Author: Max Milella

Imagine sitting your kids down to enjoy the ever-entertaining cat-and-mouse hijinks of Tom and Jerry, selecting the film on HBO Max, then realising with horror that what’s actually just started playing is the R-rated Snyder Cut of 2017’s impressively lukewarm Justice League? Snyder Cut-ing into your scheduled programming That’s exactly what happened to several viewers yesterday in a freak accident on HBO Max. When selecting the new CGI Tom and Jerry film, many users were instead able to watch the Snyder Cut of Justice League, which is set to release on the 18th of this month. The Verge reports that though none…

Anyone who’s used a console web browser knows that it’s not an incredible experience. Which is fine, that’s not why you got the thing. But Xbox consoles are getting an update to their browsers that may give you a little more incentive to use it. Xbox: your one-stop-shop for digital entertainment Xbox One, Series X, and Series S consoles will soon use Microsoft’s Edge Chromium browser. The Verge reports that Microsoft has recently begun testing Chromium on the consoles with their Alpha Skip-Ahead group. Apparently, it works about as well as you’d expect, it’s slightly buggy, and there’s no full mouse and…

The past half a month or so has been pretty sweet when it comes to internet deals. In February, Openserve announced that it was doubling fibre speeds for customers at no extra charge, and Mweb came out with a bunch of new packages, upgrades, and price cuts too. Just last week both Axxess and Telkom announced upgrades to their fibre packages. However, if you have a keen eye, you’ll notice that one of the biggest names in fibre is absent from this slew of good news: Vumatel. Vumatel’s got tight fists… Yes, that’s right, unlike its competitors, it appears that…

The ROG Phone 5 has been making waves recently with its newly announced 18GB of RAM, previously unheard of in a phone. Now RedMagic, Nubia’s gaming brand, have launched a gaming phone with matching RAM and its own crazy specs to boot. The phone launched in collaboration with Tencent in China, and is called the RedMagic 6 and RedMagic 6 Pro. According to The Verge, a global launch is coming later this month. This thing is FAST Both phones are high-end devices, but the Pro is obviously a premium version with a premium price to match. Both phones sport a beefy…

“Protect your eyes and immerse your ears.” This is the tagline for Razer’s newly launched smart glasses, the Razer Anzu Smart Glasses, the “wow” factor for which being speakers and an omnidirectional microphone built directly into the glasses’ frame. Razer-sharp audio This isn’t the first time we’ve seen audio-equipped glasses, but it’s still not what we’d call common tech yet. Razer’s glasses are available with round and square frames, depending on your fancy, and can be fitted with two sets of lenses. The first filter out that nasty blue light by 35%, perfect for those of us spending most of…

We respect your privacy says Google, announcing that it has plans to stop tracking your activity online in order to serve you personalised ads. In an official blog post, Google’s Director of Product Management, Ads Privacy, and Trust, David Temkin, has explained how the internet giant has arrived at this decision. Privacy is key, says Google “If digital advertising doesn’t evolve to address the growing concerns people have about their privacy and how their personal identity is being used, we risk the future of the free and open web.”, says David Temkin, and he’s got a point. There’s a growing…

Though Nintendo has repeatedly said it has no plans to release an upgraded Switch console, a “Switch Pro” or “Super Switch” so the rumours call it, the company does, apparently, plan on unveiling a new model of the current console with a bigger, brighter screen. Bloomberg reports that Samsung Display will begin mass producing seven-inch, 720p (the same resolution as the standard Switch and Lite sport) OLED screens for Nintendo in June, ready for shipment by July. Nintendo’s giving its console a one-up Bloomberg speculates that this is a move by Nintendo to keep Switch sales high amid new competition from…

If you’re a Vodacom customer you’ve got a great deal in store for you. Vodacom has paired up with Amazon to offer their customers front row seats (virtual ones, that is) to Coming 2 America, star-studded sequel to Coming to America and starring SA’s very own Nomzamo Mbatha. Vodacom’s keeping you entertained The movie debuts exclusively on Amazon Prime Video this month, and is decked out with international icons like Wesley Snipes and Eddie Murphy. Vodacom says that all current, new, and upgrading customers automatically qualify for a “ticket”. The offer extends to any prepaid and top-up customers who’ve spent at least R150…

Hanging out with mates face to face has become significantly harder since this whole pandemic thing began. Fortunately, through the power of the internet, you can connect with your friends online, and what better way to do that than playing some games together? Steam is looking to further improve your gaming experience, both solo and with friends, with upgrades for both its Remote Play Together and Link features. Games are for everyone Remote Play Together lets you stream local multiplayer games to your mates online. It used to only work if both you and your mate had a Steam account. Not…

Back in December last year, Twitter announced an update on how it would handle misleading tweets surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, outlining how misinformation surrounding certain aspects of vaccines and the vaccination process would be removed from the platform. Turns out that, since then, more than 8,400 tweets have been removed. Now, it’s announced that it will also begin labelling any and all tweets spreading misinformation, and will also be implementing a strike based system with varying penalties for repeat offences. Twitter’s ready to strike The basic idea is that any tweet deemed as misleading will be labelled as such, in a…