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It’s perhaps a little disturbing how often Stuff has written about the humble flamethrower. Elon Musk’s Boring Flamethrower is an…

It’s getting to be about that time again, when gamers cycle up for the largest computer LAN event in South Africa. We’re talking, of course, about the rAge NAG LAN, which takes place alongside the rAge expo this September. The folks organising the event have unveiled some new branding, as well as the date that tickets for the NAG LAN go on sale — 27 July. 

So that’s why Lego came out with that Stranger Things-themed set that kept the Stuff team busy for two full days. There’s a new range coming from the Danish makers of addictive bricks, called Hidden Side, which has an emphasis on ghosts. And other things that aren’t actually there, commonly known at Stuff Towers as augmented reality (AR).

People who become heavy users of the apps they download can develop deep relationships with these services, so deep that they take on what we call “psychological ownership” of them. This means they perceive each app as something that belongs just to them and has effectively become an extension of themselves.

Qualcomm has decided to update its flagship mobile processor for 2019, now called the Snapdragon 855+, to handle even more process-intensive tasks. You know, like gaming, VR, AI and 5G

Twitter revealed its new look today, and the social network reckons it’s designed to conform with its mobile app design. And we’re not convinced.

We take a look at the best memo apps you never thought you needed — these pretty cool smartphone tools called voice memo apps.

The core idea behind the Bitcoin system is to make all the participants in the system, collectively, the bank. To do this, blockchains are used. Blockchains are distributed, tamper-proof ledgers, which can record every transaction made within a network.

When your city’s under attack, the last thing you’d expect to hear is: “Don’t worry – the pigeons are here to save us!” Check out Stuff’s app of the month.

I think it’s a good thing that President Cyril Ramaphosa is dreaming of a high-tech future. We need someone to dream big about the way our country will operate, not in some distant sci-fi future, but in the next few years. We need to start embracing the technologies that can make us a better place to live, find work for our youngsters in the new growth industries, and make us more attractive to investors.