Author: Trent Meikle

Yes, you read that correctly. Currently, the best club in England, Manchester City, is planning to release a ‘smart scarf’ in order to track fans’ emotions throughout a match. The club has partnered with Cisco to manufacture a scarf that has a sensor embroidered inside. You’d think you’d be able to tell the crowd’s reaction through regular means like sight or sound, right? But the problem is, Manchester City doesn’t have enough fans at matches to accurately track those stats. Maybe the smart scarf was born out of necessity rather than a desire for money. But knowing Manchester City, it’s…

Yesterday, we learned of the President’s plan to dig South Africa out of the hole it’s currently in. Ramaphosa outlined several steps that could potentially save us from the blight known as load shedding. One of the steps involved SA receiving electricity from our neighbours to supplement our wavering power supply. Since then, Botswana has come out and said it will assist South Africa by selling its excess power. This should offset some of the pressure Eskom currently faces. In the space of a day, Botswana has done more for South Africa than Eskom in nearly a decade. Good job,…

The Shoprite Group is expanding its online presence as Petshop Science, yet another store under its banner, goes online. The decision follows a pretty successful year for the pet industry. In just one year, Petshop Science went from having no stores in South Africa to 22 retail outlets. The Petshop Science Online store offers more than 2,000 pet products, all available for delivery direct to your door. The store sells everything from food, treats, and toys from top brands like Rogz and Royal Canin. “We’ve been trying to reach you about your pets insurance policy” “We’ve been working hard to…

Rain has announced plans to start selling prepaid products to the masses after CEO Brandon Leigh confirmed that the platform has the necessary functionality to do so. The CEO told the world about Rain’s plan during a presentation during the Avior Corporate Summit. South Africans love anything prepaid, and Rain knows it. By adding an extra line of products, the ISP plans to reach an entirely new market in the country. It seems the problem here isn’t whether Rain can sell prepaid products, but rather how to sell these services. Blessing the Rains down in South Africa Rain is concerned…

WhatsApp is working on an update to make its disappearing messages function a little more attractive to users, called ‘Kept Messages’. You may be asking yourself, “Isn’t that just a normal message?” Technically, you’re right. Except kept messages only work in chats where disappearing messages are turned on. The feature will eventually make its way to WhatsApp’s three major platforms, Android, iOS, and Desktop. Kept messages haven’t even hit the beta testing program yet, so don’t expect it on the standard app any time soon. Not a starred message Kept messages most resemble starred messages, another feature that saves specific…

Has it ever been your dream to stream on Facebook, while simultaneously playing Post Malone’s copyrighted tunes, and earning money from it? Of course not! Now you can – according to Meta’s new rules which were announced yesterday. Creators, as part of a feature called Music Revenue Sharing, can monetise videos and live streams that include music from popular creators like Post Malone and… Tove Lo? You can find the rest of the “major artists” on Meta’s Licensed Music Library. Pre-Malone The change isn’t a bad one. It’s just… on Facebook. If YouTube launched something similar to Music Revenue Sharing,…

In April, FNB and online learning platform Udemy became partners. The team-up gives certain FNB customers access to 400 courses on Udemy, for an extremely discounted rate. All FNB and RMB customers that qualify for eBucks may make use of the offerings. We’re here to tell you how. Over 12,000 South Africans have already made use of the cheap Udemy courses. We’re pretty sure it’s because each course only cost R50. The fact you’re able to use eBucks to pay for them doesn’t hurt either. Many FNB customers have used the partnership to hone their skills in Excel, public speaking,…

Since WhatsApp is South Africa’s messaging app of choice, you may find yourself becoming a little… overwhelmed by the number of chats. In times like these, people often pin the chats they use most. Pinning a chat means it stays ahead of the rest of the pack, its loyalty never wavering. While most users have already discovered pinning, not everybody knows it’s an option. If that’s you, here’s how to pin a chat (or chats) on WhatsApp. How-to You can have three chats pinned at any given time, in any order you want. Any chats that are ‘unpinned’ will…

Discord voice calls have made their way onto Xbox. For now, the feature is only available to select Xbox Insiders. The rest of us must wait, unfortunately. Xboxers can set up Discord calls straight from the console – allowing them to connect across platforms. The catch? You’re only able to call PC gamer friends. For now. Why? Because PlayStation users have been awaiting the Discord addition since May last year. Discord amongst the consoles Despite PlayStation and Discord announcing a partnership in 2021, PlayStation is still waiting for the service to launch on the console. Still, we’re not here to…

Over the past three months, a partnership between FNB and Udemy has proved to be a valuable asset to over 12,000 FNB customers. Through the FNB app, customers are given a discounted selection of 400 courses. Each course costs R50 and customers are limited to six courses per year. Better yet, it’s possible to pay for them using stored-up eBucks. If you aren’t aware, Udemy is a platform that offers training courses on all manner of lessons. Guitar lessons? Check. Writing? Of course. Amongst FNB’s customers, courses in Excel, project management, public speaking, and computer programming have proved a hit.…