Author: Trent Meikle

If you’re anything like us, you probably need the sultry tones of Stephen Fry to help you fall into the arms of Morpheus. If you’re not like us… you’ll just have to pretend you never saw that. Stuff recently got hold of Anker’s new Soundcore Sleep A30 — a pair of buds that want you to sleep on ’em. Stephen Fry not included. Sure, you’ve already got a pair of buds. Maybe even a decent pair. They probably work just fine for just about everything but sleep. They’re pointy in all the wrong places, and you’ll usually only stick them in the…

Bumming off someone’s Netflix account just got more cumbersome We’re living in a post-Netflix password-sharing world. You’d think that’d be enough for the streaming behemoth, but apparently not. Earlier this month, Netflix changed how shared household accounts work, now requiring every profile to have its own unique email address tied to it. Preferably, one owned by the watcher in question. Before, only a single email address and password controlled the entire Netflix ‘household’. Each user, assuming they lived at the same address as the account holder, had access to their own profile inside the service, no strings attached. As recently…

Despite the many leaky holes in Samsung’s ship, the South Korean company has finally announced the budget Galaxy A27 on its own time. We think we’ve got a pretty good idea why the Galaxy A26’s successor took so long to reach shelves. That would be the R2,000 price hike Samsung has introduced without any worthwhile upgrades. Unlike last year’s Galaxy A efforts, which cost R5,000, the Galaxy A27 wants R7,000 of your budget bucks. In a lot of ways, the Galaxy A27 is the inferior choice for buyers looking to wring every bit of value out of their smartphone. Unless…

It should come as no surprise to hear that Apple is busy prepping its next M-series chips. After the M5 Pro and M5 Max got their start earlier this year, the next logical step is to introduce the M6 — inside the base 14in MacBook Pro, if the rumours are true. Apple’s newest laptop could be ready as soon as this year, Bloomberg suggests. Where Apple will reportedly deviate from the playbook is what it’ll do after the M6 is introduced. That’s usually when Apple works on the Pro and Max variants, to have them ready a few months down the line. According…

If you don’t already have an Xbox Series X/S, the company’s latest pricing update all but confirms you probably won’t get one anytime soon. In a new blog post, Xbox confirmed it was raising prices across the board for all its consoles, slapping an extra $100 (∼R1,650) on its 512GB models and a $150 (∼R2,480) hike on its 1TB models. That goes for both the Series X, the company’s flagship console, and the Series S, the slightly undercooked little brother that everyone still loves anyway. The hikes will affect buyers worldwide when they kick into gear on 1 August 2026. In…

It’s Prime Day in South Africa, and to celebrate, Vodacom has announced a new partnership that’ll see some of its customers securing a free Prime membership. Some, like Vodacom’s Red Flexi customers, will only get a three-month trial, while others may be entitled to lifetime access to Amazon’s usually R60/m subscription service. Vodacom stays winning Amazon Prime is a hodgepodge of services and discounts. For one thing, it provides access to Prime Video, a monthly Twitch channel subscription, as well as Luna — Amazon’s gaming service. The real value here is the same- and next-day delivery guarantee from Amazon’s digital…

Like almost everything Samsung makes, the incoming Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 has leaked. Not the entire thing — the innards are still a mystery — but we know exactly what it looks like. The leaks come from the (no longer retired?) @evleaks, AKA Evan Blass. If you were holding out for a redesign, prepare to be disappointed. Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: Electric Boogaloo First: the bezels. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 has retained the same ‘squircle’ face shape, though the numbers 1 to 12 now appear all around the edge. The strap, too, has been modified and is now entirely…

It finally happened. The highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI has officially opened pre-orders, putting pay to the hotly contested discussion of Rockstar Games’ next big crime simulator. While some were concerned the game would launch at $100 for the base game, this hasn’t happened, with the game landing for $80 in the US. There is, however, a more expensive $100 ‘Ultimate Edition’ that we’ll get to in a minute. First, pre-orders opened for South African gamers at midnight, confirming the game’s base price of R1,500. That’ll get you the game and… that’s it. No online mode has been confirmed yet. You’ll…

Tablet remorse is real, folks. Without the portability of a smartphone and the sheer power of a laptop, tablets often become trapped in this weird limbo, fighting for your attention in the one area they’re (mostly) competent in. If you’ve ever owned a tablet, you know what we mean: the odd round of Fallout Shelter and Netflix. Lots and lots of Netflix. Devouring books is a great option, too, if you don’t mind missing out on a proper e-ink display. Comic books, then, which benefit from exactly the sort of screen that Packard Bell is punting here. Beyond that, however, a…

South Africa is becoming more Chinese by the day. If it isn’t some new EV taking to the streets, then it’s a new appliance company coming to undercut the rest of the market. TCL is one of those, primarily focusing on television sets and budget phones — a couple of which have already passed through Stuff’s door. The company is obviously doing well for itself, having announced the launch of its first-ever physical store in the country. Tender Carin’ Love for South Africa The store will be located at the Cedar Square shopping centre, according to a fresh Instagram account. Other…