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Game of Thrones S8 E1: our spoiler-free GIF-only review

The final season of Game of Thrones officially debuted in the early hours of Monday morning and, needless to say, millions tuned in to…

Three bald eagles are raising three chicks in beautiful display of cooperative nesting

As Reddit would say, nature is metal. Animals always find a way to adapt and overcome, especially when faced with adversity from humans or,…

Disney+: everything you need to know about Disney’s streaming service

The Walt Disney Company on Friday officially revealed details surrounding the launch of its upcoming streaming service, Disney+. This included a release date and…

The Avengers’ Hawkeye will star in his own Disney+ streaming series

Hawkeye, arguably the most questionable Avenger, is getting his own miniseries on Marvel-owner Disney’s streaming service, a report by Variety revealed on Wednesday. Jeremy…

A Disney classic comes to life in the official trailer for The Lion King

Walt Disney Studios on Wednesday dropped the first full official trailer for The Lion King. The live action remake is so reminiscent of the…

The 8 Game of Thrones episodes you must watch before Season 8

With the final ever season of Game of Thrones mere days away, fans all over the world are cramming in seven-season marathons as fast…

The first ever image of a black hole, or Sauron’s eye? Twitter debates

The National Science Foundation has released the first ever image of a black hole, showing the world what the mysterious phenomenon looks like in…

Here’s what the web thought of the 2017 Emmy Awards

Every year, Hollywood’s television bigwigs get together in one room to praise each other and themselves at the Emmy Awards. This year’s ceremony, hosted…

The US summer box office tanked, but what about SA?

Hollywood’s summer season — usually rife with blockbusters and massive hits — took a beating this year as the worst summer in over a…

Disturbances in the Force: a timeline of recent Star Wars ‘creative differences’

This year has taken its toll on Star Wars writers and directors. Venturing in and out of the franchises like indecisive shoppers, seemingly every creative in Hollywood has…

Is Spotify finally coming to South Africa? This job listing suggests yes

Swedish export Spotify is one music streaming service that’s infamously not available in South Africa, but that might be about to change. A job…

Watch: NASA captures Hurricane Irma’s conception and demise in stunning GIF

Hurricane Irma is now no more, but the data gained from the storm is only just being collated and studied. This week, NASA’s Short-term…

Apple Watch Series 3 brings Apple Music streaming to the wrist

At its first product launch event at the new Steve Jobs Theatre, Apple debuted a slew of new devices. One of them was the…

SA box office: The Dark Tower rises over charts

The Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower — starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey — has opened in first place on the South African charts despite an…

‘It’ movie review: more comedy than horror

The worst part of suspense is when you have no idea what’s coming. Watching characters fumble and fall as they flee what could be…

Last week in trailers: Fifty Shades of Oscar buzz

There were plenty trailers released last week, so to make your weekly catch-up simpler I’ve split them up into very formal categories for you to peruse. Let’s…

LIVE: webcams document Hurricane Irma’s driving rain, intense wind

When Katrina struck southern United States back in 2005, the social media age only just started gaining momentum. Facebook was two years old, Twitter…

Video: Hurricane Hunters fly through Irma as storm tops 290km/h

Hurricane Irma remains a Category 5 storm swirling away in the Atlantic Ocean, but that hasn’t stopped the Hurricane Hunters from flying through it….

The global piracy crackdown won’t change much [Opinion]

If you’re in the business of pirating your favourite TV shows, you’ve probably found it increasingly difficult to do so. Around the world, governments,…

SA box office: American Made in Hitman’s shade

Hitman’s Bodyguard has held on to the top spot for the third weekend in a row after a relatively boring week at the movies. Competing with…

Last week in trailers: Mr Robot, bald Vince Vaughn, and talking hormones

The last week in trailers promoted a bald and serious Vince Vaughn, a cartoon about anthropomorphic hormones and a drama about shrinking humans to…

5 Netflix exclusives coming to South Africa this September

It’s (sort of) spring, and what better way to celebrate the beautiful weather than by staying indoors and catching up on all the wonders…

#19YearsLater: Twitter celebrates Harry Potter’s epilogue day

In the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, readers are taken to King’s Cross Station one last time to watch Harry’s son Albus Severus…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel