Author: Marcé

Fitbit is expanding on their Charge range with the new Fitbit Charge 3. The company’s latest mid-range wearable tracker is water resistant to 50m, features a range of nifty exercise modes, and promises up to a whopping 7-day battery life. You can even get Fitbit Pay on it… but only on the ‘Special Edition’. An interesting development is the addition of an SpO2 sensor – not a first for a Fitbit tracker, as it’s already available in  the Ionic and the Versa. Fitbit’s been promising functionality that’ll harness the sensor will come with a software update… but so far, nada.…

Earlier this year, local game developer Robot Wizard attempted to crowdfund a point-and-click style game called Jengo… and failed. Now they’re back, collaborating with New Reality and local personality Hard Eddy with more muscles, bad tattoos, and plenty of ‘faaghting’ with a game called Boet Fighter. It looks as fun as it does ridic, and it’s so South African it makes us blush with embarrassment and pride all at once. The small team at Robot Wizard consists of an animator, a developer, and a character called Hard Eddy. A delightfully tongue-in-cheek take on Joburg boytjie-culture, where the biceps are big, the…

Say goodbye to your free time, Diablo players, because the third title of the dungeon adventure game is coming to Nintendo Switch this year. Forbes accidentally published an article on it, ignoring the embargo, and Kotaku has confirmed it since… we guess it didn’t really have any choice. Blizzard Entertainment had previously dropped hints about porting the Diablo series to Nintendo’s portable-and-dockable console in some form. Last week, Blizzard posted a video to Twitter about ‘the future of Diablo’ and mentioned that the studio has multiple Diablo projects in the works. https://twitter.com/Blizzard_Ent/status/968727468675809280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E968727468675809280&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polygon.com%2F2018%2F3%2F2%2F17070788%2Fdiablo-3-nintendo-switch-hint-twitter-blizzard The Switch version is expected to cost $59.99 (around…

Multichoice’s answer to Netflix, their VOD (Video on Demand) service called DStv Now, is coming to your TV screen — even if you don’t own a decoder. DStv has launched its new DStv Now app for Samsung smart TVs and Android boxes, which allows you to stream DStv content directly to your TV, without the need for a decoder. The app for their streaming service features live sports, live TV, shows and movies in the Catch Up library for those who want to binge. Take note that the app is available to DStv subscribers, but there is a ‘free’ sign-up…

Remember how everyone is on the battle royale mode bus, including Activision? The upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will include a battle royale mode, Call of Duty style, called Blackout. We’re so ready to try out the beta (not because we suck at Fortnite, mind you) which is awesome, because Acti has confirmed when we’re going to get some time with it. Activision announced the first beta session for the Blackout mode yesterday and, like the multiplayer beta (here’s what we thought about it, checkit), the Blackout test will initially be reserved exclusively for PS4 players. If you’re rocking a…

What happens if you put a bunch of FPS developers (Treyarch) in a room with a group of Overwatch developers? They create a truly team-based FPS online multiplayer experience. Yeah, the specialists from the most recent Black Ops titles are back, but with more refined, dedicated roles for each of them. We got our hands on a code for the second beta weekend for COD Black Ops 4’s multiplayer, and we were pleasantly surprised by the integration of real team-based gameplay into simulated warzones. On display as well were a lot of overeager quick-scopers, scorestreak spammers and useless teammates — as…

If you’re not one of the lucky Samsung-device owners who has access to Fortnite right about now, there’s a way to get on the waiting list to receive an invite and actually play the game on Android. Fortnite’s journey to Android has been a complicated one. Epic Games has been promising to bring it to the OS for months, with iPhonies already having access for what feels like ages. That is, until the official launch of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9. While it appears to be live for Android, the process of actually getting the game is, well, slightly…

If you’ve seen the History Channel show (that’s not all that historically correct) Vikings, you’ll probably recognise the leading man — king of the Vikings — Ragnar Lothbrok. Travis Fimmel, the man behind the face tattoos and hair braids, will be attending Comic Con Africa in September. For those who don’t know, Travis is originally from Australia (although he nails that Norse accent very well indeed). His attendance was confirmed earlier today by event organisers Reed Exhibitions Africa. All that’s missing now is Lagertha, queen of Kattegat.  Travis is best known for his role as Ragnar in four seasons of Vikings,…

Samsung announced its first smart speaker, the Galaxy Home, at the company’s Galaxy Note 9 Unpacked event. Powered by the company’s virtual voice assistant, Bixby, the Home also promises to work well as a multi-room audio solution, particularly given Samsung’s other audio-related announcement last night: it’s snuggled up to Spotify as it’s official streaming audio partner and will bring slicker integration of the service to all future Samsung kit, including the Galaxy Home. If you didn’t see the Galaxy Home on the horizon, well, shame on you! Not only does every consumer electronics company worth its microchips want in on the growing and…

After a slip-up a month ago, we already knew to expect a new smartwatch from Samsung, but the details were slim. Last night the Galaxy Watch was unveiled at Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 unpacked event and it will officially be available in South Africa in September. There’s also an LTE-enabled version coming, and Samsung says the device will last “several days” on a charge… which could get rivals sweating a little. What makes this Samsung wearable different? For starters, it’s lost the signature ‘Gear’ name that all previous Samsung wearables had, and is now simply dubbed the Galaxy Watch.  The Galaxy…