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Call of Duty, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, and the Xbox Series X launch almost killed the UK’s Internet

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 13, 2020
in :  Gaming
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The PlayStation 5 arrives in a digital edition package, while the Xbox Series S also forgoes the disc drive in favour of a purely digital experience. On launch day, that meant that gamers were downloading a lot of new and old gaming content to their new devices. Internet usage in the UK spiked harder than a volleyball serve (I started watching Haikkyuu on Netflix), with Destiny 2 and Call of Duty being the primary culprits that almost murdered the UK internet on November 10, according to the BBC.

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Technology

Hooray! The cables are fixed, so South African internet connectivity should return to normal

By Geoffrey Tim
February 19, 2020
in :  Technology
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South Africa’s internet connectivity of late has been abysmal, thanks to a pair of breaks in the undersea cables that supply us with our connectivity. Many internet service providers have thus had to do some routing workarounds just to keep us connected – but that’s come at the expense of speed and latency. “This catastrophe, that caused South African internet …

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Technology

The Internet reacts to the Tesla Cybertruck

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 22, 2019
in :  Technology
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk hit the stage in Los Angeles to unveil some new stuff a couple of hours ago, and it was a show that was stolen by the unveiling of the Cybertruck. It looks like the kind of vehicle that a low-budget sci-fi film in the 1980s would use or an homage to mid-90s gaming when 3D visuals were finally taking off, a bulky but sleek pickup truck that I quite simply adore.

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Features

The internet reacts to Gigantamax Meowth

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 17, 2019
in :  Features, Gaming
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From wacky flailing inflatable arm man references to updates of classic memes, here’s how people reacted to the reveal of Gigantamax Meowth:

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Lifestyle

What is this 30-50 Feral Hogs stuff and why won’t the Internet shut up about it?

By Darryn Bonthuys
August 6, 2019
in :  Lifestyle
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Where did the Feral Hogs meme originate from? It all started on Twitter when an exceptionally salient point about America's gun culture evolved into something else entirely.

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Technology

A new study reveals just how widely used tracking software is on Porn sites, even in Incognito mode

By Craig Risi
July 19, 2019
in :  Technology
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The internet is a dark, dark place. One that many of us don’t often want to venture to, but when we do, prefer to make use of Chrome’s incognito mode so that all of our dark secrets can be protected.  A mode that is supposed to hide traces of the sites that you visit from your computer, but not your …

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Lifestyle

Grumpy Cat, the internet’s most famous feline, has died

By Darryn Bonthuys
May 17, 2019
in :  Lifestyle
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Cats are amazing little fluffballs. They’re essentially the blueprint for the perfect murder machine, albeit at a size that makes them thankfully manageable to handle. More than just keen hunters, cats are amazing companions who have an incredible effect on the human psyche. There’s nothing more soothing than having a feline jump on top of you, make some bread on …

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Technology

Tumblr users drop by more than 30% following ban on “porn”

By Craig Risi
March 15, 2019
in :  Technology
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Following their decision to block "inappropriate content" in December,Tumblr has seen their user base drop by over 30%

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