Author: Trent Meikle

The gears never stop spinning over at Meta HQ, and more specifically, WhatsApp. There’s always some new update in the works, usually reported on by the folks at WABetaInfo. You may not like all of those (Meta AI, anyone?), but occasionally, it returns to form with some necessary security update. You can see where we’re going with this, right? First spotted by WABetaInfo in a recent WhatsApp iOS beta (before it later turned up in the Android beta), WhatsApp is busying itself with something it calls an “advanced chat privacy” toggle. This lets users dictate whether they want friends or…

As it turns out, nabbing an exclusive for your upcoming console isn’t as difficult as it sounds. First, find a developer with a game still in the lab, hand over a big red bag of money, and voila – exclusive. That appears to be the only logical conclusion as to why Supergiant Games’ Hades II will launch exclusively on the Switch 1/2 at first. Grab your tissues https://youtu.be/1G3wbCIUVqs Hades II has long since been available over on Steam in early access, with no official release date for the v1.0 launch on both PC and consoles. That still hasn’t changed. Supergiant Games…

What are we meant to do with ourselves now that Severance has left our Fridays exceedingly dull? Rewatch Severance, duh. Or any of the other critically acclaimed series that Apple TV+ has pumped out on the regular like Slow Horses or Silo. At least, this is what Apple hopes you’ll do with its latest promotion, which offers customers access to the streamer for three months at R30/m. For the Apple TV heads Of course, it’s hoping even harder that you’ll stick around for the long haul at the actual price of R125/m. Whether that price is worth it for the content provided (Severance S3 is…

After the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) lowered fuel prices for all South African motorists this April, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has returned with some early predictions that tell us how our wallets might fare at the garage come May. Unexpectedly, South Africa is expected to keep its months-long fuel price decrease streak going – with only one grade of fuel expected to see a price increase. Petrol for the soul If you’re a regular buyer of Petrol 93 (the only fuel grade currently facing a price hike), we wouldn’t get too down in the dumps over…

While Nintendo mulls over Donald Trump’s recent tariff hikes, more news has come from on high that’s sure to put the minds of any potential Switch 2 customers at ease. After the company’s deep dive into the coming console, Nintendo silently unveiled what it calls ‘Game-Key Cards’, which are different to the game cartridges you’ve become familiar with on the Switch 1. Lower those pitchforks Rather than store the entirety of a particular game on the cartridge locally, game-key cards are a new type of cartridge that, when inserted into the Switch 2, will simply download said game from the…

In an attempt to distract customers from ever-rising prices, most recently introduced on 1 April 2025, MultiChoice’s DStv has rustled up some new channels for its more affordably priced packages. DStv’s Compact customers are the luckiest of the lot, receiving five new channels previously available to Premium watchers, while DStv Family Access and EasyView customers also walk away with some changes. Channel-surfing just got interesting “Spanning kids, movies, music, news, lifestyle, sport and more, DStv Compact is already an excellent viewing experience, and the five new channels and extra concurrent stream add even more value for customers,” the broadcaster said.…

Anyone else hear crickets? It feels like it was just the other day when Meta unveiled a new batch of Llama AI models, and yet, here it is, announcing Llama 4, the latest generation of models powering the company’s AI assistant, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram search bars. Specifically, it’s brought two new models into the world as part of the ‘Llama 4 herd’ – Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. Meta claims that Llama 4 Scout is a multimodal “17 billion active parameter” model with 16 experts on the smaller side that reportedly fits inside a single Nvidia H100…

It’s a bad day to be a wallet. Not only has Google recently confirmed price hikes for YouTube Premium members in SA, but Rain South Africa has since followed suit, announcing a slew of increases. If you’re part of the unlucky crowd still under Rain’s thumb, the company will have already warned you of the coming hike via email. In our case, the RainOne package will see a R24/m increase, taking the total price to R819/m, while the now defunct ‘unlimited home 5G premium’ plan now costs R1,029/m – a R34 hike. These prices will go into effect from 1…

The wait is finally over. Pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 have turned up locally, courtesy of retailer Nexus Hub. The console, which saw a detailed reveal during a special Nintendo Switch 2 Direct earlier this week, introduced refreshed hardware, a stellar line-up of games, and more accessories than you’ll ever need – all attached to a too-high $450 price tag and an even more infuriating $80 price for digital games. Say goodbye to your rent Nexus Hub offered a 30-minute warning of the pre-order go-live time to those customers who signed up for any news on the coming hardware.…

Amid all the hubbub surrounding the Nintendo Switch 2, the Japanese company has yet to dig into the nitty-gritty details about the hardware powering the bloody thing. Nvidia has come to the rescue, confirming certain aspects about the device’s abilities that have us, and likely everybody else, keen to hit that 5 June release. Both Nintendo and Nvidia are still skirting around the exact chipset used in the next-gen console, although we know that it features a “custom” Nvidia chip, thanks to a recent blog post. “The Nintendo Switch 2, unveiled April 2, takes performance to the next level, powered…