Author: Trent Meikle

It’s been a stellar year for gaming, whether you’re talking about AAA titles from big studios or indie titles from lesser-known studios. With Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Diablo IV all vying for your money and attention, there’s a good chance you missed out on a few hidden gems. It’s easy to forget you don’t always have to spend upwards of R1,000 to have a good time playing a video game. Sometimes it’s possible to find something special in unexpected places, you just have to do a little digging. We’ve gone and done some for you with this…

Let us guess. You’ve recently just unwrapped a brand-new Xbox Series X or Series S (parent-bought or otherwise) and now you need to figure out how to get yourself online to start getting your behind handed to you in Call of Duty. Were we close? Actually, just keep that to yourself. We’ll just assume we were spot-on and get on with the point of this article: Xbox’s Game Pass. See, Xbox’s exclusive line-up might not be as packed (nor as good) as those from PlayStation or Nintendo, but what it lacks in exclusives is made up for in Game Pass,…

There’s nothing worse than paying full price for a game that, for lack of a more succinct word, sucked. Hell, we don’t even pay for most of the games that come Stuff’s way and yet, we often still feel like we’ve been ripped off. But we do have some advice for all the paying folks out there to help ease that sting: don’t buy Gollum at full price (or at all), and nab yourself a subscription to PlayStation Plus instead. If only it were that simple, though. For years, PlayStation Plus — a staple in the community — was a singular subscription…

Asus was firing on all cylinders this year. Not only did it whip out a piece of handheld wizardry that could handle Nintendo’s game of the year better than they could, but it’s been putting out laptops faster than a Gatling peashooter that’s just seen a breakdancing zombie coming its way. Nearly all of them have been good, too. We didn’t get the chance to fool around with the Strix Scar 18, but we’ll take their R88,000 word that it was a good one. What did come our way was the Asus TUF Gaming F17. Sure, it’s a pricey bugger…

It’s that time of the month week again. Time to delve into the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) latest data dump to glean what we can about the country’s expected petrol and diesel price changes in the first week of the New Year. Anybody who’s been paying attention should already have a rough idea of what’s coming — and know that we come bearing good tidings, with the new forecasts predicting a R1+ drop for diesel drivers at the least. Diesel on your mind? You might be thinking that another price drop is just too good to be true. After an…

Do you know what the world needs more of this morning? That’s right — AI. TomTom and Microsoft announced a partnership that’ll bring artificial intelligence to cars. Possibly because TomTom misses being inside your vehicle. Specifically, TomTom’s announcement promises a “fully integrated, AI-powered conversational automotive assistant,” that’ll dig its claws into the car’s infotainment system sooner rather than later. TomTom in your head (and car) As is the point of artificial intelligence, TomTom’s AI is designed to relieve its owner of the tasks you’d find in a car. No, it won’t drive the thing, but it will control aspects like…

WhatsApp’s update list hasn’t been as eventful as it usually would be these last couple of months. The last we heard, it was in the process of releasing what it calls a ‘Secret Code’ feature, though according to the official blog, it did eventually get around to making voice notes ‘View Once’ toggleable. Still, aside from a minor update here and there, it’s been virtually silent. WABetaInfo, on the other hand, has kept up a steady torrent of news surrounding the messenger’s ongoing developments in the coveted beta program. Two of those updates caught our eye — each either targeting…

Yay! Even more AI! If you thought 2024 would bring the downfall of this year’s favourite keyword, think again. Nearly every company out there is only just dipping its toes into the AI pool, while the bigger names out there are diving in, head first. Samsung falls into the latter category, with the South Korean conglomerate reportedly packing its next big thing — the S24 Ultra — to the brim with AI features. Apparently, that’ll be the case for plenty of its devices, with on-device AI reportedly also AI wending its way to the company’s line-up of Galaxy Buds. Artificially intelligent earbuds…

When you’re in South Africa and can’t always afford the latest and greatest from the likes of Samsung, Apple, or Huawei, you’ve probably turned your head in Oppo’s direction before. And for good reason. It’s established itself as one of the more consistent brands pumping out wallet-friendly devices. Stuff has grown rather fond of the Chinese manufacturer, having recently spent a couple of days with the Reno 10 and its ambitious camera (plus a bunch of other stuff). Oppo’s got us noticing its latest addition to its popular A-series line-up: the Oppo A58. The pull factor here is easily the…

December is quite famously known for being a time of giving and spreading joy. MTN, it seems, didn’t get the memo this time ’round, having just announced a price hike for its post-paid customers right before the festivities kick off. MTN South Africa didn’t waste a second before sticking the blame on the country’s biggest foe: load shedding. Fortunately, MTN’s price hikes won’t be plaguing your bank accounts before you’ve had a chance to do some Christmas shopping. Customers on a post-paid price plan will only feel the sting come 1 February 2024 – two months earlier than the company’s…