Author: Trent Meikle

MultiChoice is all about raising prices at the moment. Last week, the group’s lead broadcaster, DStv, hit customers with a subscription price hike — though the blow was softened slightly by DStv’s new “price lock” scheme. We were left with a week and a half to recuperate before the broadcaster confirmed that its decoders had also seen a hike, effective 1 February 2024. Don’t attempt to decode the broadcaster’s motives That’s according to a report from MyBroadband, who first noticed the hikes, with DStv later confirming the news. Now, picking up a single-view decoder – with installation – will now cost an even…

Babe, wake up: there’s a Barbie phone coming The world’s largest brands are turning up in droves to show off their products for the year at Mobile World Congress — and HMD is no different. The Nokia-makers haven’t brought anything tangible with them, only news of a partnership with Mattel and something it calls “HMD Fusion” which should make for an interesting 2024. That partnership with Mattel will present itself in the form of a retro, Barbie-themed flip phone later this year. Neither HMD nor Mattel is wasting the Barbie brand after the year it had, with HMD designing an entirely…

We hope you’re prepared to be disappointed. It’s that time of the month again – time to see what horrors the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has in store for the country’s petrol pumps. Don’t judge our cynicism too harshly, we invite you to check out the last one of these and it’ll make sense. It’s not all bad news, however. The Central Energy Fund (CEF) — the state-owned energy company responsible for keeping an eye on the country’s fuel prices — has blessed us with a fresh batch of data (captured 22 February) that’s predicting a moderately more…

It’s been a whole year (and one day, but who’s counting?) since Sony took one giant VR leap forward when it launched the PSVR 2 — the R14,000 headset that needed a PS5 (requiring a sacrifice of R10,500 at minimum) in the vicinity to even function. That may not be the case for much longer after Sony said it was testing the ability to hook up the headset to a PC. The PC Master Race is pleased “We’re pleased to share that we are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC to offer…

We’ll admit that we struggled to rouse enough enthusiasm for Nintendo’s Partner Direct Showcase before it turned up on the company’s YouTube page yesterday afternoon. That might have something to do with the fact that Nintendo brought nothing of its own to the show — likely saving up any big titles for a future Direct or the evasive Switch 2. Then we sat down and watched the thing and were forced to eat our words. Don’t get us wrong, we’re still salty that there still isn’t a Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker available for the seven-year-old console, but we’ll get…

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series is technically the most powerful Android out right now, but its similarities to last year’s flagships cannot be denied. How then, is Samsung hoping to convince people to pay upwards of R22,500 to upgrade? That’s right: Galaxy AI. Right now, the Galaxy S24 is a must for anyone looking to wield an AI-touting Samsung. Until March, that is, when Samsung will extend Galaxy AI to the S23, Fold, Flip and even some tablets as part of the One UI 6.1 update. Did we mention that it’ll be free, too? At least, until 2025. But we’ll worry…

Is water wet? Are Andrew Tate fans the most annoying people on the internet? Will there be a more powerful PlayStation 5? Some questions are so obvious, they don’t need an answer. Ever since the PS5’s release, fans have been clamouring for a souped-up version. It was never a question of ‘will’, it was a question of ‘when’ one would arrive. Thanks to a new report from CNBC, that question might finally have an answer. The PS5 is going Pro, bro Quoting Sekran Toto, a games analyst and CEO of Tokyo-based Kantan Games, CNBC’s report mentions that “there seems to be…

Meta’s WhatsApp might still be a little behind the curve in terms of features that other messengers take for granted (message scheduling, when?), but there’s no denying it’s one of the safest around. There’s usually a regular flow of security updates in the pipeline, and now WABetaInfo is reporting the messenger is working on a new feature that’ll block unwanted contacts and others from screenshotting your profile picture. Better late than never This isn’t the first time WhatsApp’s attempted to put unconsenting profile picture saving to rest. More than five years ago, WhatsApp removed the ability to download another user’s profile picture. That’s…

Remember Fujifilm’s X100V? If you’ve been around on photography-TikTok for longer than a few minutes, you probably do. The camera became so revered across TikTok and other social media that it had the camera-maker frothing at the mouth to hit the market with a follow-up that retained all the pizazz but with more… flavour. Meet the X100VI — a feature-packed successor that’ll arrive on South Africa’s shores in March 2024. The X100VI isn’t some washed-up spiritual successor intent on riding on the X100V’s coat-tails. Okay, it is — but that’s not its whole schtick. Fuji’s gone to great lengths to…

Had you told us a week ago that Nintendo was gearing up for a Direct Showcase, we’d have shrugged you off with an eye roll and gone back to waiting for the elusive Switch 2. After the tragic news concerning the Switch’s delay until at least Q1 2025, we’re, uh, more inclined to hear what the Japanese company has lined up for the Switch’s final hours days months. At least we’ll get to see Hollow Knight: Silksong A #NintendoDirect: Partner Showcase is coming! Watch on-demand via YouTube on 2/21 at 6am PT for around 25 mins of info focused on…