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For the Jedi who has everything (else) – Le Creuset’s Star Wars cookware priced for SA
You might recall last week we spotted that kitchenware brand Le Creuset has a set of Star Wars-themed kitchen addition on the way. At the time, we knew when the hardware was landing (1 November) and where it'd be turning up...
Fortnite starts a new Chapter with a new, wetter map
The mass panic is over -- because the beloved battle royale game, Fortnite, is back with a new map, updated mechanics and a whole lot of water.
Merging of the 10s – Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 will get Android 10 soon
It looks like Samsung flagship owners may be the first to have access to the new Android 10 beta. It'll start rolling out to the US and EU in October.
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold will cost you R44k, will be available in SA from 18 October
And it's official. Samsung's Galaxy Fold folding smartphone will be touching down in South Africa from 31 October, though you're going to have to pre-order it, we reckon. Samsung certainly wants you to, since it's opening pre-orders from 18 October. And the money you're going to have to lay down? R44,000
Huawei’s Watch GT 2 priced at R5000 for South Africa, launches this month
Huawei's about more than just phones, as this next lot of news may remind you. The company also makes some mighty slick wearables and there's a new one headed to market. The Huawei Watch GT 2, announced last month, has just gone up for pre-order in South Africa. The asking price? A cool R5k.
You can now get eSIMs from MTN, but there’s a catch
MTN announced its new eSIM products today, which are aimed at customers who purchase a very specific contract. Its eSIMS are only available on the Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm) which supports eSIMs.
Sony PlayStation is killing off native Facebook sharing for the PS4
Are you the sort of gamer who only has gamer friends on Facebook? Do you regularly post images and achievements from your PlayStation? Does it confuse the few tech-impaired relatives who can't understand why you keep posting gorgeous photos of some chap named Nathan Drake? Yeah, that's coming to an end. Sony's officially ending Facebook integration for the PlayStation 4.
What took you so long? Amazon debuts a Kindle Kid’s Edition e-reader
This comes up every time Amazon's Kindle turns up with anything new: Most of Stuff would get rid of... pretty much all the other tech before giving up our Kindles. And now there's something for the little ones to enjoy -- there's a new Kindle Kid's Edition on the way.
Google will reveal the Pixel 4, along with some other stuff, in October
Google sent out invites for its next ‘Made by Google’ event. It’ll take place in New York City on 15 October and we're expecting to see the Pixel 4.
Here are the Mate 30 smartphones Huawei will launch later this week
Everything the Chinese company is set to reveal later this week has been revealed, at least visually. We've seen all the pending members of the Mate 30 family. And now, you are about to too
MTN announces relatively affordable Supersonic fixed LTE packages: here they are
MTN’s fibre service provider, Supersonic, has announced new fixed LTE packages. These are reasonably priced, starting at R400 p\m for 120GB of data.
Apple hid an easter egg in its YouTube supercut
This week we saw Apple announce a whole new range of devices on a live stream, and included an easter egg in the supercut uploaded later that day.