Hardware

Logitech G announces new G355 Gaming Headset – price for South Africa

Logitech G has announced a new entry to its Colour Collection with the Logitech G335 Wired Gaming Headset, along with its expected price for…

Skyworth launches biggest Android TV in SA – Price and details

Skyworth has revealed the 86-inch SUC9500 Android TV, the biggest Android TV available in South Africa and the latest addition to its local lineup….

1More ComfoBuds Pro wireless earphones review: Brilliant at the basics

The 1More Comfobuds Pro are my kind of wireless earphones. They boast something of a gamer, alien-like aesthetic in their appearance. The name suggests…

Lenovo reveals three next-gen ThinkPad notebooks – Price and details

Lenovo has revealed next-generation versions of its ThinkPad P Series workstation notebooks, all three of which will be available in South Africa. The new…

Turtle Beach launches Xbox Recon controller – Price and details

Turtle Beach has launched its first gaming controller, the Recon Controller for Xbox, which will be available in South Africa. The company announced the…

Samsung launches door-to-door repair service

Samsung South Africa has launched a new door-to-door repair service that collects and repairs customers’ smartphones and tablets. The tech giant launched the service…

Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE review: A marvellous mid-range

South Africa’s lineup of mid-range smartphones has had some of its mediocrity mitigated thanks to the Samsung Galaxy A32. Very high praise that, but…

Snapdragon 855 benchmarks leak: is it faster than the Kirin 980?

The upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has reportedly been profiled and benchmarked on Geekbench. Scores published to the benchmark site earlier this week allegedly parades…

Samsung debuts ‘bezel-less’ curved gaming monitors at Gamescom 2018

Samsung has today announced new “affordable” gaming monitors at Gamescom 2018, dubbed the CJG5 series. “The newly-developed CJG5 32-inch (C32JG5) and 27-inch (C27JG5) monitors…

Beastly Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti stars in leaked graphics card lineup

For those who just bought their Nvidia 1000 series graphics cards, you may want to look away now. A list of preliminary specifications has…

How to breathe new life into old PCs and laptops

Chances are high if you’re a tech lover that you have a senior laptop or computer occupying garage space. It’s certainly true for me….

Seagate debuts consumer Barracuda SSD range

Hard drive stalwart Seagate is now making consumer SSDs. It has previously dabbled in enterprise hardware, focussing specifically on business performance and “instantaneous data…

Qualcomm’s gunning for Intel’s ultrabook market share with 1000 series

Smartphone processor king Qualcomm is reportedly coming for Intel and AMD’s desktop throne. According to a report by German site WinFuture, the company’s readying…

Intel and AMD revive the multi-core wars at Computex 2018

Apart from manufacturers doing all sorts of strange things with screens, this year’s edition of Computex has seen the revival of the core wars….

mCable: an HDMI cable that does anti-aliasing too?

A new HDMI cable on the market claims to implement anti-aliasing in games, and it actually seems to have an effect. According to Eurogamer, the Marseille…

Mi Box 4 Android TV box to come to South Africa, but when?

Xiaomi distributor MIA Group has delivered a decent variety of products recently, including the Mi A1 (review), Mi 6 and the Redmi 4X (review)….

Nvidia announces BFGD: swanky monitors with integrated Shield

CES 2018 has kicked off this week in Las Vegas, and it was Nvidia that held a pre-show conference to announce its wares. And…

LG reveals more robots ahead of CES 2018

We saw LG introduce a variety of robots at CES last year, including several commercially focused gadgets, such as a robotic lawnmower, airport cleaning…

A (non) update on Amazon Alexa coming to South Africa

Earlier this year, we got word from LG that it was targeting Alexa-enabled appliances for South Africa in 2018. The Korean firm quickly distanced…

6+ solid tech gifts for R500 and under

You don’t have to spend thousands to get a tech-focused gadget for a loved one. Hell, R500 will do just fine for a few categories. From…

FYI: Google Home Mini works just fine in South Africa

Google hardware is notoriously tough to come by in South Africa, as we’ve found out over the past couple of years. This is chiefly…

Apple HomePod release date slips to ‘early 2018’

The HomePod was one of the biggest Apple announcements of the year, as the Cupertino company joined Google and Amazon in developing a smart…

Five weird smart devices you might not know about

Every day the Internet of Things grows, with new and unique smart devices being added to the market. We’ve heard of smart watches, smart…

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