Author: Duncan Pike

It wasn’t that long ago that Huawei launched its new Pura 80 series globally. That launch was held in Dubai following the range’s launch in China in June. Eager South Africans won’t have to wait too much longer to get their hands on one of the three devices heading our way, with a local launch set for 7 August. That’s only a few weeks away, so Huawei SA has opened up pre-orders for the Pura 80 series locally. Here’s what the 80, 80 Pro, and 80 Ultra will cost locally and what you’ll get for paying early. Pura 80 is…

Pre-order pricing is now live for Samsung’s latest crop of folding smartphones, but something’s changed – namely, the numbers. The Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, and Flip 7 FE have quietly become more expensive since they were unveiled at Samsung’s local launch event two weeks ago. Stuff reached out to Samsung SA for comment but hadn’t heard back by time of publishing. Samsung’s foldable prices climb Of the three new devices, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 was hit with the biggest increase. Its starting price of R43,000 for the 256GB model doesn’t appear on the company’s website yet, likely…

At its Unpack & Discover event held in Johannesburg last night, Samsung South Africa removed the proverbial covers from its shiny new TV sets for 2025, with AI in tow, of course. There were numerous refreshed TVs announced in Samsung’s Neo QLED Mini LED, QLED, and OLED ranges, including the flagship Neo QLED 8K QN950F, the OLED-toting S95F. It was joined by a new “affordable premium” S85F model for South Africa, and the well-rounded QN90F. Basically, if there’s an ‘F’ in the model, it’s likely one of the new ones. Samsung seems to have skipped ‘E’ for this year. As…

With tonight’s global product launch of Huawei’s new Pura 80 series in Dubai, the devices are one step closer to reaching South African shores following their debut in China last month. As with last year’s Pura 70 series and the P Series before it, the Pura 80 series serves as Huawei’s vehicle for bringing its latest imaging developments to consumers. The Pura 80 Ultra, with its large 1in ‘ultra lighting’ sensor and switchable dual telephoto lens system, was the centre of attention. Joining the Pura 80 Ultra are the 80 Pro and Pura 80 base models. We’ve confirmed with Huawei…

The writing’s been on the wall (and everyone’s newsfeed) for the past few weeks, but Samsung has finally unveiled its new crop of folding smartphones and smartwatches at its second Unpacked event for 2025. As usual, the ‘leaks’ have turned out to be mostly accurate as far as the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and newcomer Flip 7 FE are concerned. Not that we’re complaining. This is the first time in a while that Samsung has launched devices that look appreciably different from the previous generation. Maybe ‘different’ isn’t the right word, considering Samsung has stuck to its tried and tested…

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…