Author: Trent Meikle

Nintendo’s goals are beyond our understanding. Clearly. In all its infinite wisdom, and less than a week until the blow-out Switch 2 presentation takes place, the Japanese outfit has seen fit to announce a decidedly Switch 2-less Nintendo Direct, which kicks off this afternoon. That’s Thursday, 27 March, for all you future readers out there. “Tune in tomorrow, March 27th, at 7 a.m. PT for a livestreamed #NintendoDirect, featuring around 30 minutes of upcoming games for Nintendo Switch. There will be no updates about Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation,” Nintendo wrote in an announcement on X/Twitter. Is this goodbye…

Who said 2025 wasn’t the future? Netflix has just announced that it finally supports the increasingly popular HDR10+ format, an upgrade over the basic HDR10 format it previously supported. HDR10+, if you didn’t know, is on par with Dolby Vision, both of which are constantly fighting for your eyeball’s attention wherever you go by providing a higher quality image for your favourite movies and series. There’s just one problem… Netflix makes room for HDR10+ Okay, maybe two. First up – customers will require the weighty Premium plan (R200/m) before they can even think about viewing their shows in HDR10+. And…

Mark your calendars, folks. Apple has set the date for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will kick off on 9 June. Apple has organised an in-person event for people in the States to watch the keynote live from Apple Park, while the rest of us will have to make do with the official livestream channels. WWDC for the W Apple hasn’t given away any secrets of what’s to come at this year’s showing, briefly hinting at some major changes headed to the company’s extensive software lineup. This at least aligns with the current rumours from Bloomberg (via The…

With just over a week to go before the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) adjusts the country’s official petrol and diesel prices for April, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has provided residents with yet another predictive fuel snapshot, foretelling yet another price decrease across the board for all motorists this April. Not a done deal As ever, the DMRE will officially adjust the pumps on the first Wednesday of the new month. In this case, that’s Wednesday, 2 April. Until then, a lot can change, thanks to the two main economic factors that decide the price of fuel…

Eskom’s 800MWin Remember this moment. Bask in the glow of Eskom’s collective win for South Africa. Rather than disturb the quiet, long weekend with yet another bout of load shedding, Eskom delivered some good news to South African residents. 800MW of energy capacity has officially been added to the national grid. “Eskom is pleased to announce the successful addition of Kusile Power Station’s final unit, Unit 6, to the national grid today at 16:45” the energy provider wrote in a post on X/Twitter on Sunday. “This achievement marks a crucial step toward completing one of South Africa’s largest infrastructure projects…

As if the allure of zero advertisements, a massive catalogue of music, and a host of experimental features weren’t already worth the R72/m price of admission, YouTube has cooked up some new ideas that it hopes will sway fence-sitting customers into making the jump to YouTube Premium. One of those is something it calls Premium Lite, sporting a half-baked array of features for a few bucks less. Another is the promise of higher-quality audio. YouTube turns it up to 11 It’s that last one that’s got us all riled up. As it stands, YouTube’s watchers – regardless of their status…

Google is finally making good on its promise to expand Google Wallet to kids of all ages, a feature that was initially announced in October last year. No longer will your child have to interrupt your afternoons with pleas for cash or your own bank card. Instead, parents can send their little ones on the way with nothing but an Android smartphone loaded up with Google Wallet (although a few funds wouldn’t go amiss, either). Google’s not kidding around “Rolling out over the next few weeks, kids can use Google Wallet to securely tap to pay in stores and keep…

Was your morning ritual disrupted by a particularly low-quality YouTube video? You’ll be glad to learn that it isn’t due to a suffering internet connection, a faulty device, or your eyes playing tricks on you. In the past couple of hours, thousands of users have reported extremely low quality on Google’s online streamer, being forced to scrape by with 360p video quality – and in some cases, 144p. Gross. Blurred lines The issue, currently plaguing users across iOS, desktop, and even smart TVs, appears to have dodged Android users – at least according to our tests, as well as YouTube’s…

It’s that time of the year again. Time for South Africa’s telcos to whip out the collecting basket and charge you more. This time, it’s Telkom at the head of the line, announcing on Monday that it will adjust tariffs for its fixed broadband and voice services, affecting consumers and SMBs (small to medium businesses) alike. These refreshed prices will come into effect from 1 April 2025, and have been implemented in the name of providing “quality service” in the face of “increasing operational costs and external economic pressures,” the company said in a statement. “These adjustments… are essential to…

Microsoft, and more specifically, Xbox, has long championed accessibility in gaming, as evidenced by the company’s Adaptive Controller, which is designed for people with limited mobility. During Microsoft’s annual Ability Summit, the company took accessibility a step further, making the long-awaited Adaptive Joystick available for purchase – and further expanding opportunities for those without the necessary mobility to fairly turn their noses up at the travesty that is Starfield. First announced in August 2024 with a promised release date of early 2025, Microsoft has made good on its promises, debuting the new Adaptive Joystick for a reasonable $30 (∼R550). There’s just one catch—you’ll need to…