Author: Trent Meikle

Meta believes smart glasses are the future of augmented reality (AR). It might have a point. Sticking in a camera in a pair of stylish glasses without anyone being any wiser is an impressive feat – one that was bound to be exploited in Terminator-level scenarios eventually. A pair of Harvard students have done that by turning Meta’s smart glasses into a privacy nightmare with some simple code and facial recognition software. AnhPhu Nguyen, one of those Harvard students, posted a video showcasing the Orwellian world we currently face, centring around Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses doxxing unsuspecting folks. All it takes…

Dread it. Run from it. Nintendo arrives all the same. And arrive it has, with a single agenda: terminate the Switch emulator Ryujinx, which it has now done. The site’s download page now leads to a dead-end, the GitHub page has been disappeared, and the lead developer took some sort of deal from Nintendo to ensure it remains that way. No, really. According to a post from Ryujinx’s X account, ‘GDKCchan’, the lead developer behind the massive emulator was “contacted by Nintendo and offered an agreement to stop working on the project, remove the organization and all related assets he’s…

Another day, another budget-beater smartphone hits the market. Only this time, it isn’t coming from Realme, Honor or Vivo – all three have already blown the lids off their budget-centric smartphones for 2024, leaving the path clear for the last piece of the puzzle – Oppo. The Chinese manufacturer has officially released its R6,000 Oppo A60 in South Africa, hoping to nab your attention away from the rest. Let’s get down to business Whether it’ll manage the feat is another matter altogether. Oppo’s wading into a sea of far-too-similar (and frequently cheaper) smartphones that we could easily see eating up…

While Apple is still muddling around with Apple Intelligence in a lab somewhere, Samsung’s sticking Galaxy AI into anything and everything. It made that quite clear with the debut of the S24 at the beginning of the year and doubled down on the strategy with the recent release of the S24 FE. And now, Galaxy AI is targeting your tablets, too. At least, Samsung is hoping you’ll buy its tablets once it puts the new Galaxy Tab S10 range on shelves. If you weren’t aware, that covers the Galaxy Tab S10+ and the Tab S10 Ultra. Keen-eyed readers might notice…

Now this is how you do budget. Honor has quietly unveiled its latest crack at a budget-beater, filling out the brand’s more affordable X-series, taking on the form of the X6b. Starting today, 1 October, Honor’s X6b is available at “selected retailers and network providers nationwide,” for the fairly reasonable price of R3,500. Strick to the budget Don’t expect anything more than entry-level specs, however. If the R3,500 retail price isn’t enough to convince you, Honor’s hoping a partnership with Showmax might be enough to do the trick. Honor, mimicking QVWi, has hooked up with the local streamer to offer…

If you’re more of a Helldivers II, Fortnite type of person rather than an Elden Ring, God of War person, you’ve likely noticed some issues currently plaguing the PlayStation Network. Or… not. See, the PlayStation Network (PSN) so kindly went offline at 03h00 SAST, leading to many South Africans being unaware of the outage. The perfect opportunity for some Vitamin D And we’re hoping it stays that way. For many – whether it be work, or school (the holidays are over, bub) – the outage will likely be resolved before they can open up Rocket League or something similar later this evening. Those who can access…

When Suzuki debuted the 2024 Swift series – sporting a fresh design, a new engine and a CVT option – at the Festival of Motoring back in August, it left out one very important detail: the price. Suzuki has, after much deliberation, finally landed on a starting price of R220,000 for the entry-level Swift 1.2 GL, with a further four models to choose from, topping out at R285,000 for the new 1.2 GLX CVT Swift. Whether you’re opting for the cheapest Swift possible, or taking a chance on that new CVT gearbox, you’ll be putting the same engine through its…

It’s that time of the month, and once again, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has blessed our Monday morning with news that South Africa’s official petrol and diesel prices are set to go down (again) on Wednesday, 2 October. This isn’t some minor decrease, either. The Department has continued the trend we’ve become rather used to in the back-end of 2024, with yet another R1+ price drop in store for both petrol and diesel drivers in South Africa. Unfortunately, those buyers of LPGAS will have to contend with a minor R0.23 increase. You’ll want to see this The…

It’s finally that time of the year, boys and girls. You’re in luck if you’ve been holding off on the S24 line-up until something comparable with fewer zeroes on the end turns up. Samsung, to nobody’s surprise, has unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE (Fan Edition) alongside the “new” Galaxy Watch FE (LTE), which will do just that. While the world eagerly awaits the debut of Apple Intelligence on the iPhone 16 range, Samsung’s already stressing about bringing the tech to its sequel devices – something it’s now done in the S24 FE. It’ll include “full Galaxy AI capabilities” when the $650 (R11,150)…

We’re less than a week away from the first Wednesday of October, and things couldn’t be looking better for South Africans. Load shedding has taken an indefinite sabbatical, Comic Con Africa kicks off today, and the country’s petrol and diesel prices are set to go down a whole R1 (and more, in some cases) next week. That’s if the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) latest predictions (captured Tuesday, 24 September) prove accurate, that is. Fortunately, in the many years we’ve kept an eye on the country’s ever-changing fuel prices, the CEF has proven itself to be a reliable resource. In other…