Duncan Pike

1 week ago | stuff.co.za | Duncan Pike

Few things in life are certain, but Microsoft trying to get you to switch to Edge is one of them. This time, its latest ploy comes at the expense of one of its more useful apps — Microsoft Authenticator. If you’re a frequent user of Microsoft Authenticator as a simpler, more secure way of signing into your Microsoft account, or other app accounts on your smartphone, you should know that it will lose a lot of its best features by August this year.

1 week ago | stuff.co.za | Duncan Pike

8.0 Beastly Asus has updated the ROG Strix Scar 18 with the latest chips from Nvidia and Intel and made a few design changes but it's mostly the same package as the last few models. The 18in Mini-LED display is fantastic, the new chips offer some of the best performance you can get in a laptop, and it has plenty of RGB lighting.

1 week ago | stuff.co.za | Duncan Pike

We said back in March that the rumours wouldn’t be the last you heard about Half-Life 3, and would you look at that, it’s back in the news cycle. This time, new rumours claim that Valve has all but finished its development and that it’s “playable, end-to-end,” meaning an official announcement could come as early as this summer, or winter for us southerners. The latest round of speculation comes from Tyler McVicker, a reputable Valve leaker, who held a Q&A live stream on 30 April.

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.za | Duncan Pike

Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, has officially released its new standalone AI app called Meta AI. This comes roughly two months after plans for a dedicated AI app from the company were floated, and right on time for the reported Q2 release window. Meta’s AI assistant isn’t entirely new. If you’re one of the billions who use WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram, you might already be familiar. Before now, it only existed inside those apps or via its website.

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.za | Duncan Pike

It’s almost time for the next Huawei product launch. Scheduled for 15 May in Berlin, the tech company is set to unveil its latest smart wearable devices, including what appears to be the Watch 5, the successor to the Watch 4 that launched in 2023, and new editions of its Watch Fit series. The company hasn’t officially announced any devices yet, but that hasn’t stopped a few details from leaking, including one or two specs and renders of the upcoming wearables.