Author: Brett Venter

Another day, another Apple rumour. This one, from Taiwan, claims that Apple’s got a new 12in iPad Pro waiting in the wings. It’s said to have a new three-lens 3D time-of-flight camera sensor, which would allow the tablet to pack far more of a photographic punch. You’d still look like a bit of a git taking photos with an iPad, though. Reveal date? According to Digitimes, its sources have said: “Apple is set to release its new 12-inch iPad Pro model featuring a rear-end three-lens ToF 3D sensor in the spring [that’s around March to all of us Southern Hemisphere…

Just because something can be used for evil doesn’t mean we should completely chuck it out the window. If we dismissed all deepfakes, we wouldn’t be so sure that what the world needs right now is a Back to the Future remake/sequel with MCU actors Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. 

In a world where streaming is making life as uncomfortable as possible for traditional TV suppliers (without the reintroduction of public flogging), you’d think that price increases would be a thing of the past. But inflation hasn’t gone away just because Netflix is in South Africa and it’s for that reason that Multichoice has announced price increases for its DStv packages. 

Space. The final frontier. The place where no-one can hear you scream.  And, apparently, the place you import the finest zoom from — at least, if you believe Samsung’s claims about its all-new flagship device, the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Yes, that S20 Ultra. It’s totally real. And, with the new handset, Samsung’s hoping to take some of the shine from Huawei’s camera hardware, using a little something the company calls Space Zoom. To Infinity! You see, the Ultra gets its title from the quad rear camera arrangement that uses Samsung’s newest, largest sensors. The main lens is a 108MP ISOCELL…

Samsung’s throwing as much power as they can at its smartphones this year, in the hopes that you’ll be convinced that a Galaxy flagship is all you’ll need for the rest of the year. Whether you’re actually convinced… well, that’s on you.

Looks aren't everything. That's quite the claim to make in a world where being famous on Instagram can make you loads of money -- which is fine 'cos you'll need the cash for spinal ops from holding all those odd (but photogenic) poses. But looks really don't matter. They're nice to have. But they don't

Samsung will reveal its newest collection of handsets tomorrow evening, 11 February, but if you were present at the Oscars this weekend (apparently they do tech reveals now), you would have gotten an early preview. And, because everyone carries a recording device these days, you didn’t actually have to be present. The ad shown for Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip was captured, of course, and uploaded to the internet. You can see it below. You’re gonna Flip https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1226678928120655872 Samsung’s ad shows off the phone in action, though with several caveats tucked away in random corners. One of those is that a…

Do you really need Audi’s refreshed and sporty new A1? Heck no, it’s a luxury car, albeit an entry level one. Nobody needs a luxury car, no matter what the salesman wants you to believe. Do you really want one? That’s affirmative, Red Leader.

Vodacom has resorted to using diesel generators to prop up some older cellular towers, which are battling with Eskom’s constant outages. We asked the company what plans it hard to mitigate issues the country’s power provider is causing for the network.

Now that you’ve seen the headline, go and update your WhatsApp Desktop app right now. Whether you’re on Windows or macOS, there’s a security flaw in older versions of the app that could allow access to the files on your machine. The flaw can be exploited by receiving a special message, one designed to give its sender access to files and other information on your computer. Sounds familiar — though probably not quite as problematic. The folks over at PerimeterX explain exactly how the exploit works and what sort of information can be accessed. Long story short, the affected versions…