Author: Brett Venter

[youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTL1IXTDH30″] Google’s Project Tango is planning on using mobile devices to map areas and some tech outfits have come up with creative uses for the smartphone version of the technology so far (like creating an autonomous drone). An older report claimed that Google intended to make a tablet version of Project Tango, something that the search giant has since confirmed and Google have also given out specifications for the Nvidia-powered tablet. The 7-inch development unit features Nvidia’s Tegra K1 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive. Fairly standard specs as far as a slate goes, though the…

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Barnes & Noble’s Nook doesn’t get much exposure on the African continent, though the American bookstore’s gadgetry does have its adherents in South Africa. Now it seems that there’s a new Nook on the way and Samsung will be teaming up with B&N to make the device. The branding, perhaps unsurprisingly, will see the new e-reader/tablet being called the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook and the partnership between the book sales company and the prolific South Korean company will see the device competing with Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX – without the HD part. The Tab 4 is a 7-inch slate with…

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Ubisoft’s Watch_Dogs has been on the market for a couple of weeks now and it’s about time that we gave away some awesome stuff related to the game – including the game itself on PlayStation 3. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the site you’ll see that we’ve got a Ubisoft-created hamper to give away and today is the day that we announce our winner. Before we get to the good stuff, as always, here is some detail on how the competition draw works. Winner’s names are drawn randomly by a computer that has been fed everyone’s names and has…

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You’re either going to have to be a UK or Aussie resident or an especially prolific importer to take advantage of something a little more stylish (or colour-coordinated) from Olympus at the moment but the company has a new look for their OM-D E-M10 shooters. Three new Limited Edition E-M10 models are due to hit the market come July but only the two locations mentioned above will be getting official access to them. The mirrorless camera will be available with imitation leather sheathing the body in three colours: either green, orange or black are your options. An actual leather strap,…

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[youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erUZQ9GK0sE”] Everyone thinks that Amazon has a Kindle smartphone in the works. Amazon is planning on unveiling something new on 18 June, according to a series of teasers on Twitter. You can do the math on that one and also look at the video above of Amazon customers talking about some unseen device while doing a little multiplication. We’re definitely expecting to see Amazon’s long-rumoured smartphone, that is thought to track user’s eyes, feature a very interesting (possibly 3D) display and a bunch of specs that will make LG’s G3 go sit in the corner, as do other media…

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Stuff has had some experience with Vertu’s range of luxury smartphones, like the Ti Ferrari which costs more than most of the country makes in a year. The trouble with the luxury handset maker’s Android device has always been that the specifications have fallen short of the high-end devices that come from the usual companies (though the other features always make up for it). Not so the new Signature Touch from Vertu, which corrects that little issue nicely. As opposed to the mid-range specs we’re used to seeing, Vertu’s latest is packing the latest in hardware. A Snapdragon 801 CPU…

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We’re seeing so many wearables these days that a special fitness category is almost a given at this point. The newest item to launch at a local level is Garmin’s Fēnix 2, which follows the Forerunner from a while back. Appropriate naming there. The Fēnix 2 is being billed as an adventure GPS watch and we’re pretty sure that doesn’t mean that you’re going to be having escapades in Narnia, based on the imagery that accompanied the local launch announcement. Instead, it’s going to be giving you direction which you’re mountain-thinying (-biking, -climbing, -falling… that last one takes care of itself…

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Not everyone has enough cash to drop on a trip to the FIFA World Cup taking place in Brazil but Google have very kindly arranged a look around the stadiums themselves, though they’re devoid of crowds and footballers. Google’s LatLong blog has given notice that Google Maps users can get inside the twelve stadiums that will be playing host to the football action this year using Street View – so you can picture yourself at ground level while watching everything on TV. The search company have also loaded up the decorated streets surrounding the venues for this year’s World Cup…

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MTN has announced a partnership with streaming service simfy Africa that will bring streaming music access to subscribers and customers, an offering that is launching today. According to the company, MTN is the first mobile operator to give this customers access to a music streaming option. The service will cost R49 per month and will give users access to more than 23 million tracks as well as custom and curated playlists. MTN and simfy will be offering an offline mode as well as a two-week trial of the service for those that are undecided about whether to make the jump…

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Perhaps you caught some of the details from Apple’s WWDC, which included the changes that are coming to iOS 8 when it launches later on this year. One of the new features is the introduction of Metal, which is centred around gaming and should lead to much better performance on mobile devices. Well, Razer is looking to capitalise on that innovation with their newly-announced Junglecat mobile controller that will make your iPhone 5 look like a Nokia feature phone from the early days of South African mobile phone use. Okay, perhaps it’s not that bad but the Junglecat works like…

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