Author: Brett Venter

Okay, okay, so Apple’s event announcement wasn’t bang-on 15:00 yesterday but we got there eventually. Apple’s next (live-streamed) reveal is set for next week (totally called it), but it has been titled the ‘Time Flies’ event — which it seems nobody was expecting. New phone? Who dis? And that’s because the Time Flies tagline doesn’t seem to have an awful lot to do with the new iPhone. Apple’s not talking but speculation is that next week’s event will see the Apple Watch Series 6 front and centre, with an update for the Series 3 possibly also being on the cards.…

Folding smartphones: a gimmick with a limited lifespan or a legitimate direction for the industry to go in? If you’d asked us that question last year, you’d have gotten a hesitant answer leaning towards ‘gimmick’. Ask us this year and you’ll probably get “WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, THE WORLD’S ON FIRE!” But we’d also add that the folding smartphone looks more and more like it is here to stay. And that’s just on the strength of Samsung’s offerings in this line. Samsung remains the only local vendor selling folding smartphones in South Africa, with the Galaxy Z Fold, Galaxy…

Man, people get nervous when Apple doesn’t do what it’s supposed to. The iPhone maker is usually predictable enough to set your calendar by but, if that were true, then this evening we’d be in for a lengthy reveal event detailing the iPhone 12 (and friends). Instead, all we’ve got is a rumour that Apple will announce its event details later today. So it’s come to this Yes, that means Apple’s event announcement timeline is news now. Notable Apple leaker Jon Prosser detailed when we can expect the fruit company to drop a press release. Which is a little ambiguous…

Everyone wants to be a game developer (until they find out just how much work is involved in making games). But there are still folks who do it and for those folks, Microsoft’s got something for you: a free game development workshop taking place this month called the Xbox Academy Game Development Workshop. You think this is a mother-flippin’ game? There are four 90-minute Xbox Academy Game Development Workshop sessions going. You don’t need to attend all of them — one will be enough, since they all cover the same material. What material, you ask? Well, the session will go…

LG’s typically not the sort of company to spring a leak but every so often it does something unusual that gets out into the world a little early. The South Korean company has opted to try and embrace its latest leak, confirming that LG Wing is totally a thing and also saying when we can expect official details. LG’s Wing device will turn up, officially, on 14 September. One Winged angel And it seems that the LG Wing is just the first of many off-the-wall devices from the company. LG Wing is the first to issue from its so-called Explorer…

We’ve already take a look at Ford’s absurdly-named Mustang Cobra Jet 1400, a 1,400kW electric vehicle the American auto-maker claims can do some rather absurd things. Just how absurd is becoming clear, as Ford claims to have pushed their prototype EV up to 1,502HP (peak wheel horsepower) and busted through the 9-second mark over the quarter mile (around 400m). It manages the drag strip at just 8.27 seconds. Gotta go fast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyd6ONBV5V4 Which, if you check out the promotional video of the Mustang Cobra Jet, seems totally legit. The electric vehicle takes off from the start of a drag strip…

Round about now is usually when tech companies from around the world descend on Germany to show off whatever they’ve got before Apple goes off and does its own thing a week or two later. Known as IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung, if you wondered why we never write it out), this year’s event was cancelled. Only… not entirely, in LG’s case. There’s a limited-capacity, invite-only event taking place but there’s also something for the rest of us. LG decided to make a little IFA of its very own and you can check it out yourself. Which isn’t a chance you’ve had…

So here’s a fun bit of information – using PayPal in South Africa is a little more complicated than you might think. In order to conform to South African exchange control regulations, you’re not actually permitted to use PayPal funds sent to you to pay other PayPal users or make purchases. In fact, you’ve got to withdraw your PayPal funds to a South African bank account within 30 days of receipt. And there’s only one way and one bank you can use to accomplish this little task. The bank in question is FNB, because of course it is, but you…

We’ve long been expecting the Galaxy Fold 2, having followed its development for some time and getting an early look at this year’s Galaxy Unpacked. Samsung has officially unveiled its next flagship folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, and we’ve got the details you need to know. Know when to Fold ’em It’s surprisingly compact for a folding smartphone. The handset has a 6.23in outer display (816 x 2,260), which makes use of Corning’s new Gorilla Glass Victus. Which pretty much guarantees that the outside of the Fold 2 will be as tough as you need it to be.…

There is no question that golf, as a sport, is a horribly elitist institution. It takes up far too much space, is far too localised in the hands of a privileged few (which is where we get off because things get awfully political from here) and just, generally, shouldn’t exist. The only sport more elitist is Formula One motor racing but they’ve also got that whole ‘developing car technology’ excuse going for them. That said, we also get the appeal of golf. It takes a considerable amount of skill, is far more physical than you’d expect and can be quite…