Author: Marcé

Whether you play it or not, Pokémon Go is a global phenomenon — and something that did make mobile gaming more interactive with its use of augmented reality. Suddenly we weren’t just sliding candies to make lines, we were actually gaming in the real world… and walking around it. Apparently Blizzard employees really like the format, too. Of course, putting ‘mobile gaming’ and Blizzard in a sentence these days is frowned upon. This after they recently announced they’re working on a Diablo mobile game, Diablo Immortal. Fans aren’t happy, not only because they were expecting a desktop title, but because…

On Friday (you know which one), YouTube is partnering up with Warner Brothers and The Lego Movie. Why, you ask? To give everyone access to a free version of The Lego Movie for Black Friday. The sequel of the infamous ‘Everything is Awesome’ singalong is on its way, and the trailer is already available. On Friday YouTube will allow viewers to watch The Lego Movie for free as part of a promotion for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. We just hope that the promotion will be available here. YouTube recently began making certain movies available for free, a…

iStore has unveiled its Black Friday 2018 specials, and they include special pricing for everything from iPhones and Apple Watches to MacBooks and even DJI drones. If you’re not one to deal with crowds you’ll be pleased to know the iStore’s deals are available online on the day too. Another upshot is that the specials are available from Friday 23 November (D-day) to Sunday 25 November, so you’ll have ample time to take advantage of them. While their stocks last, that is. Most of the products are also limited to the first however-many people, depending on the product. So, if…

Can you remember the last time you had cash in your wallet? You should, because these days, it’s a significant and unusual event with most payments going digital and even mall parking machines accepting cards. Thanks to a new app called uKheshe, though, you’ll now be able to tip car guards or pay newspaper salesman at traffic lights without having any cash on you. Developed by South African startup Jini Guru, uKheshe (which means ‘cash’ in isiZulu) is a smartphone app that uses cards with QR codes to enable people to perform small transactions. Using the app you can tip…

Did you know you can pay for followers on the popular social media platform, Instagram? Well, it’s too late now, because Instagram is weeding out fake accounts and the likes that come with them. Most of these fake likes and follows come from third-party apps that charge money for followers, likes and comments. Although Instagram has been fully aware of these apps, they’re busy purging the platform of all the fake accounts, and two of these apps have been taken down from the app stores already. Instagram started removing fake likes, follows and comments this week. They use machine learning…

Huawei’s more budget-friendly sub-brand, Honor, launched in South Africa earlier this year with two devices, the Honor 9 Lite and 7X. Now the company has announced they will start selling the latest flagship in their Hero series, the Honor 8X, here too. Almost two months after it launched in China, the Honor 8X will be available locally in SA. And the company says it’s investing in the local market for the long haul, putting paid to rumours we wouldn’t be seeing new Honor devices once stock of the previously launched pair of devices was depleted. Peering under the hood The…

It’s that time of the year again, when South Africans try to figure out how to do this Black Friday thing. If there’s one piece of advice we can give you it’s that online shopping is your friend. Especially if you’re a gamer who’d rather get some sessions in than face the stampedes. Luckily, PlayStation and Xbox have launched their annual Black Friday sale already, and it’ll run until after payday for the most part. This year has seen some insane game releases, and that means it was pretty hard on the pocket if you bought at launch. Console games…

For those of you who have been holding off on getting a Premium Spotify subscription. Do it now. It’s only R6 — what costs R6 these days? You can’t even get a Simba Chips Party Pack. We know, the free tier is essentially the Premium tier with ads. But Spotify SA just announced a special price of R6 for a Premium subscription for the first three months. Thereafter you will be charged the normal fee of R60 a month. You’ll probably stick around when the normal fee kicks in. Believe us when we say ‘when you go ad-free, you don’t…

Cell C has announced their Black Friday deals, and data prices may be falling for reals this festive season. From Friday, 23 November (aka the dreaded Black Friday), anyone can go to a Cell C store and buy a prepaid data SIM loaded with 50GB of data. These SIMs will cost R500, which means you’re just paying R10 per gig. “This is the perfect option for those going on holiday this festive season. Consumers can stay connected wherever they are. Simply pop the SIM in a router to connect your holiday spot or slide it into a tablet and keep…

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has just lost one of the big three consoles for 2019’s show. Sony has decided to pull PlayStation out of E3 2019, and do… something different. We don’t officially know what that something is but E3 organisers and Sony confirmed that the next event will be PlayStation-less. Considering the massive presence Sony normally has at the show,  E3 will have a fairly large hole in its convention.  The company is also cancelling their PlayStation Experience event, which usually runs in December, so E3 doesn’t have to feel too offended by the move.  “As the industry…