Author: Max Milella

A week ago Clubhouse, the explosively popular audio social-media platform, announced that a handful of testers were trying out a “rough beta version” of the app on Android. That has expanded into an open beta, so all Android users can get in on the craze. Clubhouse opens its doors Clubhouse has been around since March 2020, but only on iOS. In the announcement post for the Android open beta, Clubhouse explains that this is because it wanted to grow slowly and predictably rather than expand too quickly and spin out. “We’ve always taken a measured approach to growth, keeping the…

Reddit is one of the biggest social media platforms out there. It’s one of the best places to share creations, have discussions, discover hobbies, meet people with similar interests, and more. It can be a menial distraction for some, and a means to organise market movement for others. But it’s never really gone all in on its potential as a business. Reddit’s rearing to go Compared to the likes of Instagram and Facebook, Reddit’s valuation seems a little slight, even after it doubled it from $3 billion to $6 billion between 2019 and 2020. Its current chief operating officer, Jen…

Twitter started testing out its new Tip Jar a few weeks ago, and has now brought the feature in earnest to its iOS and Android apps. Tip your waitron, with Twitter https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1390396166496522247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1390396738788339722%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fstuff.co.za%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php It’s pretty self-explanatory. You can tip your favourite accounts by navigating to their profiles, hitting the dandy new dollar-bill symbol by the username, and selecting your preferred payment option: CashApp, Patreon, Venmo, and BandCamp. Accounts can also toggle the Tip Jar feature on or off for themselves if they’d prefer not to receive donations out of the blue. Twitter also assures users that it takes no cut for…

Clubhouse, possibly in a bid to separate itself further from the plethora of lookalikes it has spawned, has announced 50 upcoming audio shows, the pilot episodes for which will begin airing from the 10th of May. These shows are made by creators on the social media platform, and will be supported by Clubhouse’s Creator First Program. Clubhouse goes all-in on creator content The Creator First Program was announced back in March, and describe it as, “a way to help more creators focus on doing what they do best.” The program called for submissions of show ideas from creators on the…

You know, this might just be us, but we don’t see many people giving Android tablets the same kind of attention that they give Apple’s. Well, Google’s giving them a little more notice, and has announced “Entertainment Space”, a one-stop-shop for all your entertainment sources on your Android tablet. Google’s here to entertain you It’s effectively a central location that puts all of your books, movies, series, and games in one place, conveniently just one screen to the left of the home screen. The feature draws from the apps you subscribe to for your daily dopamine dose. Once you’re signed…

Ford is taking its vehicle repairs into the future. The auto-maker rolling out augmented reality tech to dealerships to help speed up the repair process. Using its RealWear HMT-1 Hands-free remote collaboration tool, Ford dealership technicians can connect directly with the company’s Technical Assistance Centre, allowing for collaboration among repair experts to get customers on the road again, faster. Ford enters virtual space It’s similar to the way doctors are using Microsoft’s Hololens to collaborate during surgeries. Dealership technicians put on the wearable AR kit and connect to highly experienced Technical Assistance Centre staff members. Using the RealWear’s HD camera,…

You know, there are few problems harder for us average Joes to relate to than being unable to play pool on your personal yacht because the ocean waves make the balls roll all over the place. But Bugatti, knowing its consumer base and having its own yacht, has created a carbon fibre pool table with a special feature to help with just that problem: gyroscopic auto-correction. Bugatti makes more than just cars these days The Bugatti Pool Table, created in collaboration with Spanish carbon fibre specialist IXO, looks exactly like you’d expect a luxury-car branded pool table to look like.…

Speculation over what the iPhone 13 line might have in store for us began mere minutes after the 12s hit the shelves, and one conjecture the ol’ rumour-mill has been putting out relentlessly is that Apple’s new line of handsets will be decked with 120Hz displays. Well, turns out that that’s basically been confirmed now, but with the added surprise that these displays will be provided by none other than Samsung. The iPhone 13 has an unlikely ally Yes, that’s right, the iPhone 13 (specifically the Pro and Pro Max models) will be kitted out with 120Hz Samsung screens, reports…

Sony has announced a new partnership with online communication platform, Discord, and plans to “bring the Discord and PlayStation services closer together on console and mobile starting early next year”. Discord and Sony, live together in perfect harmony Jim Ryan, head honcho over at Sony Interactive Entertainment, made the announcement in an official blog post. “At PlayStation, we’re constantly looking for new ways to enable players around the world to connect with one another, form new friendships and communities, and share fun experiences and lasting memories,” he says. Ryan outlines that Sony Interactive Entertainment has made a “minority investment” into…

Anyone who’s ventured into an everything-goes video game voice chat knows that you’re often not more than a handful of phrases away from something… unsavoury. Riot Games, the brains and brawn behind esports sensation League of Legends, wants to make its games safer and more inclusive, and is updating its privacy policy so that it can record your in-game voice chats, review them, and take any action necessary if it spots signs of harassment. Careful what you say, Riot is listening It’s strange to think about. On the one hand, online toxicity, particularly in the gaming sphere, is more prevalent than…