Author: Trent Meikle

Renewing your vehicle’s license is becoming easier thanks to a partnership between Supa Quick and Disky. Disky is an online automated messaging service that allows one to renew a license disc over WhatsApp. Combine that with 190 different Supa Quick locations and you have a recipe for never standing in line. “We are all pressed for time, and no one likes to stand in notoriously long, slow-moving queues in crowded venues at the licensing department or post office,” said Adeshni Sewbaran, franchise director at Supa Quick. “We wanted to find a way to make this process easier for our customers…

If you’re itching for something local and new then Showmax has something you might be interested in. Blood Psalms takes place in an action-filled fantasy world, set in ancient Africa, one thousand years after Atlantis’ downfall. The series follows the last five houses of Kemet, as they deal with the foretold “end of days”. It’s filled to the brim with some of South Africa’s best talents, filmed entirely in SA, and best of all, hitting the small screen this September. The Beginning of the End “Blood Psalms draws from elements of a multitude of African mythologies and looks at…

South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana could potentially raise the fuel levy to help pay for e-tolls. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) believes the Minister may take advantage of the expected drop in fuel prices for September to raise the levy. E-tolls were a massive failure. And that’s the issue – Outa chief executive Wayne Duvenage is concerned that the government will raise the current levy by 25 or 30 cents to correct its misstep. The levy would specifically cover the cost of the Gauteng freeway improvement bonds (which e-tolls themselves were meant to cover). Bailing e-tolls out…

Perhaps the greatest fear when deleting a message is accidentally clicking the ‘delete for me’ button, rather than the intended ‘delete for everyone’. Once you’ve made the mistake, you’re forced to live with the consequences. Or leave the country. Well, that may not be the case for long. According to WABetaInfo,  WhatsApp is adding the ability to undelete messages. Rejoice WhatsApp beta users Recovering a WhatsApp message is simple. After deleting a message; whether it’s ‘deleted for me’ or ‘deleted for everyone’, a pop-up appears at the bottom of the screen confirming the deletion. There’s also a new button added…

After a busy week of announcements from Xiaomi, the Chinese tech conglomerate has announced the launch of the Xiaomi 12 Lite in South Africa. The Lite follows on from the original Xiaomi 12, though with watere down tech specs on the inside. The Lite was designed to feel like a flagship model without making your wallet sing. Looking pretty good There are two colours available – Lite Green and Black (thank you for having normal colour names). If your smartphone colour is that impportant to you and you’re after another colour, then the Lite isn’t for you. The colours surround…

Hold onto your hats folks, we’ve got a real bombshell today. During the last generation’s ‘console war’, the PS4 outsold the Xbox One. Officially. Nearly two years after the release of the current generation’s consoles, Microsoft has finally released final sale figures for its Xbox One… seven years after it stopped releasing the figures. Once all was said and done, the PlayStation 4 doubled the sales of the Xbox One, and then some. Xbox down for the count The Xbox One had a slightly marred launch, priced at $100 more than its biggest competitor. This sent many buyers Sony’s…

Foldables, foldables, foldables. It feels as if everything needs to fold now. Samsung is doing it, Xiaomi is doing it (and everything else) and even Oppo has two foldables on the cards for 2022. Today, we’re moving away from the foldable conversation because Oppo launched three new devices – the A57, A57s and the A77 5G. These three were built to bring Oppo’s tech to more people in the mid-tier smartphone market. Do your worst Eskom (please don’t) The A-series focuses heavily on battery life which, considering the state that Eskom has left us in, is a boon. Each device…

It’s the middle of August, which can only mean one thing. It’s time for the Central Energy Fund (CEF) to raise our spirits tenfold. Or mercilessly crush them. Thankfully, today it appears to be good news. According to data captured on 12 August, South Africa is facing a potentially huge decrease in petrol prices this September. Don’t stop now South Africa Here’s a complete list of the predicted changes hitting us next month. Potential declines of R2.60 and R2.30 in petrol and diesel price respectively are the largest the country has seen in ages. Petrol 95: decrease of 260 cents…

After already delving into the world of autonomous bots (roll-out) and ‘upstaging’ Samsung at its own foldable game, you might think Xiaomi would cool it on the announcements for a while. Well, no. Xiaomi has offered the world an update on its entry into the world of smart EVs. This included another announcement; the unveiling of its Xiaomi Pilot Technology, the company’s own autonomous driving solution. Piloting change Self-driving cars are the future, or so every car company in the world believes. Sure, there’s a demand. But is there really demand from a company known more for its smart tech…

WhatsApp’s latest experiment is Avatars; a way to bring some life to user profiles. Using an Avatar allows one to zhoosh up their profile picture, share them as stickers and eventually mask oneself during video calls. Because these are exactly the features everyone needs on the internet. WhatsApp is profiling users  You’ll be able to choose your custom avatar as a profile picture once the update reaches completion. Unfortunately, we can’t be sure of an exact date. According to WABetaInfo, we’ll see the update in “the very distant future.” Once the feature is ready to roll out, it’ll make…