Author: Trent Meikle

The future of motoring is electric. But that’s a game for the first-world countries. The rest of us are primarily concerned with what’s coming next regarding the petrol, diesel and even paraffin prices. Fortunately, we’ve got a fresh batch of predictions from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) to hold us over until the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy adjusts the fuel pumps. As always, that’ll happen on the first Wednesday of the new month. In this case, that’s Wednesday, 4 September, at which, the Department will, if we’re lucky, knock those prices down. According to the CEF’s latest predictions…

It’s finally happened. Those handheld gaming PCs everyone is so infatuated with? Lenovo has officially entered the chat – a little later than the industry’s big hitters like Valve or Asus – but entered nonetheless, taking the form of the Legion Go. It may not have the technical power of the ROG Ally X, or the pizazz of the Steam Deck OLED, but it’s certainly got charisma, moxie, and any other synonym you can think of. That’s something, right? Well, yes. And no. If we’re dropping R16,000 for a piece of tech, we’d preferably like it to have more than…

No SearchGPT for you SearchGPT, OpenAI’s answer to Google Search, is fresh out of tester spaces on its early access waitlist. The company confirmed as much this weekend, closing the waitlist on its website, and sending out emails to those who applied for a slot hoping to test out OpenAI’s latest and greatest. “We’ve had an overwhelming response and have filled the initial spots for the prototype. While we can’t offer you an invitation right now, we’ll reach out as we expand access,” the email reads. “Beyond the prototype, we’re excited to update you when we bring the best of…

We’ve never played Diablo. We don’t mean we’ve missed out on the series’ most iconic title, Diablo III. We mean we’ve simply never stepped foot into Blizzard’s supposedly epic roguelike series of action RPGs. Until this morning, at least, when we finally picked out our first class (Warrior) and stumbled our way through Tristram. Where, you ask? On our browser, of course, while we sipped our morning cup of coffee. See, someone just ported over the entirety of 1996’s Diablo to virtually any browser, bringing with it generally excellent performance (even on an Intel-sporting MacBook) and the controls you might…

Before Breath of the Wild, there was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. For years, CD Projekt Red’s magnum opus was the standard for touching grass in the virtual world. If you somehow haven’t yet conquered The Continent, your time has finally come. The Witcher 3 is officially hitting the PlayStation Plus “free” games catalogue this August. Time to join the PS Plus cult You’ll notice we don’t often venture into PlayStation Plus territory when it comes to monthly additions, but The Witcher 3 is a special case. Not only did it set the bar for the action RPG genre that’s yet to be topped –…

Showmax is on a bit of a roll lately. Less than a month after the company announced a partnership with Skyworth sub-brand QVWi to get the Showmax name out there (and onto your TV), it’s collaborating with Capitec in a new promotion that’ll see Capitec’s 12-or-so million customers gain access to the streamer at a massive discount. You will, however, need to be a Capitec client before you can do so. Those who fall under the bank’s wing can now purchase Showmax vouchers right from the Capitec banking app (Android, iOS), starting at R22/m. Considering the minor price hike that…

UPDATE (14/08/2024): C-Connect has confirmed that Cell-C is the network’s official host operator to help clear up any confusion. “Cell C, in turn, has roaming agreements in place with MTN. This means our subscribers have access to high-quality mobile networks wherever they may be at any given time.” ORIGINAL STORY: In a bid to reclaim market share from network leaders like Vodacom and Telkom, C-Connect has launched nationwide as South Africa’s latest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to hopefully provide “cost-effective mobile services that don’t compromise on quality,” before it’s forgotten to time. “With the South African consumer’s finances under…

We didn’t have high hopes for our first foray into September’s petrol and diesel price predictions for South Africa. After the decent showing of August’s official fuel prices – which marked the third such price decrease for fuel locally – we were sure that the Department of Mineral Resources would be out for vengeance. Our fears, thankfully, appear unfounded. According to the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) latest crop of data, captured on 12 August, we’re in for yet another round of petrol, diesel and paraffin price drops – somewhere in the 60-80c range. Should these predictions hold until September, South…

Can someone please give Reddit a bonk on the nose? It seems like everything to come out of that smug little Snoo’s face recently is designed to cause controversy, and of course, send a few extra bucks in the company’s direction. The latest idea, born from CEO Steve Huffman’s stream of consciousness during a recent earnings call, is to let users paywall a subreddit. Or at least, parts of a subreddit. Imagine trying to gatekeep the chaos that is r/Silksong? Or whatever the hell r/okbuddychicanery is. “TIFU by paywalling subreddits” Let it be known that Reddit has no intention of…

It’s not all that difficult to get South Africa excited about portable power solutions, is it? But getting Americans on board for a power bank is another feat altogether. Anker’s having a go of it anyway, having announced a slew of updated chargers and power banks under the ‘Prime’ banner. There’s just one problem. At the time of writing, Anker hasn’t yet confirmed a launch a little closer to home. We’ve reached out to the head honchos in the hopes of eventually seeing the updated Prime lineup on South African shelves, but so far, no luck. It’s not entirely out…