Author: Trent Meikle

Now that Changan has set up shop in South Africa, it’s time to start pumping. On the menu for the company in 2027 are three EVs — the Nevo Q05, Nevo Q06, and the refreshed Deepal S07, joining a brand-new plug-in hybrid model. All four, as well as the larger Nevo sub-brand, got their start at the Paris Motor Show 2026 last week. Nevo, gonna happen First up is the all-electric Nevo Q05, launching first in Europe in Q1 2027. South Africa will only get hold of the car sometime in Q3, bringing with it a dual-motor system that produces…

As Android Authority points out, asking a contact to send their location — especially an older one — can be a tricky exercise. It’s a query typically followed by a bunch of long-winded questions as they fumble their way through WhatsApp’s UI. According to Android Authority, WhatsApp’s working on a feature to change that. A new feature in the works at WhatsApp In theory, the finished feature would allow a user to easily request their contacts’ location from inside the chat. At the moment, sharing a location is entirely up to each specific user. Open a chat, tap the little paper clip, then…

It’s been a long time coming. Apple is finally ready to unleash its first-ever foldable — the iPhone Duo — upon the world. Announced back in September, pre-orders for the highly sought-after foldable have opened in South Africa. If you had visions of paying sub-R40,000 to match the $2,000 price in the US… keep dreaming. Loosen those purse strings This is Apple we’re talking about. An Apple that’s gotta bring its products via expensive shipping corridors just to get them onto local shelves. But even we didn’t think the iPhone Duo would go quite as high as it has. If…

We haven’t seen the last of Apple in October. Despite unveiling a slew of smart home products earlier this week, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reckons there’s another reveal planned for the end of October. Like its ‘Welcome Home’ drop, only a select few media members will get to see the devices in person at an event in California. How do you like them MacBooks? Apple is now inviting some media to an all-day product launch experience on Oct. 28 in Los Angeles. This is for the touch-screen MacBooks, iPad mini, M6 Macs. — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 15, 2026 The rest of…

The iStore has opened pre-orders for the Apple TV 4K, Apple HomeView, and Apple HomePod mini 2 in South Africa. The Fruit Company revealed the new lineup earlier this week at its ‘Welcome Home’ event. Now, Apple’s local distributor has followed suit, confirming launch dates and, most importantly, prices, ahead of their debut. Smart home for a price All three devices will launch on 13 November — the same day as the States — despite what the iStore’s home page says. No, the Apple TV 4K isn’t launching on 13 October, before the thing had even been announced. Visit each product’s…

If it’s value you’re after from a YouTube Premium subscription on top of ad-free videos and access to YouTube Music, listen up. A report from The Wall Street Journal (via Android Authority) claims that Google’s streamer is looking to add audiobook support. Not the unlicensed kind you’re used to listening to for free on the site, anyway. A new chapter for Premium? Google has reportedly been in discussions with publishers to bring select audiobooks to the platform. What that’d look like exactly is still unknown. The report mentions that they could arrive as soon as 2027, likely pitched as a new…

There’s no shortage of decent mice that’ll set your wallet back two, three, or even four thousand doubloons in 2026. The real trick is finding a decent mouse that hits the triple-figure sweet spot. Keychron’s M6 wireless mouse exactly fits that bill, landing in South Africa for a reasonable R950. The M6 has been under our supervision these last few weeks, and in that time it’s only called for a charge once. Sure, it’s missing some of the more obvious gimmes you’d expect from a standard gaming mouse, like RGB lighting and ultra-fast polling rates, but it’ll deliver a good…

When Xbox says it wants you to play anywhere, it means it. It might not be an Xbox, but the newly announced Xbox Nano Controller will enable you to play on the go, assuming you’ve also got the hardware handy. It’s a cheaper alternative to Microsoft’s standard controller, which is far from what we’d call cheap at around R1,600. A (smaller) price to pay Looking a whole lot like something out of 8BitDo and CRKD’s catalogue, Xbox reckons the Nano Controller is a great option “for younger players, smaller hands, or anyone seeking something portable for play on the go.” It…

There’s a new hybrid in town. Honda has launched the new CR-V e:HEV in South Africa, and it’s actually cheaper than the automaker’s turbocharged petrol model. It still fetches a bonkers price — R950,000 — but with the reward being Honda’s self-charging hybrid technology underneath the luxury shell, it may be worth a look. That petrol model we mentioned is officially headed for the door. The CR-V e:HEV is taking its spot locally. The outgoing model was fixed at a price of more than R1 million, a hard sell for anybody. But if you knock 90 odd thousand bucks off…

It’s been a busy 24 hours for Apple. On top of announcing the new Apple TV 4K and a bunch of LG-built smart home products, it wanted a slice of the smart home pie all to itself. Enter the Apple HomeView, a new take on the smart home hub that just about every tech company is producing these days. Of course, it’s got Siri’s AI smarts. Plop it on the desk, or mount it to the wall — it’ll do the same job. It’s essentially just one big Apple Watch that your house gets to wear instead of you, and…