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Honor V10 to launch tomorrow, should you expect cheaper Mate 10?

Huawei’s Honor phones are renowned for basically being cheaper versions of Huawei’s current flagships. For instance, the Honor V8 featured the same specs as the…

Wileyfox is releasing a Windows Phone for some reason

UK brand Wileyfox stood out from the pack thanks to its competitively priced, slick Android handsets. So it’s rather strange to see the firm…

iPhone X contract pricing: here’s how much you’ll pay

The iPhone X launches in South Africa today, coming in at R20 499 for the 64GB model and R23 999 for the 256GB model….

Your rolling guide to Black Friday tech/gaming deals [Updates]

It’s Black Friday week, which means scores of retailers have cranked up their prices and are pretending to give you a deal with a measly 10%…

Xbox Live Games with Gold for December is… meh

Got Xbox Live Gold? Then odds are good that you know about their monthly Games with Gold offerings, delivering up to four games at…

Galaxy S9 to build on S8, make CES cameo – report

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 (review) is one of the best all-round smartphones of 2017, offering an excellent camera, top-notch screen and water-resistance (just don’t mention…

Gran Turismo Sport gets ‘career’ mode and more in new update

Gran Turismo Sport features a heavy online racing emphasis, but it does have a modicum of single-player content on offer. There are your bog-standard…

Nvidia GTX 980 Ti coming in May, GTX 980 ‘Metal’ edition to follow

If you’re in the market for a graphics card upgrade, you can look forward to lush summer, thanks to Nvidia (and hopefully AMD fairly…

Android Wear updates finally make using apps as simple as checking the time

Google has rolled out a bunch of features to make your Android smartwatch a bit more hands-off, with a whole new range of gestures…

New Disney acoustic tech allows for power-free iPhone accessories

This is pretty cool. The folks at Disney’s Research labs have figured out a way to control fine functions on an smartphone using acoustics…

Sharp reveals 4K IGZO smartphone screen with 806 pixels per inch

Don’t you dare tell Sharp‘s employees that something’s ludicrous, because sure enough, they will go ahead and do it anyway. What on earth am…

Telkom plans to make gamers poorer with 14% line rental tariff increase

If you’re in South Africa, own a telephone and haven’t heard the news, then brace your wallets because Telkom is joining Vodacom in hiking…

Vodacom VoLTE launches in South Africa with Samsung Galaxy S6

Here’s some pretty big news. Vodacom will be opening its consumer doors to VoLLTE (voice over LTE) in South Africa, a move that will…

Huawei gets coy ahead of 15 April launch event

Huawei is donning its coy cap this morning as it unveiled yet another teaser for the upcoming device launch on 15 April. But what…

Canon EOS C300 Mark II devours 4K cinematic with 48kHz audio

Canon has today launched its new cinematic-minded video camera, the Canon EOS C300 Mark II, which is geared towards the future of broadcast and…

Intel Braswell is the new lightweight SoC for ultramobiles, budget PCs

Without any fanfare, Intel has launched the Bay Trail upgrade, Braswell, to market, boasting a reduced die size and lower power consumption. Intel Braswell…

Spartan arrives alongside new Windows 10 preview build

As suggested in previous weeks, a new build of Windows 10 has appeared on the eve of the new month and it brings the…

Hello Barbie talks to children using WiFi, cloud of learned responses

If you believe a new New York Times report, then your child’s next Barbie will be possessed by the spirit of WiFi. Mattel, Barbie’s…

Xbox One April Update: better party chat, voice messages coming to preview

Hot on the heels of Sony‘s PS4 Yukimura update this week, Microsoft Xbox has launched a preview video of what to expect from the…

KSafe locks away temptation so you can reach your goals

Storing things for rainy days often doesn’t quite work that well, especially since the storage container is easily accessible, and pries open with a…

Virtual noses in VR headsets reduce sickly symptoms, studies suggest

Virtual reality is cool, and it is the future undoubtedly, but the headsets currently available invariably make users really, really sick. But that could…

Microsoft’s Spartan and Internet Explorer to feature Edge, Trident respectively

Microsoft has long been lauding its upcoming Project Spartan browser that will take over Internet Explorer’s crown as Windows’ flagship, but Internet Explorer, as…

This Post Modern Skate lets hipsters wheel around with no board

Minimalism is the new cool. Just ask the company, Hammacher Schlemmer, which has added a skateboard with no board to their range of interesting…

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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