Author: Trent Meikle

For reasons that make sense to Honor, the Chinese company is officially skipping a South African launch for one of the year’s biggest flagships — the Magic 8 Pro. It obviously feels the tech can speak for itself, and after getting a look at the thing, we can see why. It hasn’t landed in SA yet, with plans to be on shelves by 1 March 2026. After Stuff called the previous Magic entry a “formidable flagship”, it’d be an understatement to say that it’s got a lot to live up to. We’ve got hopes that the company can deliver, and particularly defend…

Very few adaptations have leapt from the small screen to… the same small screen quite as well as Fallout has. Part of that is due to Prime Video’s dedication to bringing Bethesda’s rich world to life. That quality shines through Fallout like an oil-drenched candle, improved only by the likes of Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, and Aaron Moten in starring roles. A gripping (but still fresh) story that doesn’t step on the lore’s toes (much) is just the cherry on top. Another streaming service needs your help! Fallout gets nearly everything right — from the skintight blue vault dweller jumpsuits to…

We already know Apple is working on a way to compress Apple Intelligence inside a little metal box that’ll cling to your chest. Then there are rumours that the Fruit Company will stick a couple of IR sensors down the stem of an AirPod to help them see the world. The plans don’t stop there, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Rose-gold-tinted glasses In Apple’s pursuit to flesh out its wearables range — an area that Google, Meta and even OpenAI are hounding — it’s reportedly “accelerating development” on three of its wearables. We’ve already mentioned the first two, while the third…

What happens to your Facebook account after you die? In reality, not much. If Meta gets its way, however, it could keep a dead person’s account active by employing an AI to impersonate the user. That’s the gist of the idea Meta filed a patent for back in 2023, which was recently granted. There’s no possible way this will be used to pretend it’s not losing Facebook users.* The patent, filed by Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, notes how a large language model (LLM) may step in if it detects a user’s Facebook or Instagram account has been inactive for longer…

We don’t exactly feel like the PlayStation 5 has been stretched to its limit since it dropped in 2020, which makes the Bloomberg report detailing a potential PS6 delay into either 2028 or 2029 that much sweeter. More immediately concerning are the rumours of Nintendo’s current-gen efforts facing a price hike, all thanks to the rising costs of memory globally that’ll make producing the Switch 2 — or the PS6 — more costly. It’s always AI’s fault The news comes less than a month after Nintendo threw its customers a bone by knocking the local price down a grand to R11,500.…

Apple has officially invited certain members of the media to a special in-person event in early March, where it’s expected to clear out its cupboard of any overage before it can get to the ‘good stuff’ later this year. That means, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, we’ll likely see the new low-cost MacBook — which could prove to be a boon during these trying times — plus a couple ‘new’ iPads, and the iPhone 17e. Big Mac attack It’s that last one that interests us most, which follows up the budget-centric iPhone 16e. Debuting last year for a price far…

Standard Bank, wasting no time in complying with the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA) wishes, has confirmed the phased rollout of Smart ID services at several of its branches dotted around the country. Better yet, the South African bank will waive any convenience and logistics fees for all its customers during the initial launch. Take it to the Standard Bank Customers will still have to whip out their wallets to cover the standard DHA application fee of R140. The new branches, kitted out with DHA powers, will offer both first-time application and renewal services at launch. At the time of…

Samsung’s foldables are going far and wide That right there is your first ‘look’ at Samsung’s first crack at expanding its range of Galaxy Z foldables, thanks to the folks at Android Authority. The device, rumours of which have floated around for several months now, will reportedly take the shape of the South Korean outfit’s Galaxy Z Fold, though with a far wider screen than before. The render was captured in some of the recent OneUI 9 builds, the next big update after OneUI 8.5 dropped. The animations depicted on Android Authority correlate to some of the first mentions of the ‘Wide’…

With the first half of February officially behind us, it’s time we started taking the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) latest daily petrol price snapshots a little more seriously. Unfortunately, South Africa’s source for any upcoming fuel price adjustments hasn’t come bearing good news. In fact, it’s what we’d call bad news, if you can believe it. Take your time, March… We know the diesel drivers can. During the first batch of CEF predictions, which came about last week, the energy company teased a price increase for diesel drivers in March 2026. Petrol drivers, on the other hand, were led to believe…

If you actually use the Kindle Scribe range the way it’s meant to be used — as an overly large note-taker that happens to double as an ereader — then you’ll probably be keen to try out the new features Amazon has. Even if you somehow skipped the headline, anybody with half a brain could guess what’s being chucked in here. The Scribe gets smart(er) If you said AI, then well done. If you said something else, then you need to get with the times. Amazon is just one of many companies heaping more and more AI services onto its…