Opinion

2015 retrospective: was it one of the best years in gaming?

This past year was either fantastic or utterly terrible depending on your personal preferences, but for those interested in single player games, innovative indie…

3 of Motorola’s best mobile phone hits

When Lenovo bought Motorola from Google in 2014, we didn’t quite know what the Chinese technology manufacturer had in store for the once prolific…

The rise and fall of the 3D Platformer

The platformer genre has been a staple of gaming since the eighties, with famous titles such as Super Mario Bros. becoming big enough to…

The best indie games of 2015

Once again it is almost time for us to wave goodbye to another year, forcefully having to accept the perpetual nature of time. It…

5 boss battles from gaming history worth remembering

Boss battles have existed for nearly as long as video games themselves, and once upon a time they stood at the end of levels…

8 signs that you might be addicted to gaming

Gaming has become a big part of our society in the past two decades. What was once for children and limited audiences is now…

Fallout 4 is Bethesda’s best game, but it’s not without fault

Fallout 4 (review) saw Bethesda’s best launch with 12-million units shipped, so it’s safe to say that the latest entry in the Fallout series…

The mid-year gaming awards: Wiehahn’s best games of 2015 so far

Time is a strange and deceptive thing. It seems like it was only yesterday I was celebrating our transition into the new year, spurting…

Nokia’s 12 greatest mobile phone hits through the years

Remember a few weeks ago when Nokia rubbished rumours that it was to return to the smartphone business this year? Well, it seems that…

More than just gaming: 3 key takeaways from E3 2015

You know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo wasn’t always the enormous annual gaming shrine it is today. In the past, many gaming announcements were made…

Brand versus price: what you should consider when choosing a tablet

Mobility and always-on connectivity have become a big part of our everyday lives and as such, tablets are now regarded as essential, not only…

Console War revived: Xbox One outshines PlayStation 4 at E3 2015

Day 0 of E3 2015 was one to remember especially for the likes of Bethesda and Microsoft‘s Xbox team. There were so many big announcements…

‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ is a dense, visual masterpiece

This is not a full review. I say this right up front because I haven’t quite finished playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and…

Lemma, Monstrum and The Spatials: 3 alternative games that you really should be playing

With the ever-growing list of games available in the market today it is only becoming harder and harder to find and choose the next…

EGE 2015: fuelling Cape Town’s growing hunger for gaming and tech

This past weekend I attended the Electronic and Gaming Expo (EGE) at the CTICC, the first major expo of its kind to take place…

Nintendroid dreams: will the Nintendo NX console run on Android? [update]

Update: Quoted by the Wall Street Journal, a Nintendo representative has rubbished yesterday’s rumour suggesting that the Nintendo NX, the company’s upcoming console, will…

Android M: a more secure, polished and friendly update of Lollipop

Keep abreast with all developing news as it happens on our dedicated Google I/O live blog. Google I/O 2015 kicked off in San Francisco’s…

One device doesn’t fit all: why multiple devices are part of our future

There is a school of thought that the future will see us using only one digital device to meet all our needs. However, this…

5 features we’d love to see on the Sony Xperia Z5

“Yes Sony, we know that the Sony Xperia Z4 isn’t coming to South Africa, or any other country outside of Japan for that matter….

5 reasons why the Apple Watch is completely worthless

We hear people raving about the Apple Watch every day, so it’s probably about time for a good old-fashioned rant from a devil’s advocate!…

10 baby gadgets that every expecting mom needs

When you’re expecting for the first time, it’s hard for you to know what you need for when your little one arrives. Every mother…

Project Spartan first impressions: buggy but promising

If you’re a Windows Insider and have updated to Windows 10 Build 10049 last week, you’d have noticed a new blue icon alongside the…

5 ways smartphone manufacturers can win the budget phone battle

There has been massive growth in smartphone sales in the past few years. Ever since the introduction of iPhone, Android, and smartphone applications like…

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