Author: Trent Meikle

Video and audio calls on WhatsApp will be far easier to join soon once Meta rolls out Call Links – something that Zoom made popular during its run as the video calling app. Now, WhatsApp is borrowing the feature, which lets users simply tap a link to join a call. One-Click Wonder Mark Zuckerberg announced Call Links through a Facebook post on Monday, saying that it would roll out this week. He also mentioned that the company is testing video calls that support up to 32 users. He failed to give any more information on when we can expect that…

As the FIFA World Cup draws nearer, participating players in the tournament have called on the tournament hosts for an easier way to view their stats after each match. The football conglomerate has responded with the FIFA Player App, offering extensive insights into players’ achievements and failures. Better than FIFA 23 And this isn’t just some passing and shooting tracker app. The FIFA Player App offers blow-by-blow stats such as when players make movements to receive or move the ball onwards. Each stat tracked is accompanied by a video of the player doing the movement. Of course, the app tracks…

Vodacom and Showmax have teamed up, releasing a mobile-only Showmax package that gives buyers of the deal free data, specifically earmarked for Showmax viewing. Vodacom customers rejoice The bundle, which costs R70/m, gives buyers 10GB of data to use for the first three months. Following that, it’ll drop down to 3GB every month, a rather drastic drop-off. Even so, for R70/m, it’s not a bad deal. Showmax claims that using the streamer’s new Max Data Saving mode allows you to watch content using only 50MB per hour. This means you’re given 60 hours’ worth of video at the lowest quality…

The launch of Disney+ in South Africa has been… successful – though not as successful as it should have been. This can be attributed to the streamer’s sub-par reskin of the Hotstar app and its failure to launch on many big-name devices. Mickey Mouse wants to change that… soon. Disney has decided to grace Xbox consoles with its presence, the first console in South Africa to receive the app, later this month. Wake us up when Disney+ launches on PlayStation Starting from 29 September, both old and current-gen Xbox consoles will have access to the Disney+ app on the Xbox…

We’re obviously interested in the coolest stuff you can actually buy at this year’s Comic Con. Well, just like Hollywood, let’s try that idea again, except with a twist. These are some of the items that you can’t buy at this year’s Comic Con Africa. They just happen to be hanging around. They’re not for sale. No, really. We asked. Wall-E the Popcorn Machine While wandering Hall 7 – which is the gaming hall – we happened upon Wall-E. No, not Pixar’s Wall-E, though that would be amazing. No, Wall-E the Popcorn Machine is exactly that. He’s a popcorn machine made…

Imagine heading all the way to the Comic Con Africa and not leaving with anything. Sure, you can have a good time at all the gaming setups, Artists Alley and the hundred other things to do. But you probably (hopefully) have money burning a hole in your pocket. We’re here to make that hole a little bigger. Bear in mind, some of these items can be pretty expensive. But good luck finding these outside of a place like Comic Con — which is sort of the point. Funko Dance Music One of the most popular collector items out there? The…

Yesterday marked the launch of the Vivo V25 series, bringing with it the Vivo V25 5G, and the V25e, the younger, not-as-cool sibling of the V25 5G. For years, Vivo has been a staple of the budget smartphone market in South Africa. Little has changed on that front. No, you won’t get Covid First, we’ll dive into the headliner – the V25 5G. As the name suggests, it has a 5G chip stuck in there. You might think this would be standard across any new mid-budget smartphone, but believe it or not, it isn’t. We’re working with a 6.44in screen,…

Huawei’s Nova 10 Series has launched in South Africa, bringing with it the Nova 10, Nova 10 Pro and the surprise Nova 10 SE. These aren’t part of Huawei’s flagship line, that title still goes to the P-series. But if you’re in the market for a budget or midrange device, these are the new Huawei kids on the block. Going pro We’ll start off with the Nova 10 Pro. The first thing you’ll notice is the screen. It’s comfortably big at 6.7in. Perfect for watching Netflix during load shedding (which you’ll probably be doing a lot of if we stay…

Finding a half-decent petrol station can be a pain. You’re not sure what the bathroom situation is, whether there’s a Wimpy restaurant nearby and most importantly, the price of diesel. Well, myTank is a local app that hopes to put an end to all that and save you as much fuel money as it can. Despite the extra help, you’ll still struggle to find a station that won’t feel like a rip-off. This way a few extra bucks will stay in your pocket rather than the station’s coffers. Big Petrol is shaking in its boots myTank offers more customization than…

We’ve all done it. Even if you pretend you haven’t, we all know you have. Googling yourself to find out what the Internet is saying about you. Sometimes you’ll find something that you’d rather not be out there for all the world to see. We’re looking at you, Adam Levine. That’s why Google is releasing a tool that’ll help you find and wipe any personal information about you from Google Search results. And we’re not talking about any cringy Instagram DMs that Twitter has already seen. We mean personal addresses, phone numbers or private email addresses. If you want it…