Geek Culture

Showmax Pro brings sports live-streaming – but not to SA (yet)

Showmax has announced the launch of Showmax Pro, which will let users stream certain live sport events from SuperSport — but the service isn’t…

GirlCode to hold hackathon to combat COVID-19 challenges

Non-profit organisation GirlCode will be holding a virtual hackathon inviting young women to create software solutions to help overcome challenges brought on by the…

Live news channels leave Showmax

Showmax has announced that live news has left the streaming service, with the last day for news streaming ending on 30 June. Showmax subscribers…

Dolby’s app for musicians, singers adds live streaming

Dolby has announced a new update to their Dolby On music and video recording app for musicians that brings livestreaming to the platform. The…

Dolby’s app for musicians, singers adds live streaming

Dolby has announced a new update to their Dolby On music and video recording app for musicians that brings livestreaming to the platform. The…

Deezer extends its three-month free trial to Premium, Family and HiFi tiers

Deezer has extended its lengthened free trial for Premium, HiFi and Family tiers into June, the streaming company announced on Monday. The initial free…

Netflix experimenting with ‘partial download’ playback feature

Netflix’s offline downloads has always been the app’s best feature, but it’s a pain to download an entire episode or movie especially if you’re…

‘Hobbs & Shaw’ makes its way to Showmax to complete the ‘Fast’ franchise

Can you name all the Fast & Furious movies? If you can, wow, you’ve been self isolating long before he pandemic it seems. If…

Deezer HiFi drops its price to something a bit more affordable

For those who love lossless music streaming, your choices are limited and fairly pricey. But today, Deezer made its offering a tad cheaper. The…

Spotify’s Group Session feature would be great if you could actually have parties

Spotify has launched a feature that would be great for parties, so you can bet it’s pretty useless right now if you’re living alone….

Spotify Premium Family launches in South Africa for up to six users

Nearly two years after its official launch in South Africa, Spotify is finally offering users a Premium Family plan. Previously all members of your…

South Africa’s next Netflix Original will be dance drama ‘Jiva!’

After renewing Queen Sono for a second season, Netflix on Thursday revealed South Africa’s next Original series. Dubbed Jiva!, the show will be produced…

South African Netflix Original ‘Queen Sono’ renewed for a second season

After a cliff-hanger ending to its first season, there was little doubt that Queen Sono would be renewed for a second. On Monday, Netflix…

Netflix adds ‘Screen Lock’ option to prevent accidental touches on Android

Netflix has made accidental touches a thing of the past by adding a “screen lock” option to playing video. Spotted by 9t05Google, the streaming…

New local podcast series charts the curious case of curiosity

As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat. But what role has curiosity played in developing some of the best minds in business, politics…

Deezer opens a three-month free trial for users under lockdown

Music streaming service Deezer has extended its trial period of Deezer Family and Deezer HiFi to three months. HiFi allows users to stream CD-quality…

You’ll have to wait for the rest of Rick and Morty’s fourth season

Itching for the rest of Rick and Morty’s fourth season? You have a pretty long time to wait. Showmax on Wednesday announced that the…

You can now stream these 7 news channels live on Showmax

You can now watch seven news channels from around the world live on Showmax, the streaming company announced on Thursday. Just hours ahead of…

Ster-Kinekor will cull morning and late shows, limit audience in theatres

Movie distributor Ster-Kinekor on Thursday announced measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within its theatres. According to the company, “certain hygiene protocol steps…

DStv Now is making 24-hour news channels free to all in South Africa

DStv has made six of its premium 24-hour news channels free to watch for South Africa via its DStv Now streaming service. Announced last…

The latest ‘Last Week Tonight’ episode is just plain eerie

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing a lot of industries, but one may be a surprise to you: late night talk shows. Most of these…

COVID-19 coronavirus podcasts: subscribe to these for news and updates

It’s not easy keeping up with all the COVID-19 coronavirus news. Updates are flying in as the outbreak evolves, and even more so within…

Spotify has a new app home screen that better suits your habits

Spotify has tweaked its home screen on phone and tablet apps to help users find their favourite content faster. “Starting today, when audio lovers…

Queen Sono is live on Netflix: these are South African’s first reactions

The first season of Queen Sono is officially live on Netflix and South Africans are already drinking up the show, posting reviews and reactions…

Track SA’s ‘massive cold front’ with this tool

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Showmax Pro brings sports live-streaming – but not to SA (yet)

SA Fintech startup secures $300 000 in seed funding

Enter the 2020 MTN Business App of the Year Awards

African startups have raised about $500-millon but see a big Q2 slump

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 to be unveiled in August?

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Geek Culture

Showmax Pro brings sports live-streaming – but not to SA (yet)

GirlCode to hold hackathon to combat COVID-19 challenges

Live news channels leave Showmax

Deezer extends its three-month free trial to Premium, Family and HiFi tiers

Netflix experimenting with ‘partial download’ playback feature

‘Hobbs & Shaw’ makes its way to Showmax to complete the ‘Fast’ franchise

Deezer HiFi drops its price to something a bit more affordable

Spotify’s Group Session feature would be great if you could actually have parties

Spotify Premium Family launches in South Africa for up to six users

South Africa’s next Netflix Original will be dance drama ‘Jiva!’

South African Netflix Original ‘Queen Sono’ renewed for a second season

Netflix adds ‘Screen Lock’ option to prevent accidental touches on Android

New local podcast series charts the curious case of curiosity

Deezer opens a three-month free trial for users under lockdown

You’ll have to wait for the rest of Rick and Morty’s fourth season

You can now stream these 7 news channels live on Showmax

Ster-Kinekor will cull morning and late shows, limit audience in theatres

DStv Now is making 24-hour news channels free to all in South Africa

The latest ‘Last Week Tonight’ episode is just plain eerie

COVID-19 coronavirus podcasts: subscribe to these for news and updates

Spotify has a new app home screen that better suits your habits

Queen Sono is live on Netflix: these are South African’s first reactions

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