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MultiChoice has decided to put its network provider cap on and has launched DStv uncapped fibre products bundled with its current DStv streaming products. We hear you MultiChoice, you want to sit at the streamers’ table.  There’s a new ISP in town It seems to have got the timing right as well. You never know if you’ll have the electricity to watch your favourite shows on good-old television in SA. But if you have a laptop with a working battery and get yourself a UPS to keep the router on, streaming is still a possibility. MultiChoice’s two new fibre products…

It seems physical shopping is slowly becoming a thing of the past, pre-pandemic stuff as retailers expand their on-demand online shopping options….

Full disclosure issues became central to reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s woes this week in a matter involving cryptocurrency, Instagram, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kardashian, also known as Kim K, published a promotional Instagram post in June 2021 that has now landed her in hot water. The Post Though she included a #hashtag in the post noting its promotional nature, it wasn’t enough to satisfy the SEC. The SEC requires public figures to disclose details about their businesses. That includes notifying the public if they are paid to promote a post, who’s paying them, how much…

It wasn’t too long ago that Apple announced its new M2 processor, as well as the first machines to run it. And now, you can order one for yourself. Pre-orders for the hardware have just opened up. If you’re keen, you’ll find yourself paying at least R25,000 for a new Pro. At least, that’s the case if you order from the local iStore. But we hope you’re not too excited about those new shades. At present, there are only the boring old Space Grey and Silver models on offer. The M2 is open for business This means that those two…

The Mini Cooper SE Electric awarded Car of the Year by Stuff. There’s a reason Stuff chose the Mini Cooper SE as its electric vehicle of the year in 2021. It is everything Mini Cooper is known for, with its compact size and zippy performance, but upgraded to an electric engine. This change in the engine has arguably enhanced the driving experience, with its sleek handling and now added silence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gex7ujU-BFM

Samsung’s last batch of Galaxy Tabs were some of the top Android tablets around. In fact, we rated the S7 Plus as the best iPad alternative you could buy back in September 2020. Thanks to supply chain troubles, it’s taken Samsung some 18 months to come up with a worthy successor, but now we finally have one. Or rather, three: after no shortage of leaks and rumours, the Galaxy Tab S8, S8 Plus and S8 Ultra are official. So what do Samsung’s latest slates have in store? And what’s so special about the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra? We’ve inspected the spec…

TAG Heuer is one of the kings of product placement, along with most other purveyors of expensive horology. It’s hard to watch a spy attempting something suave without getting a glimpse at the expensive movement on their wrist. The point is to make you want one. Generally, it works. We’d be awful keen on sporting the brand’s new Aquaracer Professional 200 wristwear. Especially since they’re a) coming to South Africa and b) won’t cost you a kidney to own. Seriously. We checked. A kidney goes for about R760 000 on the black market, while you can legally sell one in…

Both Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda might be celebrating not insignificant anniversaries this year, but it’s the Metroid series that Nintendo is showing some unexpected love to in the second half of 2021. Link and Mario are the Japanese giant’s favourite sons for sure, but look at any best games of all time lists online and you can bet your house that you’ll see at least a couple of Metroid games right near the top. Expertly combining puzzling, platforming, action and nonlinear exploration in a sci-fi universe dripping with atmosphere, the adventures of bounty hunter Samus Aran are up there with anything the medium has to…

Remember when people would make fun of Apple for its devices not being able to play games? Yeah, that… kinda still happens, at least as far as Mac goes. But the iPhone and iPad have encroached on ‘serious’ gamer territory for some time now. And that’s even without the benefit of controllers. Developers seem to love Apple’s hardware. It’s powerful enough for some really interesting presentations, and touchscreen controls have taken a few enterprising turns in the last few years. It’s amazing what you can do with an accelerometer these days. But, even though Apple carefully vets what it’ll allow…

Remember when supply chain dramas didn’t threaten to disrupt the launch of every major tech product? Such is life during a pandemic. Still, while the processor shortage isn’t totally solved, mobile makers do at least seem to have a handle on the chip sitch. Which is good news for smartphone fans: with production plans looking a little less wobbly, 2022 seems set to be a bumper year for handsets. From affordable blowers to folding phones to flagship devices, there’s plenty in store from the big names and upstarts of the mobile industry. Keen to stay on top of what’s around…