Author: Trent Meikle

We wouldn’t say we’ve eagerly anticipated the arrival of voice and video calling powers on WhatsApp Web, but it’s certainly been on our radar for a good while. After WABetaInfo reported that the feature was being “refined” a couple of weeks back, it seems it is gradually rolling out to WhatsApp Web beta users. WhatsApp entangles the Web For years, WhatsApp’s web-based client has been a handy tool for users looking to access the messenger directly in a browser, no smartphone required. The only trouble was that it was for messages only, with voice and video calls requiring a phone or…

Right on schedule, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has offered the country its first glimpse at the coming petrol price adjustments that are coming for motorists in March 2026. While everybody made off with a price decrease in February, that won’t be the case in the next few weeks, with the predictions teasing a diesel price hike on the way. The March of Progress (for some) Petrol drivers, on the other hand, may have a (minor) price decrease on the cards. If you’re unfamiliar with the CEF’s daily fuel price projections, it isn’t worth getting too excited just yet. The…

Keep your eyes peeled for the ‘new’ iPhone 17e It won’t be long until Apple unleashes its first wave of products for the year, which include a swathe of new iPads, Macs, and the iPhone 17e — replacing the Fruit Company’s budget-centric blower that emerged last year. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reckons the latter deviceis “due imminently” with the A19 chipset stuffed inside. That, along with MagSafe charging and Apple’s latest cellular and wireless chips, are the only upgrades buyers can expect to see for the new phone this year. There’s still no telling exactly when it’ll land on shelves, but Gurman…

It’s not often that Will Arnett gets a starring role in a movie (period) that isn’t aiming to leave you belly-laughing on the floor. Is This Thing On? takes that image of Will Arnett in your head that looks suspiciously like Gob Bluth and twists it, leaving behind Alex, a broken family man working through his depression using stand-up comedy as a crutch. Seeing as that was the whole point of Bradley Cooper’s comedy-drama, we’d say that’s pretty good. Perhaps a more obvious choice to star longside Will Arnett as the other half of the duo stuck in this loveless marriage…

If Cash Converters isn’t living up to your lofty expectations, then perhaps Makro Restored will. The Massmart-owned retailer, famed for its gargantuan physical stores dotted around SA, has opened a new online store that specialises in old, unwanted, and, critically, refurbished tech. Old iPhones, laptops, consoles — you get the idea. Makro restores faith in second-hand The retailer said that it hoped to make the tech, which it sources from approved third-party resellers, more affordable to the average consumer by tacking on a price tag lower than something brand-new. That’s… typically how second-hand stores work, and isn’t quite the revelation…

Did you miss Nintendo’s first Direct of the year? We’re beginning to wish we did, too. Apart from a few ports to the Japanese company’s latest console, the rest of the event was saddled with uninteresting announcements. The Nintendo Gods, mercifully, only kept our eyes lashed to the TV for roughly 30 minutes. We don’t doubt that Nintendo has a couple more tricks involving a certain red plumber up its sleeve for later in the month. For now, though, the only interesting tidbits on the horizon come from Bethesda doing what it does best: ports. It’s not even very good…

If Spotify didn’t already scare you off after its latest price hike, then your loyalty will be rewarded with a slew of new features that’ll supposedly take the streamer’s lyrics feature to the next level. Like taking them offline, for instance, which is a perk that’s headed for the app’s paying users, regardless of which tier they’re subscribed to. Big day for lyrics The company’s announcement of the change mentions two other features coming to the app — both of which will be available to all subscribers in the coming weeks, not just the ones forking over a monthly fee.…

Nintendo’s got some explaining to do. Like where the next 3D Mario is, or why the Virtual Boy costs $100. The Japanese institution’s first Direct of the year is pencilled in for today, but don’t expect any answers anytime soon. For one thing, this is a Partner Direct, meaning third-party devs will get the spotlight. Sorry, Mario. Cut to the chase, Nintendo If we’re lucky, we’ll soon have more concrete news about a proper peek into what’s going on behind closed doors at Nintendo HQ in a first-party Direct later this month. But in the meantime, Switch 2 owners have…

We’d say that we’re only a little bitter about Sony’s decision to pull its smartphones out of South Africa to focus on a niche set of markets. We’ve changed, Sony. Honest. The average Saffa is generally more receptive to a foreign company’s rare earth materials inside their phone than, say, Samsung or Apple. That’s good, because fresh leaks indicate that Sony could be gearing up for a near-global launch of its next two devices. Sony might be ready to love us back Those would be the Xperia 1 VIII and the Xperia 10 VIII, a flagship and mid-ranger, both of…

We’ve eagerly anticipated the launch of Honor’s X9d ever since the Chinese company dangled that glorious 8,300mAh battery and IP69K rating in our faces with an international release a few months back. As ever, South Africa is last to join the party. At a launch event in Johannesburg this evening, Honor South Africa finally took the wrapper off the X9d and put its money where its mouth is; inviting attendees to, uh, break the phone. That’s actually par for the course whenever we’ve dealt with Honor’s X9 lineup in the past. The company is obviously very confident in the device’s…