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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…

Apple’s virtual reality ambitions made clear thanks to new patent

Ah Apple. The once-desktop computing company now jack-of-all-trades is sinking its leathery finger into its next big pie — virtual reality (VR). That’s right,…

Bye-bye passwords: Windows 10 now supports FIDO biometric authentication

Passwords will be a thing of the past very soon, at least if Windows 10 has anything to say about them. Microsoft announced that…

Grifta ‘morphing gamepad’ is a customisable, modular gaming controller

Gamepads are essential to gamers of both PC and console persuasions nowadays, providing better freedom of movement than the mouse and keyboard can provide….

Mozilla’s Project Shumway looks to kill Adobe Flash Player for good

If there’s one thing more annoying than advertisements in a web browsing experience, its Adobe’s awful Flash Player. The runtime is about as buggy…

LG Watch Urbane smartwatch boasts sexy all-metal body, business-class chic

The smartwatch craze of 2014 has largely cooled off in the early months of 2015, but manufacturers are still hell-bent on finding the next…

Windows 10 for phones preview now available for selected Lumia devices

We’ve heard plenty from Microsoft about Windows 10 — the OS that will be fundamental to most of Microsoft’s hardware going forward — and…

‘Dying Light’ will likely get a lot more challenging come March

Techland’s Dying Light, fit with its rage fits and extreme drop kits, has been billed as a little too easy for some. One particular…

February Patch Tuesday: update causes boot loop, JASBUG addressed [update]

Update: Microsoft has reissued KB3001652 and for the most part, it seems to be working. The initial release of the patch caused a continuous…

‘Far Cry 4’ Overrun expansion pack available today for Sony, Microsoft consoles

Ubisoft‘s Far Cry 4 has an all-new expansion pack available for previous and current-gen Sony and Microsoft systems today. The PC version however is…

Sony Xperia E4 is coming to South Africa Q2 2015

Sony has announced that its new Sony Xperia E4 smartphone is coming to South Africa, bringing “ease-of-use, big screen entertainment and powerful battery performance…

‘The Legend of Zelda’ live action TV series coming to Netflix, report suggests

Here’s some news that die-hard Nintendo fans will either love or loathe. In a joint project between the streaming content company Netflix and the…

BIOSTAR Gaming Z97X is company’s latest flagship, feature packed board

BIOSTAR, Taiwan-based silicon producers, has launched its latest motherboard based on the Z97 chipset, dubbed the Gaming Z97X. You’re probably wondering why a new…

Vodacom Smart 4 Turbo is company’s newest low cost LTE smartphone

If you thought Vodacom releasing a few smartphones and tablets last year was a one off, think again. The latest handset in the company’s…

New Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL coming to South Africa 13 February

It’s been a wonderful week as far as device launches go in South Africa, and now yet another tech company has given its citizens…

BlackBerry Classic now available in South Africa [update]

On the back of the Passport‘s massive success, the company that goes by the name of BlackBerry has launched its latest business-smartphone competitor and…

Beefier Raspberry Pi 2 packs more muscle for the same price [update]

Update: Not only will the updated Raspberry Pi 2 pack more power, according to its creators, it will be fast enough to run Microsoft’s…

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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