Author: Trent Meikle

Geely’s back at it again. After launching the Geely E2 at a starting price of R340,000, it earned itself the title of South Africa’s cheapest EV. Now, the company’s got what looks to be another winner on its hands in the form of the Riddara RD6, the country’s most affordable fully electric double-cab bakkie. It’s… still not cheap. Especially if you’re gunning for the most competent RD6. The range headed for South Africa offers three trim levels, the cheapest of which — the RD6 Aspire Econ 2WD — is priced at R612,000. Aim for the middle of the road, and…

One could say that Lego fans are eating real good of late. But how could they be, when the brick company keeps finding new ways to drain their bank accounts? Last month, it was a Hubble Space Telescope set, shortly followed by a functional Donkey Kong arcade machine. Then it was the Batman Returns Batmobile only last week. Now, Lego has announced yet another Star Wars set — the Executor Super Star Destroyer, its largest yet. Kinda. You know what? We’d rather have somewhere to live in October With only 6,130 pieces to its name, it’s edged out by a few other Lego sets, even…

If you thought the Vivo V80 Lite had an impressive battery, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Realme South Africa just confirmed the P4 Power 5G, initially bound for India, has come to South Africa. Apart from looking like a solid mid-ranger, the P4 Power defies the norms typical of this price range with an impressive 10,001mAh battery. Keeping it Realme Realme’s P4 Power doesn’t have the most fabulous display we’ve ever seen, but it’s far from poor. A 6.8in AMOLED sits up front, under a coating of Gorilla Glass 7i. It’s a FHD+ affair, promising a 144Hz refresh rate and 600…

It’ll be the first time in a long time we’ll see an Apple event without Tim Cook standing awkwardly inside Apple Park. That honour will go to the Fruit Company’s new CEO, John Ternus, at this year’s iPhone event. Apple today confirmed that we’ll get a look at what’s on the iPhone horizon at its ‘Surprise and shine’ event on 9 September. Surprise, surprise The show, which is expected to focus on Apple’s latest batch of iPhones, will get underway at 19h00 on the night of Wednesday, 9 September. You’ll be able to tune in directly on Apple’s website or on the…

Not much has changed since we reviewed the ROG Xbox Ally X in 2025. You could say the same for the ROG Xbox Ally X20, a refresh of Asus’ handheld gaming PC that doesn’t fiddle with the innards. If it ain’t broke, and all that. It has at least tacked on an OLED screen, in addition to a fresh look to celebrate Xbox’s 20th anniversary. Still the same Xbox Ally you remember It’s not the most intriguing redesign we’ve ever seen, but it’ll do something for somebody. It’s got a new chassis, featuring a translucent black shell with a smattering…

Last night, Geoff Keighley took to the stage in Germany to open Gamescom with Opening Night Live. The two-hour show kicked off at 20h00 last night, 25 August, and gave us a peek at the games arriving over the coming months and, in some cases, years. The biggest of the lot was The Witcher 3 — which looks sumptuous enough to hold us over until Grand Theft Auto VI is ready. You can check out the entire show here to see what we missed. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past https://youtu.be/SB3siHVCHpY Are there any other decade-old single-player games that…

It’s Gamescom all over again, but if you can’t make it to the showroom floor in Germany, Opening Night Live (ONL) is where you want to be. The show will be hosted by The Game Awards’ Geoff Keighley and is usually home to one or two big reveals, historically speaking. It’s taking place tonight, so adjust your plans accordingly. We got Opening Night Live before GTA 6 https://youtu.be/Zzvzt3IjNik Gamescom Opening Night Live is a mere snack, meant to hold you over ’til the main course — Rockstar Games’ extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI, taking place on Thursday, 27…

UPDATE (27/08/2026): It’s a joyous day for Android Auto users. A representative for the Android Auto team has reached out to Android Authority regarding the bug plaguing some Spotify users, stating: “a fix for this issue is beginning to roll out today.” Until the update reaches you, there a several potential fixes mentioned below. ORIGINAL STORY: You’d have to pay us a fair bit of money to give up Spotify for a long drive. Music streaming services are perhaps the last line of defence when defending your sanity. Which makes it all the more frustrating to see Spotify users — including…

Vivo already has another smartphone on the way. That’d be the Vivo V80 Lite, the bulk of which is occupied by a gargantuan 10,000mAh battery. It’s got other talents too, we’re sure, but Vivo isn’t spilling the beans on those just yet. All about Vivo That’ll come as soon as 3 September, when the company launches the phone in Malaysia. Vivo was kind enough to tease the new battery in a Facebook post in the meantime. While the 10,000mAh battery will certainly be the star of the show — especially if it reaches South Africa — we’ve got a rough…

Nearly eight months on from the launch of LG’s OLED evo W6, the company has announced that the ‘true wireless’ TV is headed to South Africa. The big thing then was the TV’s incredibly thin profile, and that’s still the sentiment here. According to LG, the TV is about as thick as thirteen bank cards stacked on top of one another. Anything but the metric system, huh? Now that the TV is coming to South Africa — we can simply divulge the impressive 9.95mm measurement. We’ve never found thinness to be much of a selling point for a TV as…