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Humble Store offers free game as part of Indie Mega Week sale

The Humble Store has become a haven for bargain deals, including the ever-popular pay-what-you-want bundles. But it’s also a full-fledged PC gaming storefront, in…

GPD Win 2 specs revealed: what to expect from mini laptop?

The original GPD Win was a rather unique device, essentially being a Windows laptop in a Nintendo DS-style form factor. It wasn’t the most…

Huawei confirms store closures, disputes claims [Update]

Huawei has confirmed a recent TechCentral report that it has closed five of its retail stores in South Africa, following a dispute with a…

Signs point to Galaxy flagship with under-display scanner

Biometric firm Synaptics is no stranger to the mobile sector, producing fingerprint scanners for a variety of smartphone brands around the world. Now, its…

Nintendo Switch hits 10m units sold, closing in on Wii U

The Nintendo Switch has enjoyed a fantastic launch year thus far, being the most popular console in the USA for several months running. Then…

Xiaomi Mi A1, Mi 6 priced for South Africa

We’ve been eagerly anticipating new Xiaomi devices in South Africa, particularly the Mi 6 flagship, Mi Mix 2 and Mi A1 pure Android handset….

We never had exclusivity with Samsung – Qualcomm

The first half of 2017 saw precious few phones released with the Snapdragon 835 processor. At the time, numerous outlets reported that Samsung had…

Biggest South African downloaders blowing over 8TB a month, according to new report

A new report published on MyBroadband suggests that us South Africans sure do love to use that bandwidth, with Afrihost Business users the most…

Humble Monthly Bundle offers a digital gaming package every month

Humble Bundle is known for its regular ‘pay-what-you-want’ video game and book packages, which also help different charities from proceeds. Announced on Thursday, the…

Telkom to double ADSL subscribers’ data, drop prices of select Home Internet products

Telkom, perhaps getting into the Christmas spirit earlier than usual this year, is giving away double ADSL data to its subscribers from 1 October…

Elon Musk’s Tesla Powerwall kit will cost R225k in South Africa

Earlier this year, South African-born Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced plans to create and distribute home power reservoirs that could keep the lights on…

Xbox 360 receives new system update, adds Xbox One features

In a post today on Xbox representative Major Nelson’s blog, Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox 360 firmware update and what changes it will bring…

Altech Node console, service to be culled citing ‘increased competition’

In September 2014, South Africa got its first taste of a novel breed of technology in the form of a “fully converged home gateway…

ShowMax coming to PlayStation, Xbox according to tweet

South African video-on-demand streaming service ShowMax has suggested in a tweet that its working on apps for the PlayStation and Xbox platforms. The service,…

rAge Expo’s ‘Home Coded’ stand aims to mix game development with job creation

NAG’s annual rAge Expo, South Africa’s biggest gaming and electronic entertainment expo, is nearly upon us once again. The publisher will once again showcase…

Toshiba shoves a 4K screen in a 12.5-inch laptop for funsies

For more IFA 2015 happenings, live updates and deeper analysis, keep locked onto our IFA 2015 portal. Toshiba has announced that it’s cramming all…

rAge 2015 Johannesburg tickets available from 1 September

NAG’s Really Awesome Gaming Expo, also known as rAge, is drawing ever nearer. Today, the publisher announced that tickets are now available to purchase…

Xiaomi is bringing its smartphones to Africa in September

Here’s some huge news, especially for Africans waiting for more Chinese devices to hit the continent. Xiaomi, the world’s fourth largest smartphone producer, is…

Boston Dynamic’s creepy humanoid robot spectacularly slouches through forest

US-based engineering and robotics design company Boston Dynamics continues to turn heads with yet another showcase of its robotic prowess. This time round, it’s…

Darth Vader-inspired PlayStation 4 unleashes the force this November

In prelude to the release of the Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens and Star Wars Battlefront later this year, the force…

Alleged leak shows-off Google’s upcoming Nexus smartphone

A photo of what’s said to be Google’s upcoming Nexus smartphone has been released into the wild. Originally posted on an Indonesian Google Plus…

Robotic lawn mowers soon to graze US lawns

Automated lawn mowers are more and more becoming a reality around the globe. While these sheep-replacers have started cropping up all over in Europe…

Reports suggest iPad mini 4 could get split-view app support, super-thin design

When Apple debuted the iPad Air 2 in October last year, the device woefully overshadowed the humble iPad mini 3, which received a few…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel