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48 hours with the Sony Xperia L3

Dear Sony fans, the company isn’t abandoning South Africa at all in 2019. In fact, the Japanese smartphone maker is adding four devices to…

Hisense launches Infinity H30, H30 Lite smartphones in South Africa

Hisense on Tuesday added two new smartphones to its South African device roster in the form of the Infinity H30 and Infinity H30 Lite….

HMD Global’s Nokia 4.2 available in South Africa for R2999

HMD Global’s Nokia 4.2 is now available in South Africa. The mid-range device is one of four budget devices which debuted at MWC 2019…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Note 10 Pro detailed in new renders

New renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 have surfaced online courtesy of leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer and Pricebaba. The metal and glass slab will…

The cheapie Nokia 2.2 ditches the fingerprint sensor for face unlock

HMD Global today unveiled the Nokia 2.2, a budget smartphone that’s set to shake up the segment once more. Dressed in polycarbonate from head…

LG South Africa’s flagship smartphones will receive Android Pie from July

After users in the States and Europe saw their LG G7 smartphones update to Android Pie this week, we now have word when you…

Huawei South Africa to offer free smartphone services at the end of each month

Huawei South Africa will clean and service your Huawei smartphone for free between Thursday and Sunday at the end of each month, the company…

Xiaomi debuts its underscreen smartphone camera tech on Twitter

Well, this escalated quickly. Literally hours after Chinese smartphone maker Oppo showcased its first underscreen smartphone camera on a prototype device, its Chinese rival…

Video: This Oppo phone hides its selfie camera beneath its screen

Forget pop-up cameras, flip cameras, and sliding cameras. Why have a notch when you can have a camera under the screen? That’s probably what…

The Galaxy Note 10 could be Samsung’s first buttonless phone

Now that the Galaxy Fold is delayed yet again, all eyes are on Samsung’s traditional mid-year flagship, the Galaxy Note 10. But while the…

Huawei’s smartphone market share continues to grow into 2019

According to the latest smartphone shipments report by Gartner, more than 373-million devices were distributed in Q1 2019. That’s a drop of 2.7% compared…

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 wouldn’t look too bad with vertical cameras

Previous leaks have hinted that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 could feature a vertical rear camera array, departing from the now customary horizontal arrangement…

We probably won’t see the Samsung Galaxy Fold until July, report suggests

The Samsung Galaxy Fold’s launch is delayed yet again according to a report on Tuesday The Korea Herald, citing industry sources, states that Samsung…

Poll: we asked if you’d still buy a Huawei device, and here’s what you said

It looks like Huawei’s recent battles with the US government has affected the firm’s reputation locally. Well, at least the reputation with of our…

Mobicel Trendy 2 debuts in South Africa for R899

Local smartphone firm Mobicel on Tuesday announced a new “affordable LTE-enabled smartphone” called the Trendy 2. The successor of the Trendy now sports Android…

Huawei Mate 20 Pro overheats, prompts evacuation of British comedian’s show

If you thought Huawei’s bad month for PR couldn’t get any worse, it did this weekend. A performance by British comedian Jason Mansford had…

TikTok creator Bytedance is developing its own smartphone – report

The maker of China’s viral video app TikTok is considering making its own smartphone, according to a new report. Beijing-based Bytedance is said to…

Samsung’s 5x zoom smartphone cameras ready to go

Samsung’s set to challenge Huawei and Oppo in the optical camera zoom game. According to a report by SamMobile, the Korean firm’s 5x optical…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 could feature a selfie camera hole in the top-centre of its screen

We’ve grown used to Samsung’s horizontal rear camera array and the small circular and oval cut-outs on the S10 range. But a new leak…

Mid-range match-up: which Huawei or Honor Kirin 710 phone should you buy?

Memes have sprouted about the love Xiaomi had for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, a chipset that found its way into more of the Chinese…

Honor 10 Lite review: want a great selfie camera? Buy a camera

It’s been a difficult week and a half with the Honor 10 Lite. Lauded at its launch as the mid-range selfie-camera king, the phone…

Google launches new ‘high end’ but ‘affordable’ Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL

At its I/O event this week Google revealed its Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, the company’s “more affordable” range of mobile devices. According…

Samsung still has no idea when the Galaxy Fold will launch

After it was announced in February and was set to debut two months later, it’s now May, and the Samsung Galaxy Fold is still…

7 super useful ways to use Google Lens

Spotify now allows advertisers to target ads based on podcasts you listen to

Bolt has launched Bolt for Business in South Africa

Africa50 Innovation Challenge seeks innovators to boost internet access

Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort

Twenty candidates on Explore initiative prepare to pitch for AlphaCode Incubate

Acer Swift 7 review: the best travel laptop in South Africa?

Fallout 76’s ‘Nuclear Winter’ battle royale sneak-peak to remain open

Apple expected to release 5G-supported iPhones in 2020

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals