Author: Trent Meikle

While WhatsApp is always on the lookout for new features – perhaps something borrowed from Telegram or Signal – it toils endlessly to bring its less-looked-after versions up to scratch. The most neglected of the bunch is WhatsApp Web – the messenger’s web-based client, which still lacks one crucial feature: call support. WhatsApp Web on call Attempting to ring a mate using WhatsApp Web will prompt the user to download WhatsApp for Windows or Mac to get those features. That may soon change. Voice and video calls are finally wending their way to WhatsApp Web, as spotted by WABetaInfo. This follows…

It may be difficult to believe that the best thing to come out of Star Wars, since, well, Star Wars, is a no-nonsense political drama thriller that’s light on the laser swords and moving of objects with the mind, paying attention to the deeper lore at work, dialogue, and most importantly, the characters. That’s Andor for you. Think Better Call Saul, but in space. It really is that good. It may not come as a shock that Andor is as excellent as it is to anybody who has seen 2016’s Rogue One – a gritty prequel to the original Star Wars centred on rag-tag rebel…

There are few things quite as hilarious as watching Netflix attempt to describe the sound of a car or something similar through its closed captions. But if you’re tired of all those ambient noises disrupting your reading time, the streamer has introduced new dialogue-only subtitles, premiering alongside the final season of You. [cheers in slow motion] According to Netflix, nearly half of all viewing hours in the US involve watching content with subtitles or closed captions turned on. We’re guessing it’s a similar story elsewhere, too, which makes the decision a relatively simple one for the world’s largest streamer. Watchers…

If there’s anything we’re looking forward to more than the Nintendo Switch 2 itself, it’s the opening of a classic library of GameCube games and, if you have enough dough, a brand-new wireless GameCube controller to go along with it. While just about any Switch 2 controller will work for The Wind Waker or F-Zero GX, there’s still a question as to whether the new GameCube controller will work in reverse – on new Switch titles? Nintendo answers the call https://youtu.be/AmMxMVyWgvg On paper, it seems like a done deal. In a promotional trailer (above) shared around the time of the Switch 2,…

If Meta’s Threads app is where you go for your social media fix, you may want to think about changing that. Apparently, mimicking the essence of Twitter/X wasn’t enough for Meta, for the company is now introducing ads on Threads to “all eligible advertisers globally” with further plans to show them in “select markets at launch.”  Make way for the new Threads The change will doubtless come as a shock to anybody lacking a decent pair of eyes. Of course Meta was going to introduce ads into Threads at some point. Hell, it’s right in the name. That’s not to…

Sony may have jacked up the price of PS Plus, and now the PS5 console itself requires one sacrificial kidney before it’ll come home with you – all in the name of righting global economic chaos. But hey, the console’s uber-nostalgic retro themes have returned, this time for good! Just like the good ol’ days, AKA December You may have to tread carefully to avoid slipping in the snark, but the return of the PS5’s awesome nostalgic themes, which hit the console for a short period last year, is certainly welcome. It’s just that much harder to swallow when it comes…

We can’t think of much worse than receiving unsolicited images from someone named Richard with the exposure turned all the way up, other than, perhaps, receiving those same images on Google Messages. If you fall into the billion or so users who supposedly use Google Messages regularly, the company is making good on its promise to automatically detect any unsavoury Rich-pics headed your way, and blur them. not hotdog? Hey, maybe that’s your thing. But for the rest, anything that’ll help avoid the horrors an unknown number presents is welcome. The Sensitive Content Warnings feature, rolling out to beta users, is…

It’s been a little over a week since Samsung indefinitely halted the rollout of the One UI 7 update for Galaxy S24 and Fold/Flip 6 owners, with one leaker citing at least one “serious bug” for the delay. It appears as though the South Korean outfit has squashed the bug, allowing the update to rollout everywhere as intended. One (UI 7) for the books Judging by several posts across both the r/S24Ultra and r/GalaxyS24 subreddits, users spanning South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and plenty of others are now receiving the stable One UI 7 update…

We never thought we’d be saying this about something from under Bethesda’s umbrella, but Nintendo and Sony, take notes. Yesterday, the Skyrim-maker announced – and then released – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, only days after the game ‘leaked’ online. And yes, the original sin, the microtransaction that started it all, has returned. Don’t worry. It’s all a part of the base game, no additional purchase required. Riding into Oblivion (in style) https://youtu.be/wFJ3PZuAjK4 Unless, of course, you’re looking to drop an extra $20 for some new horse armour. No, seriously. Bethesda, likely grinning from ear to ear when it dreamed…

It’s about time that time of the week – time for another round of petrol and diesel price predictions, courtesy of the Central Energy Fund (CEF). With a little over two weeks left before the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) officially adjusts the fuel pumps locally, it’s safe to assume that everybody in SA has a fuel price cut to look forward to this May. Good news for South African drivers We should, however, remind you that the CEF’s predictions are just that – predictions. The CEF, a state-owned energy company, tracks the necessary economic factors that typically…