Author: Trent Meikle

You may not be aware but South Africa has been having a rough time lately. That’s right, the board game scene here is abysmal. It’s the country’s biggest problem, closely followed by the constant on and off of the lights. The government may not be able to help with the board games, but it can help keep the lights on. And fortunately, they’re trying. South Africa is finally moving forward with a plan that will net us three onshore wind power stations, out of a total of 25. The point, as you can imagine, is to help keep the lights…

Load shedding is still around, folks. And we’re still at stage 5 – which, as sad as it is, is still a blessing. A return to stage 6 was previously a possibility, though that doesn’t seem to be the case any longer. Anything can happen, though. Including, apparently, improvements. Eskom has teased the possibility of a drop to stage 4, which would take place on Thursday if all goes to plan. Eskom in the dark #PowerAlert1 Loadshedding will continue to be implemented at Stage 5, with a possibility of reducing a further stage by Thursday pic.twitter.com/f6ei2fRRqu — Eskom Hld SOC…

Last week the official pricing for the range of iPhone 14s and Apple Watches revealed hefty price points across the board. What we didn’t see was pricing for the Apple Watch Ultra. This was weird, considering the release date is 30 September, a week later than the other devices. Now, pricing has officially landed in SA. It’s not pretty. An ultra price for the Ultra The Apple Watch Ultra is clearly for the athletes and adventurers out there. If that’s you, we hope that’s a well-paid career path. To lay your hands on one, you’ll shell out R19,000. Compared to…

Reports are circulating of a new PlayStation 5 model in development, with Sony considering dropping the disc drive PS5 entirely, according to Insider Gaming. The detachable drive would either come standard with the new model or be sold separately to earn Sony a few extra bucks. At this point, the PS5 has already seen two internal redesigns – first switching to a lighter heatsink, and later adding a different motherboard and better cooling system. Neither model change altered the outer appearance, opting instead to drop the weight. RIP disc drive PS5 – you were pretty ugly The new model would…

A new wave of iPhones is around the corner, set to release on 23 September in South Africa. The U.S already has its hand on the range of iPhones, which include the standard 14 and 14 Pro lineups. Some users of the Pro Max model have reported grinding and vibrating noises while taking pictures. The issue causes blurry images and, in a few cases, can damage the internal hardware. Apple is aware of the complaints and is releasing a fix next week to counter them.   Not our problem (yet) The issue doesn’t seem to affect the in-house camera app,…

Eskom has a plan, which, if successful, will secure an additional gigawatt (GW) of power to help reduce the effects of load shedding. It comes soon after plunging the country into darkness, also known as stage 6, on Sunday morning. Getting its hands on a gigawatt of power won’t be easy. Eskom has three programmes in motion that, when combined, should secure the gigawatt it’s looking for. Power levels over 1000 (MW) One of the three programmes is focused on securing power from neighbouring countries. South Africa already has deals in place that bring in 200MW of power from surrounding…

Google’s Discover Feed can be a good way of having personalized news delivered right to your phone. That is, it would be if Google would just stop recommending ScreenRant articles as often as it likes to. Stop showing us “The Handmaid’s Tale Seriously Needs To Stop Using 1 Tired Trick”. We do not care. Occasionally, however, Google delivers a half-decent video to your feed. But a few bad apples do get in the way. After the latest Google update, that won’t be the case. Google is adding the ability to completely block specific YouTube channels off your feed entirely. There…

We’re not sure why you’d need to lock Incognito tabs on your phone, but the point is, now you can. Google has added the ability to keep Incognito tabs locked behind a fingerprint reader, to keep your less-than-PG tabs away from prying eyes. Most would prefer to simply close those suspicious tabs before passing their phone off to someone else. This change eliminates the need to do so, allowing you to hand your phone away without needing to go back and find the website you were on. For some reason. Bravo Six, going dark Turning this feature on is as simple…

If you were hoping Eskom would suddenly become competent, keep dreaming. As it stands, things don’t look good. It’s possible we’re all stuck with high stages of load shedding for the rest of the week. And, deep down, we know it’s (probably) going to be longer. To load shed or not to load shed Over the weekend Eskom brought us up two stages, hitting stage 6 yesterday in the early hours of the morning. Unfortunately, it looks like stage 6 will stick around for a while. Jan Oberholzer, Eskom’s COO, said; “Stage 6 will remain implemented until sufficient generating units…

Today we laid eyes on the South African prices for a range of iPhone 14s, with one model crossing the R40,000 mark. Fortunately, the new Apple Watch Series 8 and Watch SE won’t set you back quite as far. They’re still not cheap but you’ll still have enough of your salary left over to grab a loaf of bread. If not, the watch will help you count down the days until the 25th. South Africa hasn’t received pricing for the Apple Watch Ultra just yet, but we’re sure that’ll be a big one (assuming it arrives). Since US pricing goes…