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Streaming scams: The most popular sites and shows for hackers

With the popularity of streaming services and increased demand during the coronavirus pandemic, hackers often use the names of popular sites and shows to…

Gauteng becomes SA’s COVID-19 epicentre, #GautengGoesToLevel9 trends

The hashtag #GautengGoesToLevel9 became Twitter’s top trend on Friday morning as the province became South Africa’s epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Up until now,…

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…

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…

Is Apple about to kill iTunes? Company scrubs social media in preparation

Apple will discontinue iTunes as we know it in favour of separate apps catering for music, podcasts and movies, reports suggest. Last week Bloomberg claimed…

Marvel to release audiobook versions of popular comics

A report by Variety last week revealed that Marvel is working with Dreamscape Media, an audiobook publisher, to release audiobook versions of some Marvel comics….

David Mabuza cat memes flood Twitter ahead of his swearing in as MP

South Africa’s former deputy president David “The Cat” Mabuza will be sworn in as an MP later today, this after he postponed taking his…

Spotify adds a sleep timer for some users on Android [Update: it’s coming to SA too]

Well, well, well. If you ever wanted to use your Discover Weekly as a sleep-time playlist but didn’t want your phone playing music all…

Noodles repair everything in the internet’s latest, weirdest DIY meme

People on the internet are oh so weird, but we can’t knock their resourcefulness. A slew of videos inundating the likes of Reddit are…

Disney’s Aladdin review: saved by Will Smith’s Genie magic

The magic carpet ride that was supposed to be Disney’s Aladdin started of with a slight cinema malfunction that proved to be more entertaining…

Netflix scoops award-winning African love story, animation from Cannes

Netflix has raided the Cannes Film Festival talent, grabbing two winners from the prestigious movie extravaganza, the firm announced on Sunday. First up, the…

Livestream: watch South Africa swear in new MPs, president in Parliament

If you’re wondering why Cape Town’s traffic is horrid today, the first sitting of the National Assembly is currently in session, and the sixth…

Keanu Reeves’ as a stunt-driving toy stars in new Toy Story 4 trailer

Disney and Pixar’s second and much lighter Toy Story 4 trailer dropped today, and thousands of adults across the internet are turning their existential…

Game of Thrones final episode was the most watched on HBO ever

The final episode of Game of Thrones is now HBO’s most watched episode of all time, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter. The…

John Wick 3 unseats Avengers: Endgame from SA box office’s top perch

Wow, well this was unexpected. Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry’s John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum debuted a number one on the SA box office…

Twitter criticises the last ever episode of Game of Thrones

On Monday Game of Thrones came to its conclusion after eight seasons and almost 10 years of being a part of many fans’ lives….

Game of Thrones S8 E6: spoiler-free GIF-only review

Game of Thrones came to an end on Monday in a blaze of fire, blood and character farewells that are still settling in as…

Robert Pattinson of ‘Twilight’ fame could be the next Batman

A report by Variety on Thursday evening revealed that Robert Pattinson is in the running to play Batman in the upcoming Matt Reeves version of…

Game of Thrones series finale prediction: who kills who for the throne?

This coming Monday, Game of Thrones will come to an end when the season 8 and series finale airs worldwide. After last week’s shocker…

Spotify’s version of Instagram Stories explains songs and lyrics to listeners

Based on user reports, Spotify is testing a new Storyline feature that gives users insider information about songs their listening to. According to Android…

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