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Some dude flying-kicked Arnold Schwarzenegger and somehow didn’t die!

By Brad Lang
May 20, 2019
in :  Entertainment, Features
10

In a display that shocked the world, the man who kicked The Terminator is still alive without a single broken bone! This past weekend, the ever-powerful and bodacious man himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was visiting the Sandton Convention Centre to promote the Arnold Classic Africa, a sporting event that gathered over 24,000 athletes to challenge one another in a series of …

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South Africa makes push to enter Overwatch World Cup

By Brad Lang
May 17, 2019
in :  Gaming
11

The local Overwatch community is pulling together in a collective effort to send a team to the biggest tournament for the highly popular esport. Following a recent announcement posted to the official Overwatch website, Blizzard has unveiled some slight changes to their World Cup procedure. In a bid to see a wider field of national representation, Blizzard has revealed the …

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Lifestyle

An Internet porn block is being proposed for South Africa

By Darryn Bonthuys
May 15, 2019
in :  Lifestyle
23

We’ve all watched porn, and there’s nothing wrong with that. When you’re of the right age and of sound mind, there’s nothing to be ashamed about. It’s just porn. Unless you’re in government, which is currently in full “WON’T ANYONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN” mode currently.

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Lifestyle

Government to regulate Airbnb with new regulations that are aimed at levelling the playing field

By Darryn Bonthuys
April 16, 2019
in :  Lifestyle
2

It’s absolutely amazing, how when one new idea takes root and provides a disruption to the status quo, the old guard rushes to squash it as quickly as possible. Take AirBnB for instance. What you’ve got, is the Uber of hotel rooms. People are free to create their own guest lodge, prospective tenants can save cash when they rent a residential room for the night and everyone is happy. Unless you’re a hotel chain of course.

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Technology

Vodacom will charge you up to R49 to roll over data you’ve already paid for

By Geoffrey Tim
February 25, 2019
in :  Technology
25

In June last year, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ruled that service providers would have to allow for mobile users to have their unused data rollover every month. At the time, ICASA dint want to be “overly prescriptive” about how that rollover would work.

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ASUS debuts 2019 laptop collection for SA

By Sam Spiller
January 30, 2019
in :  Entertainment, Technology
0

ASUS, the third-biggest laptop manufacturer in the world, has kicked off 2019 with the local debut of their new series of notebooks and gaming laptops. Though making their global debut at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, the new collection was unveiled to the South African market yesterday at an event in Sandton City. The introduced range includes …

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The Critical Hit guide to gym specials and memberships to help you get physical in 2019

By Darryn Bonthuys
January 7, 2019
in :  Features, Lifestyle
24

Maybe running isn’t for you though, and that’s just fine. Plenty of other options exist, from boot camps to trampoline cities, although there’s nothing wrong with sticking to a tried and trusted method of staying active: Picking up a heavy object, putting it back down and repeating the process ad infinitum. In other words: Gym.

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Gaming

Nvidia reveals $349 GTX 2060

By Geoffrey Tim
January 7, 2019
in :  Gaming, Technology
14

Last year, Nvidia revealed its next generation of GPU technology by way of its RTX series of cards. Unreasonably expensive, the new cards feature what’s long been considered the “holy grail” of gaming: Real-time ray tracing. It allows for accurate, generated lighting that adds a dash of realism not seen before. And it really is magical. Once it was properly …

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