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Cat S42: Rugged, washable smartphone now available in South Africa

Cat has announced that their new Cat S42 smartphone is available in South Africa — a rugged smartphone that can stand up to scrubbing,…

Nokia 5.3 now available in South Africa – price and details

HMD Global has announced that its Nokia 5.3 is now available to buy in South Africa — which is good news for consumers looking…

Samsung Galaxy Note 20: details, launch date, and price for South Africa

Samsung has officially unveiled the new Galaxy Note 20 — while also providing details on its launch and price in South Africa. With the…

South African Thabo Moloi becomes Red Bull’s first esports athlete in Africa

Red Bull has announced that South African Thabo ‘Yvng Savage’ Moloi is now the company’s first esports athlete on the African continent. Moloi’s first…

Dual-screen Zephyrus Duo 15 laptop launches in SA: price and first impressions

Asus has announced the launch of the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 in South Africa — a dual-screen gaming laptop that promises high performance and…

Affordable smartphones: Vivo Y12 & Y30 launch in SA – prices and details

Vivo launched two new affordable smartphones in South Africa on 27 July – the Y12 and Y30, with both handsets costing under R5 000….

Legion Phone Duel: Lenovo launches 5G gaming smartphone

Lenovo has announced a new 5G gaming smartphone — the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel — which is packed with features meant to enhance the…

Hisense P9 confirmed, but what about SA release? [Exclusive]

Hisense is known for its cheap yet rugged smartphones, such as the C30 Rock (review) and Infinity KO. So we weren’t completely surprised to…

SA’s own Genital Jousting leaves Steam Early Access [‘semi’ NSFW]

Genital Jousting certainly stands out as one of the strangest games ever made, being a party game that has you playing as a bunch…

These smartphones support HDR streaming on Netflix, Amazon

Update, January 2018: Netflix has since added the Razer Phone to its list of HDR-compatible devices. Original article: Earlier this year, the LG G6…

RCS: move to replace SMS gets major boost with Huawei

The RCS messaging protocol is seen by many as the successor to SMS, offering a variety of advantages over the legacy technology. Google has…

Nintendo Labo: a DIY hardware kit for Nintendo Switch [Update]

Nintendo promised to announce some intriguing news late yesterday, and we’ve finally got it in the form of Nintendo Labo. The product category, split…

Meizu M6s revealed, packing mid-range Samsung chip

Meizu has traditionally relied on Samsung’s Exynos chips for some of their phones, so it’s no surprise to see the new Meizu M6s packs one….

Here’s why Broadcom takeover shouldn’t go ahead – Qualcomm

Qualcomm was in the headlines late last year after fellow chip colossus Broadcom announced its desire to purchase the chipmaker. The overture was rebuffed,…

LG responds to ‘inaccurate’ G7 do-over report [Exclusive]

Earlier this week, a report claimed that LG CEO Jo Seong-jin ordered a revision of the company’s upcoming G7 flagship phone. The Korean Herald, citing an employee who…

Far Cry 2, Sniper Elite V2 are latest backwards compatible Xbox games

The Xbox One’s backwards compatibility feature is super impressive, delivering over 400 compatible Xbox 360 games on the current-generation console. But Microsoft continues to…

Samsung W2018 has a feature that might come to Galaxy S9

Last month, the Samsung W2018 smartphone hit the Chinese market, being the latest Samsung flip phone to launch. Aside from being a flip phone,…

TCL V760 surfaces online, which Alcatel smartphone is this?

TCL is the custodian of the Alcatel smartphone brand these days, releasing a host of phones in China and emerging markets. And at CES 2018,…

LG CEO orders do-over of upcoming G7 – report [Update]

The LG G6 (review) and V30 were big steps in the right direction for the company, but what should we expect from the LG…

People with big hands rejoice: OG Xbox Duke controller returns

The Xbox controllers weren’t always comfortable devices. In fact, when the original Xbox launched in 2001, it shipped with the gigantic ‘Duke’ controller. The…

HTC U11 EYEs leaks on HTC’s own website

The HTC U11 wasn’t available in South Africa, but it was certainly one of the better smartphones of 2017. Featuring powerful internals, a capable…

Intel CEO delivers open letter in wake of Meltdown, Spectre

The Meltdown and Spectre exploits have rocked the computing world, as chipmakers scramble to patch the vulnerabilities. Intel was particularly hard hit by the…

Nokia 8 gets DxOMark camera results: it’s not good

DxOMark has emerged as one of the foremost websites for smartphone photography, attempting to benchmark photos, videos and other aspects of the mobile photography…

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