Gadget News

ThinkGeek’s Power-up offers a 90s arcade light switch

Normal light switches are so 2010. We’ve moved on from all those plain white up or down switches. Take this: the Power-up Arcade light…

iPad Mini Mockup with damn fine screen bezel

Forget the new iPhone for a second, as hard as that may be. Because the new iPad Mini might just be the cooler product…

Samsung Series 9 WQHD ultrabook boasts Retina Display prowess

Fresh from all the legal battles with Apple, Samsung has gone and revealed its Retina Display competitor, the Series 9 WQHD ultrabook. This 13-inch…

Thin and flexible cable batteries outed by LG Chem

There’s one piece of tech that’s been evolving at a slower rate then our precious devices, and that’s batteries. LG’s having none of that…

iPhone 5 to get flat, inner-ear headset?

The Gear has no love for the iPhone/iPod/iPad headphones. These are cheap, crappy devices that break after a month of use, leaving us scrambling…

Nexus 7 finally gets 3G

One of the only drawbacks to the Nexus 7 (and there are very few) is that it has no mobile connectivity. Most other tablets…

Lenovo IdeaCentre A520, the 23-inch desktop tablet

Taking the desktop to different dimensions, the Lenovo IdeaCentre A520 brings a 23-inch 10-point multi-touch screen to your home packed fresh with Windows 8…

Tablet computer rush: HP unveils ‘Slate 500′

Hewlett-Packard unveiled a Windows-powered touchscreen tablet computer on Friday aimed at professionals, the latest entry into a growing market dominated by Apple’s iPad. The…

More than 4-million iPads sold, but fall short of expectations

Apple said on Monday that it had sold 3.89 million Mac computers during the quarter, up 27 percent from a year ago, 14.1 million…

Viewdle gives mobile phones the ability to ‘see’

High-powered players are pumping US$10-million into Viewdle, a technology startup crafting ways that enable smartphones “see” things the same way people do and identify…

Is it a book? Is it a film? Is it a game? Or all three?

Is it a book? Is it a film? Is it a game? Or all three? Publishers and authors at the world’s biggest book fair…

Evaluating the pros and cons of RIM’s PlayBook tablet

The BlackBerry PlayBook has been at the forefront of tablet news over the last week, with tech pundits hailing it as the third competitor…

Who else wants a lower electricity bill?

They say that the only requirement for real personal change is to develop self awareness. With the Efergy E2 power monitoring unit, you start to…

Four usability fails the iPad must get right

The iPad is in many ways an iconic and revolutionary device, clearly filled with breathtaking potential. But despite the obvious beauty, hype and charm,…

HD video: Big Brother will soon be in your pocket

We live in a world of ubiquitous computing — there are ever more computing devices everywhere. We will soon live in a world of…

Review: Nokia N900 – the ultimate Linux phone?

Can one truly have a pocket sized netbook and a phone in one package? Or does one function fall by the wayside in favour…

Mesh Potato device could dramatically lower connectivity costs

Steve Song has spent the past two years as a fellow at the Shuttleworth Foundation, looking at ways to lower the costs of communications…

RIM takes on the iPhone with the new Blackberry Torch

Research In Motion’s (RIM) unveiled their latest creation, the Blackberry Torch 9800, to an expectant consumer market on Tuesday at a private launch event…

Mobile phone interfaces should get with the social times

The user interface employed by mobile phones has not adapted sufficiently to accommodate the communication needs of the average user in the 21st Century. But help…

It’s all going wrong for the iPhone 4

The new iPhone 4, Apple’s latest installment of their acclaimed smartphone, seems to be having a less than ideal launch, with consumers around the…

iPhone 4: The stats you need to know

With some of the details of the new iPhone 4 leaked a few months ago by tech blog Gizmodo, the hype around last night’s…

New iPhone 4 is Apple’s ‘biggest leap’

Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed the new iPhone 4 at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on Monday evening, calling the redesigned gadget…

The Hero is a real threat to the iPhone

There’s a lot to be said for an instrument that reflects the word ‘Hero’ back at you when you turn it on. It’s a…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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