Author: Duncan Pike

If you take a look at the Xbox Series X and think to yourself “Hey, this kind of looks like a fridge,” then you aren’t alone. Most of the internet had the same thought back when the console was announced. Microsoft even took to Twitter to assure fans that the Series X will indeed be smaller than an actual fridge. Fast forward a bit to March of this year where Xbox and Skittles (of all companies) were the finalists of a Twitter competition to crown the best brand on the platform called “Best of Tweets Brand Bracket”. Xbox narrowly beat Skittles with 50.5% of…

Archer Aviation has revealed the Maker, its first urban air mobility vehicle prototype, for testing and certification. If all goes well then expect to see a larger production model. Don’t expect to see them here in SA anytime soon, however. The Maker, much like a drone, is an eVTOL craft. eVTOL, or electric vertical take-off and landing, does not need long, spacious runways to take-off or land and can use much more space-efficient helipads. Once airborne, it channels its inner Optimus Prime and transforms into an aeroplane so it can be quieter and faster. Powering the Maker is a total…

It has arrived: the moment gamers have been looking forward to for the better part of a year, E3 2021. After the convention was cancelled last year due to that pesky global pandemic, we welcomed the news that this year the convention will go ahead, albeit entirely online. Geoff Keighley kicks this year’s event off with his Summer Game Fest, during which we saw a slew of game trailers and announcements. We’ve put together a short list of the biggest announcements so far. Elden Ring The long-awaited collaboration between From Software, the studio that brought you Dark Souls, and the…

In case you missed it, yesterday DICE gave us our first look at Battlefield 2042, the newest addition to the franchise during their live-stream event hosted on YouTube. It came after much speculation and teasing, the last of which was on 1 June. The developer is looking to shake things up in the franchise since its last two games, Battlefield 1 (2016) and Battlefield V (2018), both of which failed to match the success of the very popular and still played, Battlefield 4 (2013). Battlefield 2042 takes the franchise to the year, wait for it, 2042. Bet you didn’t see that one coming. So while…

UPDATE: According to Simon Butler, the Chief Commercial Officer at Vumatel, “The outage experienced in Johannesburg this morning was due to a broadcast storm, originating from a third party switch in our Vosloorus POP (Point of Presence). This has since been resolved and services have been fully restored.” So, it seems for now, we can all rest a little easier as this outage doesn’t look like it will be an ongoing problem. But we will update you should that change. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: This morning, much of Gauteng and some parts of the Western Cape awoke to find they had lost…

Razer listened to what the wireless earbud gamers have (presumably) been asking for, and will provide them with another edition to the Hammerhead range, the Hammerhead True Wireless X. The new buds lack the THX certification and active noise cancellation of the Wireless Pros, and the IP rating of the True Wireless non-X. They do, however, feature 13mm custom-tuned drivers and a 60ms low-latency gaming mode. Razer hits the nail on the Hammerhead They also have most of the features you would expect from wireless earbuds in 2021. Each earbud comes with customisable LED-backlit touch controls (which could go well…