Author: Trent Meikle

Honor is always welcome at Stuff — whether it’s the Chinese company’s budget, mid-range, or flagship devices. The brand’s latest gadget, the Honor Magic 8 Pro, falls into the latter category with a rather impressive… well, everything. It looks like something Apple might’ve cooked up, and we don’t just mean in hardware. It’s got an Android suite that would make Samsung tear up — all for a price we’d call reasonable in this jungle. Now you might not think R28,000 is reasonable, and we’d salute you. It’s not what anyone could call “affordable”, but compare it to something like Vivo’s X300 Pro,…

Oh yeah, that’s the Stuff. Xbox just announced its second games showcase of the year. This one will be a Partner Preview event, rather than a Developer Direct, as we saw in January. The show will be available on Xbox’s official YouTube and Twitch channels later this week. Separate streams will be set up, one offering ASL, another British Sign Language, and, finally, one with audio descriptions (in English). Outside the Xbox? Microsoft’s Xbox hardware leaves much to be desired, it’s true, but there’s no denying its impressive line-up of studios. Even though that figure may be dwindling by the…

Honor made its new 600 Lite smartphone official a few weeks ago, and now a fresh batch of leaks suggests it’s gearing up for another launch. That’d be the Honor 600 and 600 Pro, as revealed in new leaked renders, along with a couple of specs. If you’re wondering where the brand’s 500 series is, look to China. The fast-moving 600 series will likely see a wider release — like the 400 series from last year. Bringing Honor to South Africa? In typical Honor fashion, the leaked 600 and 600 Pro look like little iPhone clones. Apple’s design team is…

Capitec is really flying toward its goal of offering Smart ID services at more than 100 of its branches before 2027, huh? It was only a few weeks ago that the bank upgraded thirty of its branches with its new self-service terminals across Gauteng, North West, and the Free State. Today, it has added seventeen more branches to the already impressive figure, bringing the total up to a whopping 47 branches. For now, the bank’s powers are limited to Smart ID applications. The ability to apply for or renew a passport is expected to come later down the line. Not…

They grow up so fast Even after unveiling a slew of refreshed products — capped off with the AirPods Max 2 — Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reckons there’s more to come from Apple. Just one more, really, if we’re only talking about the first half of the year. That’d be the iPad 12, which has been on the cards since last year. The Fruit Company’s next generation of iPhones is set, as ever, to debut in September. The mainline iPad, without the Air or Pro monikers to root for, presents a gap in Apple’s release strategy. The tablet will jump from the…

If you thought the R6+ hike predicted petrol and diesel prices for April couldn’t get any worse, think again. The latest fuel price snapshots from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) — which, unfortunately, are rather accurate — predict that South Africa is facing a massive increase across the board, resulting in a R8/l+ hike for diesel alone. Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride Petrol, too, hasn’t escaped unscathed. It is, however, projected to see a more gradual increase, currently hovering around R5/l. Of course, until the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) come to a final…

As fun as Mario Kart World was when it launched as Nintendo’s sole title for the Switch 2, that shine rubbed off faster than we or anyone would’ve liked. We can say for a fact that a steering wheel accessory would pull us right back in. Fortunately, Hori has done just that. Twice. Enter the Hori Mario Kart Racing Wheel Pro Deluxe. Hori doesn’t reinvent the wheel The Deluxe model is the one you want, packing an 11in racing wheel with a bunch of buttons on the front. A set of pedals is also involved. The Hori Mario Kart Racing Wheel…

 This review contains some spoilers for Project Hail Mary, though nothing that isn’t shown in the trailers. An Andy Weir sci-fi epic, brought to life by the genius of Phil Lord and Chris Miller? That’s what you’re getting with Project Hail Mary, out today, which almost sprints off the page in an effort to bombard your eyes with a smorgasbord of pretty colours, great acting from all involved, and a story that’s brimming over with heart. That’s why our eyes are wet, damnit. A lotta heart Project Hail Mary follows Ryland Grace, an astronaut and biologist with amnesia aboard the ‘Hail…

When Ready or Not debuted in 2019, it was without much fanfare. It took some time for the Samara Weaving-led action-heavy horror comedy to cultivate a following. So much so that it took Radio Silence seven years to pump out a sequel. Not that it needed it. Or so we felt, anyway. The first wraps up its simple yet entertaining plot fairly neatly. Rather than needlessly untying that knot for kicks, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come pulls that lace tight. We’re ready We mean that almost literally. Ready or Not 2 (the ‘Here I Come’ is implied) doesn’t fiddle with what…

There’s a new BMW in town — the fully electric i3 50 xDrive. Kinda… For one thing, it’s not here yet. It’s hitting the streets in Q1 2027. For another, it’s only technically new, borrowing the naming convention from one of the German automaker’s most popular cars. This i3, however, has the honour of being the first all-electric 3 Series available in SA. It’ll be built in BMW’s home country, rather than using the company’s local production line. BM-Double U Even with a year’s warning, we doubt you’ll be able to scrounge enough from between the couch cushions to stick…