Author: Brett Venter

Samsung’s first Unpacked event for 2021 is nigh — really nigh, as in later this week. As is now traditional, there are more and more leaks taking place. The newest leak claims to know what sort of pre-order goodies Samsung is offering for its handsets, from the top-end Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G right down to the vanilla S21. And the best part about this leak is that one of these items isn’t official as yet. The other, however, is definitely already on sale (even if it’s officially still a secret). Making the S21 Ultra 5G even sweeter Samsung’s supposedly offering…

Nokia used to have a very specific reputation when it came to cellular phones but these days it’s all about affordable handsets with excellent software support. The newest of these is thought to be the Nokia 6.3 or Nokia 6.4, which will replace the company’s Nokia 6.2 handset. Whatever it winds up being called, we already know what it looks like. Nokia’s newest has been outed in renders located by OnLeaks (via website Voice.com). The uncertainty about the handset’s title is because Nokia may jump right from 6.2 to 6.4. Or they may be difficult with their naming and stick…

It’s no secret that Facebook-owned WhatsApp is a popular service, used by billions of people around the world. But Facebook’s recent mandatory shift towards sharing user data with the main Facebook service has seen users in South Africa turn away from the data-siphoning app and towards something that is less likely to wind up trying to psychologically profile you so it can sell you stuff. Like Telegram, or Signal. But what do you do with your WhatsApp account? You could just keep it on your phone but it’ll continue sending data back to Facebook HQ — even if you’re not…

There are two persistent Apple rumours that just won’t go away. One is the existence of an Apple-made television set, and the other is Project Titan, an Apple-made self-driving car. We’ve heard whispers about it since around 2014 but recent months have seen the rumours spike. Most recently, a Hyundai spokesperson seems to have confirmed the existence of Project Titan, saying that “We understand that Apple is in discussion with a variety of global automakers, including Hyundai Motors. As the discussion is at its early stage, nothing has been decided.” Possibly Project Titan The project may finally bear fruit, some…

For ages, the richest man in the world was Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon (and numerous other things, we assume). The torch has now been passed to Elon Musk, the mind behind SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company and other ventures we haven’t been told about because they involve the ongoing construction of a moon-base (probably). The cost of being Elon Musk CNBC reports that Elon Musk’s personal worth is now sitting at over $185 billion… that’s with a b. This is thanks to a jump in Tesla’s share price, which closed at $816 per share yesterday and gave the…

The PGA Tour, which is a group of men whacking a small ball around a whole lot of land, has secured a new wearable tech sponsor. Normally that’s not something we’re concerned with, but it’s how that tech will be utilised that’s especially interesting this time around. The PGA Tour’s big Whoop Whoop is set to become the official wearable device of the PGA Tour, as well as a sponsor. Big… er… whoop, really. But there’s something unusual happening as a result of the partnership. Player biometric and heart-rate data will be displayed, as captured by Whoop’s tech, “…during defining…

Just about every large tech company has an incubator inside somewhere, where researchers do strange and sometimes wacky things in the hopes that they’ll turn into money. Samsung’s research lab is called C-Lab and it’s where things like… well, like this are born. Ahead of CES this year, Samsung has revealed which of its C-Lab projects are getting to meet the outside world. The presentation is divided between C-Lab and C-Lab Outside efforts and the difference between the two should be pretty obvious. The first consists of internally-created Samsung projects while the second are startups that Samsung is funding. C-Lab…

America, in case you haven’t heard, is broken again. Following protests against the results of the 2020 presidential election, which saw the Capitol stormed by protestors and politicians evacuated, current president Donald Trump has been banned from social media. Which is the first time this has happened. Previously, Trump was left alone no matter what inflammatory content was posted to his accounts. Then, around the time of the November 2020 election, both Twitter and Facebook were fact-checking Trump’s social media posts. And now, claiming that Trumps posts were inciting or inflaming protest tensions, Facebook and Twitter have issued a ban…

Samsung’s bringing its newest tech to market earlier than ever before, with its new Everyday Epic Unpacked set to reveal its first batch of mobile tech on 14 January this year. At the same time Samsung was confirming the event, it was also springing a couple of leaks. Specifically, its new Galaxy Buds Pro are out in the wild already. Before they’re officially announced, they’ve been unboxed and tested — because apparently people are selling the company’s newest ‘buds on Facebook. Also seen is Samsung’s new S-series compatible S Pen, as well as the holster for it: a case that’ll…

Some people don’t like things either in or on their ears. There’s a term for that: completely normal. But when it comes to headphones, particularly sports headphones, in-or-on seems to be the prevailing trend. Which is why Bose has come up with its Bose Sport Open Earbuds, which sit above the ear canal rather than on or inside it. Which is a unique design, as headphones go. Bose knows that, with the company’s Mehul Trivedi saying “Runners and cyclists have been asking us for headphones that let them stay focused on their performance without wires, neckbands, or having to pop…