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This new tech will enable 4K/60fps, HDR in your budget phone

British chip designer ARM is responsible for 99% of all smartphone tech on the market today, so when the company reveals new designs, the industry…

We go hands-on with Nokia 8 Sirocco, but what about SA price?

HMD’s new range of Nokia smartphones, unveiled at MWC 2018, are all coming to South Africa, including the rather spiffy Nokia 8 Sirocco. But…

No WhatsApp for new Nokia 8110 (yet?)

The new Nokia 3310 was pretty much a basic feature-phone, lacking apps and a web browser in its first iteration. Fast-forward 12 months and…

MWC: Is a Nokia smart speaker coming this year?

This week saw HMD reveal its latest range of Nokia phones, in the form of the new Nokia 8110, Nokia 1, Nokia 7 Plus…

MWC: Mediatek’s unannounced chips leak via Ulefone stand

The Mediatek Helio P60 is the one big announcement for the chipmaker at MWC 2018, being a rather compelling chip for mid-range and upper…

Your entire phone screen will soon become a fingerprint scanner

Vivo made headlines earlier this year when it showed off the first production smartphone with an in-display fingerprint scanner (the X20 Plus UD), in…

Xperia XZ2, XZ2 Compact get full HD super slow-mo, but…

Sony used MWC 2018 to announce their Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact flagships earlier this week, packing top-end Snapdragon 845 chips, tall 18:9 HDR…

Qualcomm expected to move to 8nm chips ‘pretty soon’ [Exclusive]

The past year has seen Qualcomm, Samsung, Apple and Mediatek all move to a tiny 10nm manufacturing process for their high-end mobile chipsets. A…

OnePlus 5 slated to hit SA next week, Nokia 8, Xperia XZ1 still cheaper

A OnePlus 5 release in South Africa has been a long time coming. We saw Takealot confirm that they were targeting a July release, but…

Energizer smartphones set for 2018 in SA – but will you care?

Energizer revealed a range of smartphones at MWC 2017 this year, following on from the firm’s previous forays into the arena. It makes some sense…

Watch: Unpatched Witcher 3 hits 60fps on Xbox One X

We’ve already seen a PS4 Pro patch for The Witcher 3, bringing a host of improvements to the table. The Xbox One X patch…

CrossOver beta lets you run Windows apps on Chromebooks

The Chromebook family of laptops has come a long way from merely being glorified Chrome browsers, offering a pretty substantial platform thanks to Android…

Apple working on AR headset for 2020 – report

Augmented reality (AR) is on everyone’s lips this year, as the technology experiences a resurgence of sorts. Now, a new report claims Apple is…

Nintendo kills off Miiverse social network

Miiverse, Nintendo’s take on a social network, gave the Switch a miss earlier this year, after appearing on the Wii U and 3DS. That…

iPhone X’s Samsung-made screen is best – Displaymate

Earlier this year, we saw the Samsung Galaxy S8 and then the Galaxy Note 8 claim top marks for screen quality from benchmarking firm DisplayMate. This is due…

Mediatek taking ‘a bit of a break’ from flagship chips [Exclusive]

When it comes to high-end smartphone processors, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835, Apple’s A11, Samsung’s Exynos 8895, Huawei’s Kirin 970 and Mediatek’s Helio X30 are considered the…

Huawei takeaways: from 2018 flagships to Huawei Pay

The South African launch of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Edition took place last night, delivering key details on the two handsets….

No new Nova devices for South Africa – Huawei

The Huawei Nova was a bit of a mixed bag in South Africa, owing to great specs but an expensive R6999 price tag. There…

Mate 10 Pro, Porsche get priced for SA – they aren’t cheap

Huawei has finally revealed pricing for its Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 Porsche edition smartphones. And they won’t be a bargain by any…

Next Huawei flagship due for H1 2018, to use Mate 10 silicon [Exclusive]

Huawei’s Kirin 970 is one of the more advanced mobile processors right now, owing to the inclusion of an AI chip. The Kirin 970…

It’s official: Broadcom makes $130bn offer for Qualcomm

A short time ago, it was reported that Broadcom was putting together a rather substantial offer for Qualcomm. It was claimed that the deal…

Watch: Samsung’s latest video takes aim at iPhone once again

Samsung is no stranger to attacking Apple in its marketing, with The Next Galaxy campaign being one of the more successful in the tech industry….

iPhone X: what are the reviews saying?

The iPhone X release resulted in several publications rushing to post their “reviews”, only spending a day or two with the product. Now that…

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