Author: Trent Meikle

Google is making its own Assistant a lot less useful over the coming days. For some reason known only to Google, its handy location-based reminder feature is leaving us forever. A location-based reminder was a useful feature for those that needed reminding when arriving at a certain location. For example, you could ask Google Assistant to remind you to take the chicken out of the freezer when you get home. You’d get a notification once you arrived home, and nobody would be in trouble for forgetting to defrost the chicken. Soon, however, you’ll have to remember that yourself. Why Google,…

After ages of speculation, Capcom has finally revealed its Resident Evil 4 Remake during Sony’s State of Play showcase. That doesn’t mean it’ll be a PlayStation exclusive, though. The game is set to launch on Xbox and Steam on the same day. Speaking of which, Capcom also offered us a release date – 24 March 2023.  And Capcom hasn’t just left us with an announcement and release date. The company dropped a cinematic trailer to tide us over until we get more news in the coming months. The trailer was captured on a PS5, and it shows. The game looks…

Mark it in your calendars, folks – Volkswagen’s Taigo SUV range is officially coming to South African Volkswagen dealers this Monday, 6 June. And if you’re wondering just how badly this is going to affect your wallet, pricing for the Taigo SUV range starts at R429,900. The launch of the Taigo marks the 6th vehicle released in the VW T-SUV range. It joins the ranks of the T-Cross, T-Roc, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace and the Touareg. If you’d like to see the Taigo up close and personal before it’s 6 June release, you can. This weekend, Volkswagen is hosting a free…

The South African Post Office has introduced a new initiative that will allow medication to be sent to its branches for collection. Specifically, this initiative is for patients of governement clinics who can’t always reach the clinic before closing time. The service will be available across all 342 branches across the country, except for those in the Western Cape. The initiative will be a massive help for those who live closer to a Post Office than a clinic. Some of these people aren’t able to reach their clinic before closing time. Since P.O. branches are open from Monday to Saturday…

Eskom has completed Unit 4 at Kusile Power Station. The coal-powered power station was handed over the unit to Eskom’s generation division on Tuesday. This could be a positive sign for the rest of Eskom’s year. And if it isn’t, we’re used to it. The power station underwent “vigorous testing and optimisation” over the past five months, according to Eskom. It was connected to the national grid in December last year, with it only being considered officially a part of Eskom’s power sources on Tuesday, 31 May. During testing, Unit 4 performed as Eskom meant it to. 720MW was sent…

Wait, it’s June already? What better way to kick off a fresh month than that with a new Xbox Series X or S? Games retailer BT Games, distributor Prima Interactive, and Standard Bank are looking to make you a deal. The month of June means trade-in deals, bundles, and free access to Game Pass Ultimate are being thrown around. Want an Xbox Series S? If you’re still stuck with an Xbox One, it might be time to swap it out. BT Games is currently offering a trade-in option for your Xbox One. Once you bring in an Xbox One to…

Google has announced that its Google TV app is finally coming to South Africa. The company has been expanding to loads of new territories over the past few months. Following today’s announcement, the service is now available in over 100 countries. The release of Google TV in so many countries is another nail in Google Play Movies and TV’s coffin. Now it’s time for the bad news. If you’re an Android user in SA, you’ll have to wait a bit longer for the new Google TV app. iOS users, on the other hand, can download the revamped app whenever they’d…

TikTok is testing a new ‘clear mode’ which could help clear the clutter from your screen. In other words, it’ll disappear the annoying ‘like’, ‘comment’, and ‘share’ buttons on the home page taking up a huge chunk of your display. The feature is designed to help you focus on the content. For now, a few folks are testing the feature out. The feature was spotted on Twitter by Matt Navara, former editor of The Next Web. The tweet is below and gives us a glimpse of what the button could possibly look like and shows that the feature really is being…

If you’ve ever sent a message only to instantly regret it, you’ve probably wanted WhatsApp to add an ‘edit message’ feature before. Well, your wish has been granted. Sort of. It looks like the feature may launch quite soon, according to WABetaInfo. This isn’t the first time WhatsApp has considered letting users edit messages. WABetaInfo says WhatsApp Beta users got the feature to test almost five years ago. WhatsApp eventually scrapped the idea. Now, they’re bringing it back. Hopefully, the app won’t leave us hanging again. Making a change The way the feature will work is by highlighting a message…

Following a few months of rumours, Garmin has unleashed its long-speculated Forerunner 955 and 255 watches. Technically, we’re getting six new watches from Garmin, since each has multiple versions to choose from. The Forerunner 955 has a solar or non-solar option. The 255 releases with a 255s version alongside, with both the 255 and 255s offering music or non-music varieties. Here’s a brief rundown of what each of the different versions consists of. Before you get too excited, though, local details have yet to be announced. Expect some news on that front shortly. Forerunner 255 First up is the Forerunner…