Everything the Chinese company is set to reveal later this week has been revealed, at least visually. We’ve seen all the pending members of the Mate 30 family. And now, you are about to too
Author: Brett Venter
We have it on good authority that Apple’s new iPhone 11 Pro likes it rough. Or, at least, it can withstand a bit of rough treatment. That’s the message being sent by Apple’s new iPhone 11 Pro commercial, which sees the flagship smartphone propped in a wind tunnel and pelted with… everything.
There was the monster Porsche build, the iconic Ford Mustang (you may wanna pick up the October issue of Stuff in a couple weeks), and that life-sized Bugatti Chiron. Now there’s something new due in three weeks or so — a new Lego Technic Land Driver Defender build, set to drop from 1 October.
There’s a new set of Sonos gear landing in South Africa over the next two weeks and they’re all worth checking out. Meet the Sonos One SL, Move, and Port — all very different candidates clamouring for your attention.
Apple’s event last night wasn’t just iPads, iPhones, and services. Also detailed at the American launch was Apple’s new Watch Series 5, the newest wearable in the company’s lineup. The big new deal? Changes to the Watch’s display.
Apple’s Watch Series 5, revealed at last night’s (“yesterday morning’s”, if you’re Stateside) annual event, wants to wow you with its capabilities. Apple itself wants to wow you even more. As part of the presentation, a video breaking down what the new wristwear is capable of was shown.
Remember how, a little while ago, we said that we were giving away five sets of double tickets to this year’s Comic Con Africa? Remember how, a little while ago, we said that you had to be in Johannesburg on a specific day in order to enter?
Man, Apple really knows how to underwhelm with their launches these days. Jumping right into the event (which suggests they’ve got a lot to get to), we were treated to a handful of gameplay demos for some of the titles coming to Apple Arcade. Demonstrations from Konami and Capcom led the way, but it wasn’t long before we got some actual information. Coin operated Information in the shape of Apple Arcade’s launch information. The service will launch with a selection of titles, for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, from 19 September. Pricing? That’d be just $5, or about R75.…
We haven’t gotten to the big news just yet but we’ve got one of the things we were expecting — a new iPad. The updated iPad will be replacing the company’s stalwart 9.7in models with a new 10.2 model featuring a Retina display. That, sadly, is about all the information we were given during the presentation. Welll… Okay, maybe that’s not all we’ve learned. But Apple’s mum on the new iPad’s actual name, and internal components. We’ve got nothing on that, so we’re going to have to peer at the company’s website and attempt to decipher things there. We’ll just…
We have seen the future and it is colourful. Apple’s made the iPhone 11 official and it looks for all the world like the budget iPhones we’ve seen in the past. You know, quirky design and colourful options (including purple, yellow, red, and black). But this is the base model, rather than something featuring stripped back hardware