Author: Trent Meikle

There’s a new app on the Google Play Store, made by Samsung, that doesn’t want your attention. It wants your ears, instead, especially if you struggle with motion sickness. The South Korean outfit believes it can rid users of motion sickness temporarily by restoring balance through sound alone, using the free Hearapy app. I hertz myself, today It’s backed up by science, too. The folks at the University of Nagoya conducted a study, claiming that a 100Hz sine wave at 75-85dB for several minutes will restore a user’s balance and alleviate motion sickness. Ideally, anyway. Samsung claims that listening to the frequency…

MTN South Africa, familiar with the gibes about its prices, has launched Pi — a digital network operator that’s technically separate from MTN, but that still leverages the operator’s network. It’s brought flexible packages to celebrate its launch, only made better by some spectacular deals in the first three months. Pi, which covers both mobile data and home internet 5G solutions, does away with the typical business structure. There are no contracts, call centres, or credit checks to worry about. The only worries are customers trying to snag 20GB of data for R1 or getting faster 5G internet speeds during…

Meta Ray-Ban glasses eye a whole new market Thus far, those who are blind without prescription glasses have been unable to partake in the creepfest that is Meta’s smart glasses. That’s about to change, with a Bloomberg report claiming that Meta’s next two pairs will place greater emphasis on prescription lenses. “While the company’s glasses — sold in tandem with EssilorLuxottica SA — have long supported prescription lenses, this will mark the first time the companies are introducing Ray-Bans designed specifically for that cohort, according to people with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg wrote. That’ll result in two new pairs of Meta’s glasses, sold…

Rectron has plied Saffas with a steady supply of tech over the years. It keeps that streak alive with two new tablets, already on shelves in South Africa. Those would be the RCT Pulse 8 and 10, coming in under Rectron’s in-house label. Joining RCT’s range of PCs and peripherals, the Pulse line-up won’t quite compete with even the most basic iPad, but it’s not meant to. They’re a fairly safe bet at under R3,000. Take it up the Rectron The differences between the tablets are minor, reflecting their similarly minor price difference. The RCT Pulse 8 starts at R2,030,…

If it isn’t petrol screwing you over this April, then it’ll be Sony. Today, the Japanese gaming giant confirmed a massive $100 (∼R1,700) price hike for the PS5, with the PS5 Pro and PS Portal seeing similar hikes globally. That means you too, random Saffa. The changes will come into effect as soon as 2 April, leaving a short window to grab your new PlayStation. Too Pro for the Sony bro? “With continued pressures in the global economic landscape, we’ve made the decision to increase the prices of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player globally. We know that…

WhatsApp today dropped a host of new features, with multiple account support for iOS users chief among them. This isn’t some far-flung prescient beta report either. It comes straight from the horse’s mouth, with features like cross-platform chat transfers, easier storage management, and even more Meta AI integration confirmed. It’s been a long time coming First, and most important, is multiple account support for iOS. No longer will iPhone users be condemned to switching phones when dealing with their mistress taking care of business. Now, they can simply switch over to their alt account with a few button presses. Only…

If you weren’t huddled around a screen blaring the Xbox Partner Preview last night, worry not. We’ve got your back. The show was smaller in scope than we’d have liked, but it certainly brought about a fresh wave of games for Xbox and PlayStation gamers. Possibly the most hotly anticipated is Hades II, which spent the better part of six months shackled to the Nintendo Switch 2 and PC. Now, it’s finally going everywhere in April. Hades II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-1n05w4-cE&pp=ygUNSGFkZXMgSUkgWGJveA%3D%3D Following on from Supergiant’s massive success that was Hades, players with a Nintendo Switch 2 in their arsenal will already know how…

It feels like every other day Sony is found to be patenting some odd invention or another. Its latest hopes to turn a user’s smartphone into a secondary input device, on top of their controller. The patent, spotted by Cheat Happens, would fix a user’s smartphone right onto their DualSense controller. This isn’t anything we haven’t seen before. Sony kicked around a similar idea soon after the PS4 came out, and released a bit of plastic that mounted onto your controller and held a phone in place. It didn’t really take off, in part because it relied on Remote Play…

As much as we love Nintendo’s Switch 2 Pro Controller, that R2,300 price is a tough pill to swallow. The alternatives are typically just as expensive, if not more, or stumble when it comes to features. Until CRKD’s Ult Pro controller came along, which promises to topple Nintendo with a $70 (∼R1,200) price. Make transparent controllers great again CRKD hasn’t skimped on features, either. Customisation is the name of the game here, beyond just the three colours available (welcome back, transparent controllers). On top of the usual buttons (plus four on the rear), the Ult Pro ships with six additional…

It took some doing, but Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy A57 and A37 have finally emerged from the shadows. Perhaps “shadows” isn’t accurate. It implies Samsung’s new devices were shrouded in mystery. As usual, when it comes to the company’s gadgets, that wasn’t the case — with leaks revealing key specs in February. The biggest question mark at the time was price, with some concerned that the RAMpocalypse™ would impact even the budget and mid-range market and alienate customers for good. That hasn’t happened, with listings for both the Galaxy A37 and A57 already live in SA. First up is the Galaxy…