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Microsoft unveils the future of the Kinect as an AI-powered PC peripheral

By Craig Risi
February 25, 2019 - 7 years ago

The Kinect struggled to gain traction in the gaming market, but has found some big usage in other industries, something which Microsoft has realised in their next iteration of the innovative device.

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Vodacom will charge you up to R49 to roll over data you’ve already paid for

By Geoffrey Tim
February 25, 2019 - 7 years ago

In June last year, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ruled that service providers would have to allow for mobile users to have their unused data rollover every month. At the time, ICASA dint want to be “overly prescriptive” about how that rollover would work.

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Huawei Mate X revealed, a sexy foldable smartphone with 5G future-proofing

By Darryn Bonthuys
February 25, 2019 - 7 years ago

If 2018 was the year of the notch, then 2019 has already found its next big selling point: The fold. Just days after Samsung announced their flexible smartphone, Huawei bounced back with their usual philosophy: Anything any other smartphone manufacturer can do, they can do better. Say hello, to the Huawei Mate X.

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Nvidia officially reveals the GTX 1660 Ti: A GTX 1070 for less money

By Wesley Fick
February 22, 2019 - 7 years ago

Today Nvidia announces the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, a brand new card for the mid-range market that replaces both the outgoing GTX 1060 6GB and the GTX 1070 8GB. It does so without really pushing either card out the way because it lacks the additional 2GB of VRAM that the GTX 1070 boasts, but it's just fast enough to make the GTX 1060 6GB look like the worse deal.

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Local retailer Raru leaks Gigabyte’s Nvidia GTX 1660Ti cards

By Geoffrey Tim
February 21, 2019 - 7 years ago

The Nvidia 1660Ti is probably the worst-kept secret in the history of videocards. The new card, which is effectively one of Nvidia’s new RTX cards without any of the fancy RTX features is a reportedly a suitable replacement to Nvidia’s beloved 1070. Raru leaked a bunch of new Gigabyte ones.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ officially revealed – Thinner bezels, better cameras and a trusty headphone jack

By Darryn Bonthuys
February 21, 2019 - 7 years ago

These days, Samsung has a lot more competition nipping at their heels, thanks to the likes of Huawei, LG and Google. And that’s great! Competition breeds innovation, and while the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ may seem like yet another black box that transmits social media feeds of doom to your face, they’re still as Samsung as can be in the design department.

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WARNING! There’s a major security bug in every version of WinRAR released in the last 19 years

By Geoffrey Tim
February 21, 2019 - 7 years ago

Just about everybody who’s owned a computer in the last few decades has used WinRAR, the ultra-popular file compression and extraction software. More than 500 million users worldwide use WinRAR for archival. Almost none of those people have paid the $7 it costs to use the software after its trial period has ended.

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Samsung’s exciting, expensive Galaxy Fold leaves the S10 in its shadow

By Geoffrey Tim
February 21, 2019 - 7 years ago

As expected, Samsung revealed their latest Galaxy S10 range last night during their annual unpacked event. While there were no real surprises on that front thank to early leaks, there was speculation that the Korean company would also reveal the first widely available foldable phone from a major manufacturer – and they did just that.

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Sphero crowdfunding their next robot idea, the RVR

By Craig Risi
February 20, 2019 - 7 years ago

Sphero has turned to Kickstarter for their new exciting robot which has even more features than before plus can connect with other external devices like a Raspberry Pi or webcam.

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Revolutionary technology allows origami to test for malaria

By Craig Risi
February 20, 2019 - 7 years ago

Some revolutionary new technology that can detect malaria in kids through paper, promises a bright potential future in which the toy industry could save lives.

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Logitech is reviving the MX518 gaming mouse

By Sam Spiller
February 20, 2019 - 7 years ago

Let’s go back. Way back to 2005. Prince Charles has married Camilla; Christopher Nolan has confiscated Batman’s credit card, and Microsoft launches the Xbox 360. Meanwhile, the PC master race is enjoying a comfortable gaming experience thanks to Logitech’s MX518 mouse. It was a well-priced peripheral that was comfortable to use and provided a practical and sound means to shoot …

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Samsung Galaxy S10 ad leaks leave little to the imagination

By Geoffrey Tim
February 20, 2019 - 7 years ago

The Samsung Galaxy S10 is being officially revealed later today, but there’s almost no point in the company’s great big Unpacked event. The device has been thoroughly detailed in hands-on, renders, videos , photos and even leaks from Samsung’s own website

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