Author: Trent Meikle

Fans have eagerly awaited another look at Grand Theft Auto VI ever since Rockstar Games opened the game up to pre-orders. We’re still not overly thrilled about the R1,500 starting price, however. We’ll soon find out whether it’s worth the hefty chunk of dough. Rockstar Games just announced an “extended look” coming on 27 August. Watch this trailer for a bigger trailer https://youtu.be/qq76pQsI1iw Is it just us, or is the theme already a classic? There’s just one catch. The trailer — or whatever it is — will premiere first on Netflix on Thursday, 27 August at 21h00 SAST. If you’re without…

If you were worried about missing out on Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry later this month, don’t. Canal+ today confirmed it had secured the live broadcasting rights to all four test matches between the Springboks and All Blacks, which will officially kick off on Saturday, 22 August before coming to a close on Saturday, 12 September. A busy month for rugby fans “CANAL+ has continued to demonstrate its investment in local sport and entertainment content and Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry is another feather in our cap in terms of bringing sports content that matters to viewers and subscribers,” said MultiChoice Group CEO, David…

There’s always a new Samsung Galaxy wearable waiting in the wings. The trick is waiting for someone to spill their guts about whatever’s in the pipeline. Rumours of a Galaxy Fit 4 have floated around for a while, but a fresh leak suggests the company has something new on the horizon. We’re talking true new, and not just a sequel. There’s a Galaxy watch for everyone Codenamed “Galaxy Aero”, SamMobile discovered references to the new wearable inside the Galaxy Wearable app. Interestingly, the codebase makes mention of “galaxy_rtos_watch.” That likely means the watch is skipping the Wear OS that powers the Galaxy…

Bose’s now three-year-old QuietComfort cans are in desperate need of a refresh. True, we’ve had two pairs of QuietComfort Ultra over-ears in that time, but the folks looking for something more affordable have been out of luck. That might be about to change according to Dealabs, which claims a second-gen pair is in the works. Better yet, they might be ready to infiltrate consumers’ ears much, much sooner than you’d think. The QuietComfort (2nd-gen) looks to be more of a proper sequel, rather than a simple refresh. There’s talk of a new design, big changes to audio quality, and even…

The Disney+ app will soon suck just a bit more than it does already. Today, the Walt Disney Company announced a “first-of-its-kind global deal” with TikTok that’ll give creators more freedom to use the House of Mouse’s IP. The update won’t reach South Africa right away, however. It’ll undergo a trial period in the US before expanding. How do you do, fellow kids? That’s… fine by us. The deal will eventually “bring an expansive collection of thoughtfully curated Disney-centric fan-created content from TikTok to the Disney+ app.” The videos birthed from the partnership will live on both apps. The videos that…

Told you so. With a little over a month left before Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, some disturbing news has come out regarding the price of the coming smartphone. We’ll just say this… If you thought the iPhone 17 Pro and its Max brethren were expensive last year, you’ve got another thing coming. Another 300 things, in fact. Yeah, the iPhone 17 Pro is doing just fine Yup, the iPhone 18 Pro — Apple’s ditching the base model ’til next year — will reportedly be $300 more expensive than last year. Directly converted, that’s a nearly…

There’s no worse feeling than trying to throw plans together in a group chat. That pain only deepens the more people are added. Half of them probably have the group chat on mute, while the other half are sharing the same stickers over and over. Today, WhatsApp announced a slate of updates meant to improve group chats. @All the small things One of those is designed to make in-chat polls that much more bearable. Now, there’s the option to set a timer for when voting is up, set when the poll is created. Edits to the poll question are possible,…

“Made in China” is no longer the insult it once was. In fact, in South Africa’s ever-growing EV market, it’s a badge of honour. Brands like BYD and Geely aren’t only catering to the elite, but are bringing decent EVs — like the Geely E2 — to the country at a relatively affordable price, with a few bells and whistles thrown in. The Geely E2 (Aspire) is one of the cheapest electric cars in South Africa. The Geely E2 (Apex) isn’t. It comes mightily close, however, steering clear of the R400,000 mark and settling on a final price of R390,000…

How do you get more eyeballs on a streaming service? You make it free, obviously, while also raking in thousands of dollars from advertisers. The streamer still charges customers for the privilege of no advertisements, of course. That seems to be the new play from Disney+, according to a report from Business Insider. “Hollywood giants Disney and Paramount Skydance are exploring adding free tiers to their subscription services…” reads the report. “And Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said in mid-July that ‘a free offering could make sense in some markets.'” We’re on board Hopefully, South Africa would be one of those markets.…

The writing may be on the wall in permanent marker for PlayStation regarding physical game discs, but there’s still another player in the game. That would be Xbox, which may itself be looking to go the digital-only route one day. ‘Til then, it currently has the advantage over PlayStation. Especially if it can get its ‘Disc2Digital’ plan right. Last month, it was reported that Xbox was working on a ‘Disc2Digital’ feature that would allow gamers to pop their Xbox One or Series X/S game disc into either console and receive a digital licence for said game. That would enable the…