allowed limited performance monitoring with an in-game FPS (frames per second) counter…

There are those among us who relish every minute they spend cooking, just as there are people who would rather do anything else. The Tokit Omni Cook C2 from Chunmi, an independent smart kitchen appliance subsidiary of Xiaomi, is for folks who fall somewhere in between the two extremes. It won’t cook entire meals for you from start to finish, but it promises to reduce the time you spend in the kitchen considerably. It could also mean you save on counter space, as it can supposedly do the job of 21 kitchen appliances. That’s probably part of the reason why…

If you’ve ever caught yourself tapping away at your smartphone’s touchscreen and wished it were a physical keyboard from the days when BlackBerry was popular, we’ve got just the phone for you. Unihertz, the Chinese company responsible for devices like this, recently announced the Titan 2 — the successor to its BlackBerry Passport-inspired Titan. It isn’t often that a direct sequel is worth the upgrade, but considering the last one came out in 2019, that’s not the case here. Titan 2: More Titan The first Titan was a chonky slab of smartphone. Luckily, Unihertz has slimmed the design down for the…

South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) has announced two new local e-commerce platforms, launching on 1 July 2025, for ‘proudly South African products’. Shop Proudly SA, which is already live and open for business, is a business-to-customer platform, while the second, called Market Access Platform (MAP), is a business-to-business platform. The aim of these new digital stores is to further growth and support for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and locally manufactured goods and services. Growing local e-commerce “These platforms are meant to provide a seamless and centralised portals (sic) that will make it easier for…

Chinese automaker Chery recently claimed the crown for the most affordable hybrid SUV following the launch of the Tiggo Cross Chery Super Hybrid (CSH). This is the first hybrid from Chery to launch in South Africa and follows on from the petrol-driven Tiggo Cross that debuted late last year at the Festival of Motoring. The Tiggo Cross CSH is available in two trim levels, Comfort and Elite, with the former sporting a starting price of R438,900. That’s over R50,000 less than the immensely popular Toyota Corolla Cross HEV. The Elite model starts at R469,900. Crossing over with Chery The Tiggo…

At its local launch event last night at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Honor South Africa took the wraps off the Honor 400 and 400 Pro smartphones. Following on from the successful Honor 200 and 200 Pro that launched last year, the 400 and 400 Pro bring a few hardware upgrades and more AI smarts to the table. For not a whole lot more money, either. The Honor 400 lands with a recommended retail price (RRP) of R13,000, while the 400 Pro will require you to spend R18,000. If either of those are out of your reach, Honor has already…

Hear that? It’s the sound of cheering, and it’s coming from Apple gamers. Steam for Mac is about to become a properly optimised native app on Apple Silicon-powered devices, like that M1 MacBook Pro you’re still holding onto. Valve recently released a new beta version of Steam for Mac that runs natively, meaning it doesn’t rely on Rosetta, Apple’s translation environment for programs not originally designed to work on M-series devices. And the best part? You can already try it out for free. Steaming up your Mac At its WWDC conference this week, Apple announced changes to all of its…

Last night during the Xbox Showcase, Microsoft and Asus took the covers off two new Xbox-themed handheld consoles – the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. If you’re familiar with Asus’ last handheld affair, these won’t look too foreign. The only major physical difference we can see is the contoured Xbox controller-style grips. There’s also a dedicated Xbox button that will launch Microsoft’s Game Bar overlay, to go along with the Armory Crate button. The secret Xbox sauce lies in the new ‘Xbox full screen experience’ which Microsoft says is “optimized specifically for handheld gaming.” Take your Xbox…