Author: Trent Meikle

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…

It won’t be long before Volvo’s all-electric ES90 is cruising the streets of South Africa. We think. Volvo South Africa is being a little cagey about the specifics, but we know it’s expected to turn up sometime during Q1 2026. The company today detailed the upcoming EV’s three trim levels: Core, Plus, and Ultra. “Bringing the ES90 to South Africa has been a long-anticipated moment,” said Grant Locke, MD of Volvo SA. “It represents our vision of modern luxury and driving enjoyment, and we cannot wait for customers here to experience it for themselves as the next chapter of our…

Oppo, treading dangerously close to Tesla’s ‘S3XY’ naming scheme, announced the Oppo Watch S was headed for South Africa at the Reno 15 launch in Johannesburg yesterday. The watch, which Oppo brags about being an “ultra-thin” solution at only 8.99mm thick, beats out its still-thin Watch X2 sibling by several millimetres. It’s time for South Africa At the time of writing, Oppo has yet to settle on a concrete release date. So far, it’s narrowed it down to somewhere in mid-February for South African shoppers. The price, too, is still under wraps, though the company mentioned it would come in…

Amazon, in its endless quest to remove as many barriers to online shopping as possible – an interesting move, given how few barriers there are to online shopping – has brought AI-powered image-based shopping to South Africa. It’s called Amazon Lens, and it makes picking up a pair of slacks as easy as snapping a picture of them. Perhaps online shopping should require at least a couple of firing neurons, but who are we to judge? Amazon Lens does have its uses. Say a customer isn’t quite sure which part they need for a replacement — Amazon’s AI-powered shopper can step in…

It may lack the charm of Logitech’s MX Master 4, but we never once regretted the time we spent with the infinitely more economical VolkanoX Phoenix Wireless Mouse. That’s equal parts due to the R540 price and the comfy ergonomics you don’t often find at this price range. In fact, it found us. VolkanoX, if you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting it, is Volkano’s lineup of superior-but-still-budget products for the South African market, typically pricier than the regular roster but not by much. The Phoenix is certainly that, cosplaying as a considerably more costly offering without compromising on the…