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A savings account remains the go-to investment for most people who want to preserve their wealth in the medium to long term. The reasoning seems sound at face value. Your savings are secure and, based on analyses of the best South African savings accounts, you can expect to earn an average 4.88% return. Looking just beyond the banks’ sales pitches though, reveals that the picture isn’t so rosy. Inflation is currently at 5.9%. If you’re investing in an account that isn’t beating inflation, then you’re losing money. That’s not even taking into consideration that over the past 10 years, the…

The Freestyle, Samsung’s latest must-have tech, is an ultraportable, smart TV projector that combines high-quality visuals and immersive audio to deliver an entirely mind-blowing entertainment experience. This innovation’s beyond-the-ordinary capabilities give you the freedom to customise and consume content wherever, whenever and however you want. Get ready for an amazing projector that displays crystal-clear images up to about 2.5 meters in size on walls, ceilings and even floors, if that’s what you feel like doing. The Freestyle does not require any fastening and can be adjusted to display at any angle so you enjoy the flexibility of an incredible screen…

Feeling the wind on your face isn’t the same when it’s so cold that a line of mucus is pooling in your ears. South Africans call that a snotspoed; and it’s what you get from belting downhill on a bike in the middle of a ‘crisp’ winter morning. Some people really like that experience. For everyone else, there’s Garmin’s Tacx NEO 2T. Indoor cycling trainers became seriously popular in South Africa during the initial COVID lockdown. Since then, they’ve proved their worth. But some are more worthy than others. The Tacx NEO 2T has proved worthy, featuring improved performance across…

Planetworld is the distributor of the world’s leading audio, video, and home automation brands. All carefully selected to form an unbeatable design-forward eco-system for the modern home and interior space. Welcome Home Enhance what you love most about your home with a seamless home automation experience. Savant offers luxury and customisation to tech newcomers and beyond. Our premium smart home systems are personalised to meet the requirements of modern living, encompassing all your home services from a single, fast, and easy-to-manage app on your smartphone or iPad. Home audio comes to life with all your favourite music streaming services delivered…

Although the crypto industry began in 2009 with the launch of Bitcoin, the growth of overall crypto users and cryptocurrencies in the past two years has been explosive. With over 18,000 cryptocurrencies available, identifying future giants from fly-by-night coins has never been more important. In the fiercely competitive field of blockchain innovations, a few cryptocurrencies have risen to the top, showing the world that they’re here to stay. Avalanche, a smart contract blockchain similar to Ethereum, launched in September 2020 and has since climbed its way into the top 10 cryptocurrencies. Avalanche’s design was aimed at solving some of the…

Huawei’s latest nova, the HUAWEI nova Y70 Plus, is now available in SA for pre-order, and Gen Z consumers will be particularly impressed by this new nova’s advanced battery life and affordable price tag. The Huawei nova Y70 Plus features a high-quality 6000 mAh battery, 22.5W Huawei SuperCharge, a dynamic AI 48MP triple camera, an interactive 6.75″ Huawei FullView Display and a whopping 128GB of storage. SuperCharge your online experience The days of charging your phone for hours on end, only to have the battery life drop in just a few hours, are over. The HUAWEI nova Y70 Plus is…

Last month Huawei announced the launch of the Huawei P50 Pro, the ultimate Camera Phone with an aesthetic design, and the new Huawei P50 Pocket Premium Edition, a beautiful foldable phone with beauty and technological innovation, in South Africa, and they’re now available on shelf. Here are four reasons why we love these two magnificent new flagships from Huawei. Reason 1: It’s all about the looks! Both of these smartphones have amazing designs. The Dual-Matrix camera design of the Huawei P50 Pro is unique, as its double ring structure makes the phone instantly recognisable. On the front, the phone…

The day is fast approaching when Xiaomi will launch its newest models of smartphone in South Africa; the Redmi Note 11 Series. While smartphone launches are a dime a dozen these days, the phones that are part of the Redmi Note 11 Series offer features and specs to certainly be excited about. Mark 5 April 2022 on your calendars and watch the livestreamed launch event on Xiaomi South Africa’s Facebook page or YouTube channel from 19:00 to 20:00. And what would a launch be without prize giveaways? Viewers who tune into the Facebook livestream will stand a chance to win…

Inheriting a legacy of photographic excellence, the Huawei P50 Pro redefines the future of mobile imaging. Now available for pre-order in South Africa, this breathtakingly beautiful smartphone features an innovative True-Form Dual Matrix camera design that creates a professional shooting experience from the palm of your hand. The iconic double ring design on the Huawei P50 Pro provides an all-encompassing appearance that enables users to explore the world and record its infinite levels of beauty. The Huawei P50 Pro incorporates the industry’s first fully evolved computational photography technology. In practical terms, this delivers more realistic colours and ultra-high definition and…

We’ve all learnt to adapt to new ways of working, whether you’re studying, working, or building a business. That means you need a laptop that is just as adaptive and versatile – which is where Chromebook really steps up. These fast, simple, and secure laptops are powered by ChromeOS which is what makes them so practical and versatile. Here’s what that means: Chromebook: starts fast and stays fast When you need to get started quickly or need things to process quickly, Chromebooks boot up as fast as six seconds, so it’s ready when you are. Your Chromebook starts new and…