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Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things 3’ racks up 64m ‘household’ views in one month

Netflix on Wednesday revealed that Stranger Things 3 was the most watched season of the show to do date, with 64-million households tuning in…

SABC cancels ‘Top Billing’ after 23 years and South Africa can’t believe it

The SABC is cancelling Top Billing after the lifestyle show’s 23-year run on South African TV. According to a report by Sowetan Live, sources…

Disney reveals everything coming to Disney+ this November

With Disney+ a month away from its US launch, Disney on Monday revealed the streaming platform’s entire line-up of movies and series. In a…

Zoe Kravitz is the new Catwoman and Twitter loves it

A report by Deadline on Monday revealed that Zoe Kravitz will star as Catwoman in The Batman. Known for her roles in Big Little…

Watch: Pixar’s Onward trailer reveals emotional ‘suburban fantasy’

Pixar has dropped the first official trailer for Onward, the latest original animation from the Disney-owned studio. “Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney…

Joburg-based comedy ‘Woke in Progress’ is Showmax’s next original series

After the success of Tali’s Wedding Diary and The Girl From St Agnes, Showmax on Tuesday revealed its next original series. Titled Woke in Progress, the comedy series will…

‘The End of the F***ing World’ gets its season 2 release date

One of the sleeper hits on Netflix in 2017 was undoubtedly The End of the F***ing World. The tale of two teenagers twisting and…

You can now control Spotify by talking to Siri on iOS 13

As part of Spotify’s latest update for iOS 13, Apple users can now control the audio streaming app via Siri. This means that users…

The first ‘Birds of Prey’ trailer is here and it’s all about Harley Quinn

Warner Bros. Pictures on Tuesday dropped the first full trailer for Birds of Prey, revealing that the DC movie is largely centred around Harley…

Michael Bay, Ryan Reynolds and Netflix gives us their version of Fast & The Furious

Michael Bay, Ryan Reynolds and Netflix have teamed up on a new action blockbuster that includes a surprisingly low explosion tally. 6 Underground is…

‘Stranger Things 4’ trailer reveals next season will go beyond Hawkins

Netflix on Monday dropped the official announcement trailer for Stranger Things 4, giving fans just one small clue about where the show is going. “We’re…

John Cena did Sho Madjozi’s #johncenachallenge on The Ellen Show

During an interview on The Ellen Show on Monday, host Ellen DeGeneres got John Cena to do the #johncenachallenge in honour of the Sho Madjozi…

Spotify now lets users add their favourite podcasts to playlists

In its drive to be your premier audio streaming service, Spotify is now letting users add podcasts to playlists. This means users can now…

The internet (nearly) shames Tropical Storm Karen into submission using memes

Congratulations are perhaps in order, internet. It seems that, for what may be the first time, you’ve managed to shame a potentially devastating storm…

In pictures: this is Cape Town’s first certified Lego store

It’s been a while coming, but the Great Yellow Brick Company has officially launched its first certified Lego store in Cape Town. Located at…

Spotify launches new playlists for music you repeat, used to love

Spotify is bringing two new playlists to its platform designed to help users keep track of what they currently love listening too, and what…

Breaking Bad movie takes off ‘moments after series finale’, latest trailer reveals

Netflix on Tuesday dropped the official trailer for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, almost a month after the streaming service revealed the movie’s…

Area 51 raid was ‘disappointing’ but the memes continue

If you’ve come across “Area 51 raid” or saw the phrase trending all over social media this past weekend, you might be wondering what’s…

Twitter weighs in on ‘Game of Thrones’ one more time after the Emmys

The 71st Emmy Awards took place on Sunday to commemorate the biggest names in American television, bringing with it glamour, excitement and controversy as…

YouTube Music gets a ‘Discover Mix’ playlist for new music suggestions

Google’s YouTube Music is taking more inspiration from Spotify and Apple Music’s features. This weekend a new feature was spotted by 9to5Google called “Discover…

Tinder to debut a ‘choose-you-own-adventure’ series in October

Tinder is planning to drop a “choose-you-own-adventure” series next month, a report by Variety on Tuesday revealed. Dubbed “Project X”, the series will take…

HBO Max will exclusively stream ‘The Big Bang Theory’ at launch in 2020

HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s upcoming subscription-based streaming service, will exclusively stream all 12 seasons of The Big Bang Theory when the platform launches in 2020….

Apple TV+ to launch worldwide on 1 November for $5 a month

Along with its new range of iPhones, Apple on Tuesday announced that its video-on-demand streaming service Apple TV+ will launch on 1 November 2019….

South Africa rejoice: no load shedding scheduled for Sunday, says Eskom

Google Maps now features four new road incident report categories

Google’s Live Caption can officially caption Pixel 4 videos in real time

Here are five SA hardware startups making waves in 2019

Here are the nine startups pitching today at Seedstars Kampala

Nintendo’s ‘Ring Fit Adventure’ hits South Africa for R1299

3 (more) phones under R500 that will run WhatsApp in South Africa

Google’s Stadia controller won’t be totally wireless at launch

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m