Author: Brett Venter

Samsung has launched its year in technology with an impressive debut — the Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra all made their expected appearances at the first Unpacked of the season. And, as expected, everything’s just a shade bigger and/or faster than it was last year. It’s also apparent that there’s a proper leaky spigot inside Samsung. The full spec for the S23 Ultra, give or take a few fine details, was known thanks to a Chinese regulator as far back as December 2022. Still, rather than dwell on what was or wasn’t predicted, it’s time to move on to…

ChatGPT parent (hopefully that isn’t a literal description) OpenAI has unveiled a tool designed to tell its users whether a section of text was written by a human being or an AI. Because, to slightly paraphrase Jeff Goldblum, they were so preoccupied with whether they could [build a convincing writing AI], they didn’t stop to think if they should. ChatGPT Runner The new tool, called an AI classifier, is trained to “distinguish between text written by a human and text written by AIs from a variety of providers.” But, as with everything to do with AI, there’s a catch. For…

All good things must come to an end. By this, we mean that some Xbox 360 games that were previously available on the South African online store are going away in the very near future. This is the result of an upcoming update for the console’s marketplace. It’s not just South Africa being whacked with the cancellation stick, either. In fact, as countries go, we’re being let off relatively lightly. That… might have something to do with our region having fewer games on its store, however. Last call for (these) Xbox 360 purchases Among the Xbox 360 games disappearing from…

Tomorrow evening will see Samsung launch its very first Unpacked event of the year. We, along with the rest of the world, are reasonably certain we know what will turn up at the event but nothing’s written in stone. Not yet, anyway. Rumours for Samung’s upcoming smartphones — the company likes to start the year strong — have been floating around since late last year. The demise of the flagship Exynos is all but certain in the Galaxy S23 lineup but there’s more to be confirmed. Watch the S23 Unpacked Of course, in order to confirm all that, you’ll have…

The folks behind the Electronic Entertainment Expo (otherwise known as E3) in Los Angeles recently touted 2023 as the event’s big return to in-person action. The announcement of the event’s triumphant return followed speculation — including on Stuff’s part — that the whole event was toast. 2023’s return was supposed to lay those fears to rest. Well… about that. Same E3, fewer attendees A report from IGN suggests that the so-called Big Three — the companies that also make games consoles — will not be in attendance at all this year. Nintendo scaled back its presence at the expo at…

At the beginning of the year, you’re probably thinking about smartphones and how they pertain to you. You’re also thinking about how much the month of January sucked in terms of expenses. If you’re a student, you’ve probably got both of these points very much in mind. So why not combine them? There are high-end smartphones everywhere you look these days. Trouble is, those handsets come with high-end pricing. Believe it or not, you don’t have to spend flippin’ great big wodges of cash in order to have an excellent smartphone in your pocket. We’ve collected a handful of smartphones…

Sometimes you want a computer that’s just going to get the work done. No flashing lights, no extra sparkly bits. You’re working at home and don’t need to impress or you’re in a boardroom with Patrick Bateman and understated is how you avoid a nail gun to the skull. Whatever your reason, you should probably check out the Dell Inspiron 16 5620. The Inspiron 16 5620 is, in terms of design, almost boring. ‘Safe’ would be a better description. There’s very little in the way of creative flourishes. Just a smooth lid with the Dell logo at centre stage. The…

When you think of the Winter X Games, the first thing that leaps to mind is a group of folks snowboarding. We’re not sure why that is, it’s just a thing. Of course, there’s more to it than that. There are skis, for one, and it’s not just fearless folks going downhill very fast. Normally the only way to experience something like this — you know, extreme athletes performing movement-based miracles — is to watch it on a screen or stream. But you can also join in by connecting up a games console and sending a digital version of these…

You might recall, last year, that Google made it possible for Android users to use biometric security to protect (“protect”) their Incognito web browsing. The feature was in early beta at the time and it took some doing to get it working. Now, in addition to a bunch of other security features, it’s possible for Android users to keep their private web browsing even more private. Android unlocked The method to lock down any Incognito pages on your smartphone has become very simple. Head to Chrome Settings → Privacy & Security → Turn ON “Lock incognito tabs when you close…

The original Dead Space launched in 2008. The reboot of the space-based survival horror series is due to land tomorrow, 27 January. But even before the originator was a thing, the survival horror genre had been around for a very long time indeed. Resident Evil’s 1996 release on the PlayStation One is credited with being the first to use the title but older games, like Infogrames’ Alone in the Dark, offered similar gameplay mechanics as far back as 1992. Since then, the genre involving impossible odds, monstrous foes, and limited resources to overcome both has proved immensely popular. So much…