Author: Trent Meikle

We’ll admit that we struggled to rouse enough enthusiasm for Nintendo’s Partner Direct Showcase before it turned up on the company’s YouTube page yesterday afternoon. That might have something to do with the fact that Nintendo brought nothing of its own to the show — likely saving up any big titles for a future Direct or the evasive Switch 2. Then we sat down and watched the thing and were forced to eat our words. Don’t get us wrong, we’re still salty that there still isn’t a Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker available for the seven-year-old console, but we’ll get…

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series is technically the most powerful Android out right now, but its similarities to last year’s flagships cannot be denied. How then, is Samsung hoping to convince people to pay upwards of R22,500 to upgrade? That’s right: Galaxy AI. Right now, the Galaxy S24 is a must for anyone looking to wield an AI-touting Samsung. Until March, that is, when Samsung will extend Galaxy AI to the S23, Fold, Flip and even some tablets as part of the One UI 6.1 update. Did we mention that it’ll be free, too? At least, until 2025. But we’ll worry…

Is water wet? Are Andrew Tate fans the most annoying people on the internet? Will there be a more powerful PlayStation 5? Some questions are so obvious, they don’t need an answer. Ever since the PS5’s release, fans have been clamouring for a souped-up version. It was never a question of ‘will’, it was a question of ‘when’ one would arrive. Thanks to a new report from CNBC, that question might finally have an answer. The PS5 is going Pro, bro Quoting Sekran Toto, a games analyst and CEO of Tokyo-based Kantan Games, CNBC’s report mentions that “there seems to be…

Meta’s WhatsApp might still be a little behind the curve in terms of features that other messengers take for granted (message scheduling, when?), but there’s no denying it’s one of the safest around. There’s usually a regular flow of security updates in the pipeline, and now WABetaInfo is reporting the messenger is working on a new feature that’ll block unwanted contacts and others from screenshotting your profile picture. Better late than never This isn’t the first time WhatsApp’s attempted to put unconsenting profile picture saving to rest. More than five years ago, WhatsApp removed the ability to download another user’s profile picture. That’s…

Remember Fujifilm’s X100V? If you’ve been around on photography-TikTok for longer than a few minutes, you probably do. The camera became so revered across TikTok and other social media that it had the camera-maker frothing at the mouth to hit the market with a follow-up that retained all the pizazz but with more… flavour. Meet the X100VI — a feature-packed successor that’ll arrive on South Africa’s shores in March 2024. The X100VI isn’t some washed-up spiritual successor intent on riding on the X100V’s coat-tails. Okay, it is — but that’s not its whole schtick. Fuji’s gone to great lengths to…

Had you told us a week ago that Nintendo was gearing up for a Direct Showcase, we’d have shrugged you off with an eye roll and gone back to waiting for the elusive Switch 2. After the tragic news concerning the Switch’s delay until at least Q1 2025, we’re, uh, more inclined to hear what the Japanese company has lined up for the Switch’s final hours days months. At least we’ll get to see Hollow Knight: Silksong A #NintendoDirect: Partner Showcase is coming! Watch on-demand via YouTube on 2/21 at 6am PT for around 25 mins of info focused on…

Is anybody else feeling the uncomfortable tingles of Déjà vu? Gauteng’s government is, once again, asking for your financial support promising the end of e-tolls (but for real this time, guys). You know, the money-grubbing eyesores that landed on South Africa’s highways back in December 2013. Ever since, we’ve heard countless falsehoods promising the demise of e-tolls, though nothing official has ever made it past the planning phase. Despite the continual threats to scrap the system, the government continued sending out the bills, eventually promising refunds to those law-abiding citizens who continued paying. Goodbye forever, e-tolls. You won’t be missed…

February, for those familiar with MultiChoice and more specifically DStv, is not a happy time. We hope you’re still riding that Valentine’s Day high because there’s a good chance you’ll need a shoulder to cry on after you get a look at the company’s latest bout of annual price hikes — some of the largest we’ve seen in years — which are set to go into effect from 1 April 2024. The luckiest of DStv’s customers, also known as EasyView subscribers, won’t be feeling the sting of a price hike this year, holding onto that R30/m price tag. Others haven’t…

Babe, new Switch 2 information just dropped It’s official. 2024 is over. The Nintendo Switch 2 has reportedly been delayed, and we won’t pretend the news didn’t leave us a little distraught. Sure, Nintendo’s got a couple of games waiting in the 2024 wings, but nothing it can confidently expect to carry the console until Q1 2025. That’s the revised release date the company is targeting, according to several outlets, including Bloomberg. Initially, Nintendo was expected to put their new console on shelves before 2024’s end. There was even an unveiling pencilled in for March 2024. Bloomberg’s sources, saddled with “knowledge…

Last night, Microsoft waded into the world of podcasting in an attempt to assuage its fans about the future of Xbox. The last few weeks have been riddled with rumours of the company giving up on the idea of exclusivity and bringing its games to the PlayStation and Switch. It all started with news of Hi-Fi Rush’s departure to the Switch, before eventually snowballing into grandiose ideas of Starfield penetrating PlayStation hardware. Despite having what we assume were good intentions to confirm the company’s solid plans, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer still left some players in doubt after a cryptic discussion with The…