Author: Marcé

We’re expecting at least a few upgraded and/or new hardware products to launch later this year from Apple, which will include three new iPhones, two new iPads and a whole lineup of new Macs. Ming-Chi Kuo, trusted Apple commentator and KGI analyst, published a research note with his predictions for Apple’s fall (or US autumn, spring here, of course) 2018 hardware lineup, that was also published on 9to5Mac. Although Kuo tends to get it right when it comes to Apple-related predictions, don’t hold it against us if some of these fail to materialise. According to the Apple whisperer, we’ll see…

Jag’s Go I-Pace app just launched, and it’s the perfect companion for someone who is considering buying an electric car. The app puts Jaguar’s all-electric performance SUV within arm’s reach. Well, sort of. It’s not really there, Jeff. Get out of that man’s car! The app guesstimates how the I-Pace would fit into your life based on ‘personal journey data’ with your current car. For example, it’ll most likely warn you that it’s not very energy efficient revving your Volkswagen Beetle at every robot and racing from one to the next (that’s how you catch all the reds, you know).…

It’s safe to say that the most desirable commodities in the Stuff offices are connectivity and space. If we don’t have the capacity to stream suspicious amounts of Rick and Morty in one sitting, we need loads of space in the shape of megabytes, gigabytes and terabytes, to store content to consume later on. Which may or may not include Rick and Morty. And this little treasure…  Netflix gets the need for internet speed. Netflix knows the storage struggle is real. And they’ve decided that they want to help you manage your connectivity and storage anxiety with the launch of…

Streaming has become the new norm in this age of on-demand entertainment… at least for those of us with blistering-fast internet. And DStv is slowly catching up with the competition by testing 4K capabilities on their streaming platform, DStv Now. The ability to stream content in 4K would be a welcome one but ‘DStv Now and chill’ doesn’t have quite the same ring to it… “We’re continuing to develop DStv Now, with 4K streaming in testing and smart TV and Apple TV apps on their way shortly,” Mark Rayner, MultiChoice South Africa Chief Operating Officer, says. “The other key priority for…

One of the better-known anime of recent years, Kill la Kill, is being transformed into a game. Get your hands on half a pair of scissors and find your most scandalous outfit, because Ryuku and Satsuki will both be playable in the upcoming title. Dragon Ball FighterZ publisher Arc System Works has announced Kill la Kill The Game IF. It looks like a 3D arcade-style experience based in the weird and wonderful world of Kill la Kill. The game will launch on both the PS4 and Steam for PC. Arc System Works has said much about how the title will work,…

WhatsApp is the go-to messaging app for most South Africans. The Facebook-owned service is undoubtedly the most popular messaging platform on the planet, second only to WeChat in terms of total daily users, but far surpassing it in geographical reach. Is it too big to fail? What would we do without it? Umm, probably just move on to the next best messaging app… The company has been pushing out new updates to make sure that it remains the default messaging app on every smartphone in the west (and south, in our case). But WhatsApp shares user data with its parent company…

You don’t have to worry about the minutes running out just yet (especially if you prefer calling over data). But if you’re old-school that way, Telkom has launched a new voice bundle promotion for their FreeMe and FreeMe Family customers which was available from 5 July 2018. The best bit? The bundles can be used to call any mobile network in South Africa. How does it work? Users pay a fixed amount and get their hands on a surprisingly large amount of talk time in return. If you want to chat for almost two hours, you can pick up 100 minutes…

Do you prefer the aisle seat for an easy escape route and access to the loo in case of emergency, or the window seat to trick yourself into thinking there’s some fresh air because the middle-seat neighbour just doesn’t understand personal space? The choice just got a lot easier with Emirates’ new 3D/VR booking system. The airline introduced 3D seat models on their website, which can be viewed using VR or just via a 360-degree video. The model uses a visualisation engine that displays the inside of an A380 as well as a Boeing 777 in 3D, including a 360-degree…

Identity theft isn’t something most people worry about… until it happens to them. We all should be thinking about it a little more, lest we get saddled with debts that don’t belong to us, or find ourselves married to a stranger. ThisIsMe is an identity verification service based in South Africa that keeps your data in a digital ‘vault’ and helps you prove to other parties that you are who you say you are. Now the company behind it has launched a new consumer product called FutureProtect that seeks to help people avoid becoming victims of identity theft. FutureProtect offers a free plan…

When one isn’t enough, we want two, and when that’s not enough — three should do the job, but after that we will only be satisfied by nine. Because nine camera sensors sounds exactly like something our overeager world is destined to have in the not-too distant future.   Light, the company behind the wild L16 camera that featured an array of seemingly randomly placed camera sensors, is now building a smartphone fitted with multiple cameras. It features a minimum of five sensors, or a maximum of nine sensors that collectively put out enough power to capture 64MP images (take…