Author: Trent Meikle

Even if Samsung’s first Unpacked of the year is still a couple of weeks away (25 February, according to leaks), that hasn’t stopped the company from generating hype in the build-up. The South Korean company today dropped three new teasers that show Samsung is confident about at least one upgrade coming to the Galaxy S26. That would be the camera fixed to the phone’s rear. Samsung isn’t giving away any specifics yet — it’s got to save something for the big night — but we now have a clearer idea of what we can expect when the big night comes.…

If you haven’t already felt the shame that only a Wii Fit system sitting in your family’s living room can provide, then the latest app from the creators of Fitbit, Luffu (loo-foo), might do the trick. They’re doing what they do best: health tracking. Except this isn’t about tracking your personal growth (usually around the waist), it’s tracking the whole family’s. Think of it as Life360 that isn’t concerned with where your son is, but rather whether he’s hitting the ‘bells hard enough. Luffu-fighters? We’ll give you three guesses as to how it hopes to pull it off. Yup, artificial intelligence,…

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the Oppo Watch X2 is the company’s sequel to 2024’s Watch X. If the big number ‘2’ on the box didn’t tip you off, then perhaps the eerily similar design might do the trick. That’s not a bad thing. The Watch X proved to be a comfy little wrist-hugger, and the Watch X2 is, fittingly, the same. Instead, Oppo reserved the biggest upgrades for the internals, making this one of the better watches we’ve yet donned. Nerves of stainless steel Oppo worked tirelessly to create a watch that could be taken…

Nobody likes a price hike, especially when a few extra bucks per month is the only thing standing between you and the last episode of Stranger Things. For once, the latest company to attempt to glean those few extra bucks isn’t one of the usual names, but rather Crunchyroll, the home of anime pretty much anywhere in the world. Take a bite of the Crunchyroll Now that Crunchyroll’s December deal has you convinced that you can’t live without regular access to anime (barring Naruto), the service feels the time is ripe to hit you up for an increase. All three subscriptions –…

After the world fell out of love with 3D TVs, it became the job of the manufacturers to convince the world that 4K and later, 8K TVs were worth the heavy, heavy investment — especially back in the early 2010s. It was right on the money where 4K is concerned, if a little early. We (and the manufacturers) wish we could say the same for 8K tech, with paltry sales forcing LG Display to halt production of all its 8K LCD or OLED panels. Goodbye, 8K. You won’t be missed That’s according to FlatpanelsHD, which also reported earlier this month that…

Apple’s already thinking about a clamshell iPhone Apple, on its ignoble quest to dip its fingers into all the pies, now plans to develop a clamshell-style folding iPhone to rival Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip series, despite the company’s unfinished work on its first foldable. That hasn’t dampened Apple’s desire to drum up some competition, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who noted that the device was still in the ideas phase and “far from guaranteed to reach the market”. If it does come to market, you can expect it to look a whole lot like Samsung’s clamshell. A “square, clamshell-style foldable phone” is the only description Gurman could…

Petrol and diesel prices for February face a respectable fuel price cut this week. With only a couple of days left to us before the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) publishes the official fuel price adjustments, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has stepped in with yet another batch of predictions to put our minds at ease. Fear not, Saffas, for the price of petrol and diesel is still headed down. Petrol’s on a roll, folks What the final adjustments will look like, nobody knows. The DMRE typically publishes the official changes a day or two ahead of the adjustments…

When Sam Raimi isn’t wrangling Marvel’s heroes to varying degrees of success, he’s indulging his twisted love of gory, comedic, and horror films. Send Help, Raimi’s latest film since coming off Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, is a combination of all three. In that order. Send Help isn’t the triumphant return of ‘classic’ Sam Raimi that many might have wished for. It’s got all the hallmarks, but lacks a certain something (maybe it’s vim) that holds this back from being one of his best. What’s left over is still a fun-to-its-core romp that’s elevated by cracking chemistry and a…

It’s no big secret that Samsung’s Galaxy S26 is right around the corner. The South Korean outfit has carved out an early Q1 launch for its flagship devices for years now, and fresh leaks from Evan Blass on X tell us that it’s happening all over again — though with a couple of distinct changes. For one thing, it’s happening in February. Samsung’s got a lot to unpack, here Well, the company’s first Unpacked event of the year is taking place in February, anyway, as opposed to the late January date the company has grown fond of in recent years.…

If Big Tech’s AI-powered (and probably AI-generated) vision for the future is indeed on the cards, the world needs to be ready. It’s all well and good to have it out with ChatGPT every other day, but real growth stems from real education. To that end, Microsoft has announced a collaboration with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) that will see the former dishing out its AI expertise, for free, on SABC Plus. Microsoft’s upskilling idea might just work https://youtu.be/eiqB_-586PA The announcement was made at Microsoft’s AI Tour 2026, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre. The alliance follows in…