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Friday Debate – What’s the most random-ass thing you’ve found on the Facebook marketplace?

By Darryn Bonthuys
June 28, 2019
in :  Opinion
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Move aside Gumtree! Stand back OLX, because Facebook’s marketplace is here and it’s kind of…really damn good actually. Much like anything else online where you’re given a chance to prove the old adage of one man’s junk being another man’s treasure, the Facebook marketplace is a hive of activity that features daily listings of crap that nobody wants.

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Sony’s smartphone business will focus on only four regions – and no, South Africa isn’t one of them

By Geoffrey Tim
May 23, 2019
in :  Technology
5

In the middle of last year, we told you there were rumours that Sony’s mobile division was shrinking, and that it would soon pull out of regions where it wasn’t excelling. Regions like South Africa. While that didn’t quite come to pass, the rumours made sense. Sony’s mobile market share has dwindled to the point of irrelevance, losing money for the Japanese tech giant year after year. Now, Sony’s officially confirmed that it’ll “defocus” its attention on the smartphone market, except in the few regions where it still has an impact.

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Nvidia’s share price is being hammered thanks to the recent cryptocurrency crash

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 26, 2018
in :  Gaming, Technology
6

It’s not exactly surprising to see Bitcoin drop as the fad slowly dies out, but what is fascinating is how this plunge has affected graphics card manufacturer Nvidia.

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Nvidia killed off its controversial Geforce Partner Program

By Geoffrey Tim
May 7, 2018
in :  Gaming, Technology
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It's safe to say that Nvidia's Geforce Partner Program went down like a lead balloon. According to Nvidia, the program was put into place to make it easier for consumers to know exactly what hardware they were getting when they parted with their money.

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Gaming

“It’s not for everybody” says Microsoft on the Xbox One X console

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 12, 2017
in :  Gaming
4

Why invest in a 4K gaming machine when your telly barely scrapes past 1080 peas? That’s a thought that Microsoft agrees with, as the Xbox One X won’t be the only console in their arsenal, but a decision for prospective consumers to hem and haw over. Kind of similar to the Xbox Box One Elite controller when you think about it.

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Gaming

People are willing to pay nearly $500 for a skirt in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

By Darryn Bonthuys
August 7, 2017
in :  Gaming
9

While you’re more than likely to find plenty of regular people (and me!) playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the smash hit Early Access game has managed to attract a mental crowd of folks who play the title non-stop and are willing to shell out plenty of bucks for a few cosmetic goods. How much are we talking about here? How about a staggering $486.93 for a digital purple mini-skirt.

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Gaming

Cheaters are flooding CS:GO, and Valve isn’t doing much about it

By Kyle Wolmarans
September 7, 2016
in :  Gaming
1

It's time Valve stepped in and dealt with the rampant cheating market which is currently flooding the scene.

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Gaming

Hardware makers bet big on gaming – but are they going about it wrong?

By Geoffrey Tim
September 9, 2015
in :  Gaming, Technology
26

Hardware manufacturers are increasingly targeting core PC gamers with cash to burn - but are gaudy, war-like pre-built machines the way to go?

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