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The stylish HONOR 600 Lite will be available tomorrow in stores
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (169+ words) Now available in-store nationwide, the HONOR 600 Lite comes in the uber stylish Sprout Green and Velvet Black colourways at a recommended retail price of R8 999, with contract options from R399 per month over 36 months. Those who become the first to experience will…...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro (4 G) review " Budget brilliance with some compromises
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (526+ words) Xiaomi's Redmi Note 15 Pro (4 G) isn't trying to be the best mid-ranger out there, just one of the more sensible ones. If you can live withut 5 G and the odd moment of sluggishness, you'll be rewarded with a solid display, even…...
Whats App Plus enters beta, but South Africans aren't missing much
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (167+ words) It's been a long time coming, but Whats App's paid-for "Plus" subscription is now live for some Android beta testers. Meta is taking its time with the rollout, meaning only a select few regions have access at the moment. Whats…...
Vivo's V70 and V70 FE hit South Africa, bringing flagship ambitions and mid-range compromises
1+ week, 5+ day ago (387+ words) Only a few months after the launch of the V60 Lite, the company followed that up with the V70 and V70 FE " two high-end but still mid-range smartphones " in South Africa. Whether they'll be able to justify their audacious R23, 000 and R17, 000 price tags is…...
Oppo A6 lands in South Africa with a massive battery and eye-raising R9, 000 price
2+ week, 1+ day ago (354+ words) It doesn't stop there, however. Oppo's announcement mentions yet another'variant " the Oppo A6k. That one is headed for South Africa sometime in May, if all goes to plan. What it'll cost when it does remains a mystery. Fortunately, the company's local…...
Moto Razr 70: An early look at Motorola's upcoming mid-range foldable smartphone
1+ week, 3+ day ago (375+ words) It took time for Motorola's Razr 60 smartphone to launch in South Africa. Hopefully, the wait for the Razr 70, newly seen in leaked renders, won't be quite as long. Even if it takes its time, however, we've already got much of…...
Insta360 releases the Snap, because what your phone really needs is another screen
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (227+ words) Insta360, purveyor of action-cams and drones, is looking to expand. Again. This time, it's coming after your smartphone with the Snap Selfie Screen, a 3. 5in display that'll attach itself to the'back'of your phone. The idea is to allow selfie-takers to tap into…...
New Whats App beta hopes to sneak ads onto the home page down the line
1+ week, 6+ day ago (228+ words) We don't typically cover such simple cosmetic updates headed for Whats App, but this time is different. On the surface, the change spotted in the latest Whats App build on Test Flight looks harmless. It aims to move Whats App's…...
Whats App usernames finally surface, ditching phone numbers for good
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (285+ words) It's been so long since we last heard about Whats App's username ambitions that we were beginning to believe it had been scrapped. Fortunately, usernames have actually turned up for a limited number of users, meaning an official rollout can't…...
Honor launches X5d, X5d Plus smartphones but you can consider them a re-release
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (377+ words) Honor has a new pair of smartphones heading to markets. The Honor X5d and a Plus variant have been previously released as the Honor X6d and X6d Plus. We don't have to worry about the "we've seen this phone before' issue, however. The…...