The City of Johannesburg has shut down its website and online services, reporting a cyber-attack following a series of ransom notes sent to the city. The ransom, sent by a group calling itself the Shadow Kill Hackers, is demanding 4.0 bitcoin from City of Joburg.
Author: Brett Venter
Warning. Nuclear missile launched. Okay, so we’re not quite there yet but the folks over at Petroglyph Games have released their first footage of Command and Conquer Remastered. We’re not completely convinced yet but anything that’ll get us back in the fight against the Brotherhood of Nod is welcome. Starting small https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uPOr8PxeXk There isn’t a massive amount to see in the gameplay teaser (above). There are a few short seconds of OG Command and Conquer footage (with a very neatly laid-out base, we could add) followed quickly by the new, updated look. And the new look looks mighty good to…
Huawei’s first folding smartphone, the Mate X, will be launching before the end of November this year. But, before you get too excited, that launch is limited to China at the present. Huawei announced the details at a launch event, giving out the timeline and pricing for the device.
You know how it is: You want to get from point A to point B but you’ve seen everything on that route before. Or perhaps you’re just bored with reality. Microsoft’s DreamWalker hopes to help there. DreamWalker is a wearable VR system concept designed to be used in the real world, offering another view of the world while also not letting you step into traffic. Hopefully.
When you’re offering up plant-based meat substitutes without telling anyone, you’re probably going Incogmeato. Sorry, sorry… couldn’t help that one. Incogmeato is totally a thing, though, and it’s coming to (a single) Pizza Hut in the States for a very limited time.
So you want to know just what you’re in for when it comes to the launch of Disney+ in November this year? There are a couple of ways — you can check out Disney’s long-as-heck Twitter thread which offers up a pretty darned good idea of what’s coming to the service.
We’ve been expecting LG’s G8X ThinQ to turn up for a few months and, true to form, the company has not disappointed. The G8X will be landing in South Africa from next month and we’ve got pricing and other details for you.
We’ve been waiting for news concerning Motorola’s new RAZR smartphone. The device is supposed to be a retro(ish) take on the company’s old faithful (and best-selling) RAZR handset, one with a folding display if rumour has it right. We don’t have to wait on rumour any more, though. That’s because Motorola has sent out invitations for its new handset. The date? 13 November. The handset? Almost certainly the new RAZR. The invitation? Kinda… melty. Guesswork Moto’s invitation (above) features what looks like the iconic RAZR hinge with bits melting off the main frame of the handset. On peeling away the…
Depending on your memory, you might recall highly polished models of teeth, either mounted on the wall or as a display on a shelf of desk. That shiny, clean enamel benchmark forever etched into your childhood mind? Yeah, that’s how the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Black Edition toothbrush will make your teeth feel.
Stop us if you’ve heard this one: The Vatican — you know, those folks behind a little thing called the Catholic Church? — has launched its very own wearable. Called the Click To Pray eRosary, it does exactly what you think it would, based on the name. Basically, it’s a technological version of the old faithful rosary.