Author: Brett Venter

Are you so attached to your Huawei smartphone that you wish all your devices would be made by the company? Do you look longingly at people who have both an iPhone and a MacBook? Well, then you’re in luck because a Huawei laptop is now within reach. Specifically the Huawei Matebook D, a mid-range notebook from the Chinese company that’ll launch in South Africa from 7 August. Double your fun In fact, there are two versions of the Huawei Matebook D ready to go — the Matebook D 14 and the Matebook D 15. At present they’re both priced the…

It’s always sad when a friend has things go badly, they have to sell off most of their things and then they turn to drugs. Except, perhaps, in this one very specific case. Kodak, of camera film fame, has made the sort of industry jump we’ve only seen Nintendo make (moving from making cards to video games, and that was about fifty years back). Kodak’s just gone… in another direction. That’s right, Kodak will be making and selling drugs. First one’s free?  And not in a sketchy way, like that one guy from your home town who twitches all the…

If you want to go to space you either need a pilot’s license and several degrees (as well as American citizenship) or one heck of a lot of money. Virgin Galactic has long been after the second category of space tourist, as the company hopes to take passengers to the edge of space where they can experience weightlessness, before returning them home safely. And in case you thought it has abandoned its ambitions, the company just revealed what the cabin of its Spaceship craft will look like. If you’re paying $250,000 for a ticket to space, you kinda want to…

This is a place I didn’t ever think I’d get to be — playing Command and Conquer: Red Alert in 2020 and loving it. The game has a special place for me because it was the first game I ever played on a PC that was all my own. Literally the first thing I did on booting up the PC, which ran Windows 98 and contained a mighty AMD K6 processor, S3 Virge ‘graphics card’, 32MB of RAM and a 4GB HDD, was install and run Command and Conquer Red Alert. It was absolutely glorious playing at a detailed 640×480…

You might think you’ve got the perfect camera, and you might even be right. But if you’re a video fan, specifically in the vlogging sphere, there’s a decent chance you’re a little bit wrong. Sony’s ZV-1 is an alternative to the company’s excellent RX100 but with a very video focus. It’ll make DSLR cameras nervous on the quality front (just a little), sports an f/1.8 lens and Sony’s crammed it with eye-tracking and continuous autofocus as well. There are a couple of other features that make this compact the ideal camera for YouTube, Twitch, Insta or even TikTok fame. The…

We know that DStv isn’t in everyone’s good books right now but they’re taking steps in the direction of more… well, sports — which is the thing that South African viewers like most about the service. Multichoice is adding two new sports channels from 29 July (that’s later this week) from ESPN, thanks to a new partnership with the Walt Disney Company Africa. Sporting chance The two new channels are both set to be 24-hours and will feature “…National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Baseball (MLB)” taken from ESPN 1 and…

Have you ever swapped from one phone to another, sticking your SIM card in before realising that you’ve just authenticated WhatsApp on the new phone before backing up properly from the last? That’s a common issue here at Stuff but the frustrating ‘swap back and reauthenticate’ dance might be a thing of the past soon. Yup, WhatsApp’s testing the ability to use the app across several devices while retaining a single phone number. Long time coming The feature has been requested by users for some time now and, as of WhatsApp Beta 2.20.196.8, it’s now a distinct possibility. WABetaInfo was…

Ransomware used to target individual users. Malicious files would creep into your PC, lock them up and demand money for their release. Turns out it’s hard to make money that way, which is why whole companies, hospitals and even cities are now being targeted. Garmin has now joined the ranks of those nailed by ransomware attacks — but if you’re an avid Garmin user you might know that already. Unit down The problem kicked in over the weekend, with everything from the company’s website, Garmin Connect (which is used to sync Garmin devices), the company’s aviation flyGarmin databases, its call…

If you’ve used a smartphone, you’ve encountered Gorilla Glass at some point. Made by Corning (who you might remember advertising kitchenware on TV if you’re of a certain age), the glass is of varying grades and toughness. But, just because it’s glass, don’t go thinking there’s no room for movement in the innovation department. To victory! There’s a new type of glass in town and rather than taking on a numerical value, Corning has given this glass a name. Meet Gorilla Glass Victus, a title that Corning would prefer us to stick a ™ or an ® to — but…

Okay, somebody at Samsung has been watching too many Christopher Nolan movies. The company will let buyers in the States pre-order their pre-order for a smartphone that hasn’t been officially announced yet. But, to be fair, they’re also making doing so rather attractive. Pre-orderCeption Samsung’s not calling this a pre-order for a pre-order but that’s what it boils down to. Fans can reserve a to-be-announced smartphone, and then complete the cycle with a pre-order after the 5 August Unpacked event when they actually see the thing they’ve expressed interest in. You can call it ‘reserving’ a phone if you wanna,…