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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL launched, runs full Windows 10 and starts at $649

There are few things that sell less impressively than wet paper bags in the smartphone world: BlackBerrys, and Microsoft Lumia devices, but the latest…

Solsave My-Powa review: the little solar powerbank that can

Powerbanks, portable chargers, or whatever you’re inclined to call them, are big business in South Africa nowadays. While the national electricity utility continuously fails…

Dark Souls III and the genius that is Hidetaka Miyazaki

Praised by the critics, passionately devoured by die-hard fans, the Dark Souls franchise created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, is not for amateurs. Drawing inspiration from…

‘Party Hard’ review: killing the noise

Have you ever craved a bit of peace and quiet or a good night’s sleep, but your next door neighbour is hosting a rave…

3 new iPhone 6S features Apple haters would love to have

Smartphone manufacturers are naughty kids glancing at each others’ answer sheets during final exams. While they all hate to admit it, technologies developed by…

Apple launches iPhone 6S, 6S Plus with Apple A9, 12MP camera

Apple has been rather busy today in San Francisco, launching devices and new software packages left, right and centre. But we’ve seen some rather…

Apple iPhone 6S launch preview: iPads, a new Apple TV and more

In case you’ve been living beneath a rather large rock for the past year, there’s word a new iPhone arriving this week. Everyone’s running…

‘Mortal Kombat X’ review: bloody brilliant

In 1992 four programmers with a minimal budget wanted to make a game based on the movie Bloodsport. Fortunately Jean Claude van Damme, the…

LG G4 launches with leather back, curved 5.5-inch screen

LG hasn’t done much to quell the stream of leaks spilling from the internet in the weeks leading up to the LG G4 launch,…

Crota’s End soloed, The Order: 1886 cast and H1Z1 peace treaty: this week’s TGIF Video Roundup

TGIF, and we really shouldn’t be at work, but that won’t stop us from gandering through the week’s best tech, gadget and gaming videos,…

New Nintendo 3DS XL review: pry it from my cold, dead hands

There were many things that Nintendo got right with the debut 3DS and 3DS XL systems. They were easy to hold, lasted long on…

Acer Liquid E700 Trio review: three SIM’s the charm

There is no second guessing the aesthetic of the Acer Liquid E700 Trio or the way it feels in one’s hands. The phone looks…

Cougar 700M Black Edition review: best gaming mouse under R1000?

I’m particularly glad to see Cougar plying its trade this side of the Atlantic. Although the market is rather saturated with peripheral companies all…

‘Need For Speed’, drone pong and CES: this week’s TGIF video roundup

TGIF, and we really shouldn’t be at work, but that won’t stop us from gandering through the week’s best tech, gadget and gaming videos,…

6 gadgets and tips to save power and beat loadshedding this festive season

“Loadshedding” is fast becoming a vulgarity in South African vocabulary. While it’s a necessary evil, it’s a massive annoyance for those who need electricity…

9 useless gadgets for the permanently lazy

Modern society has made us infinitely lazy. Yes I said it. There’s nothing wrong with making our lives a little easier but some things…

Rage 2014: what to expect from Africa’s craziest gaming expo

It’s that time of the year again when the E3 of Africa takes place. NAG’s rAge is just a few days away, taking place…

iOS 8 review: incremental iDevice improvements

Apple announced iOS 8 during WWDC 2014 and was released to the public two days ahead of the iPhone 6 launch. One thing that…

Games that make you go ‘meh’: 11 average titles on Xbox One

South African Xbox One fans, your time is now. Today, the Xbox One launches in South Africa, a mere eleven months after the 22…

Put down the cookie: iFit Active band sees and tracks all [CES2014]

CES 2014 seems to be the launchpad for a bunch of fitness apps and hardware. Take the newly announced and originally named iFit Active…

iPhone 5 review: A class act

Before we begin, I would like to make two things very clear: one, I am not an iDevice fan. Two, I love my Android…

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