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I keep a close watch on All Technology updates around the world.
Samsung’s Fold8 Lands in South Africa, and the Carrier Deal Matters More Than the Specs
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Samsung’s Fold8 Lands in South Africa, and the Carrier Deal Matters More Than the Specs

Samsung's most expensive phones have landed in South Africa, and the price tags arrived first. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra starts at R50,999 and climbs to R60,999 for the 1TB…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 9, 2026
Huawei’s Mate XT 2 Nails the Tri-Fold, Then Paywalls Its Best Screen
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Huawei’s Mate XT 2 Nails the Tri-Fold, Then Paywalls Its Best Screen

Huawei launched the Mate XT 2 in China on September 7 with an inward-folding hinge, a new Kirin 9050 Pro, and a starting price of CNY 19,999, roughly $2,980. Pre-orders…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 9, 2026
HONOR Pad 20 and MagicBook X14 Arrive in SA Built for Backpacks, Not Headlines
Posted inElectronics

HONOR Pad 20 and MagicBook X14 Arrive in SA Built for Backpacks, Not Headlines

The Magic V6 foldable got all the applause when HONOR took over Melrose Arch in Johannesburg in late August, and the surprise Robot Phone reveal stole most of the headlines.…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 8, 2026
The Galaxy Z Fold 8’s First Discount Exposes Samsung’s Awkward Pricing Problem
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The Galaxy Z Fold 8’s First Discount Exposes Samsung’s Awkward Pricing Problem

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in early August and it's already on sale. Since yesterday, Amazon and Best Buy have been taking $250 off every variant, no trade-in,…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 8, 2026
The Redmi 17 is a load-shedding phone dressed up as an entertainment phone
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The Redmi 17 is a load-shedding phone dressed up as an entertainment phone

The Redmi 17 goes on sale in South Africa today at R6,499, and the pitch around it is pure entertainment. A 6.9-inch screen, loud stereo speakers, a phone built for…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 7, 2026
Apple’s $2,300 iPhone Ultra Will Skip Face ID and Still Sell Out
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Apple’s $2,300 iPhone Ultra Will Skip Face ID and Still Sell Out

The iPhone Ultra price leaks arrived this week and the internet did what it always does: converted currencies badly and panicked. I've spent the last two days pulling apart the…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 6, 2026
Samsung’s Fold8 Lineup Is Two Different Phones for Two Different South African Buyers
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Samsung’s Fold8 Lineup Is Two Different Phones for Two Different South African Buyers

Samsung's 2026 foldables have been on South African shelves for about two weeks, and after proper time with the full lineup, including a very crowded 947 Joburg Day at Crocodile…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 6, 2026
The iPhone Ultra’s $2,500 Price Looks Settled, Its Production Doesn’t
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The iPhone Ultra’s $2,500 Price Looks Settled, Its Production Doesn’t

Everyone is arguing about whether $2,500 is too much for a foldable iPhone. It's the wrong argument. The pricing has been effectively public for over a week, and the number…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 5, 2026
The M6 Mac mini Is Great Hardware at the Wrong Price for South Africa
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The M6 Mac mini Is Great Hardware at the Wrong Price for South Africa

Apple launched the M6 Mac mini as quietly as it launches anything. A press release on August 25, pre-orders the same day, a product page appearing on the local store…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 5, 2026
Xiaomi’s 18 Fold Is the Most Interesting Foldable You Can’t Actually Buy
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Xiaomi’s 18 Fold Is the Most Interesting Foldable You Can’t Actually Buy

Foldables have spent five years converging on the same tall, narrow book shape, and I'd stopped expecting anyone to question it. Then Xiaomi put a cherry red 18 Fold on…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 4, 2026
South Africa’s 17% Smartphone Growth Is a Price Story, Not a Boom
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South Africa’s 17% Smartphone Growth Is a Price Story, Not a Boom

Africa's smartphone market just posted its first decline in three years, and South Africa grew 17% straight through it. If you read that as a boom, I understand the instinct.…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 3, 2026
The Poco F9 Ultra Is a Battery With a Phone Wrapped Around It
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The Poco F9 Ultra Is a Battery With a Phone Wrapped Around It

Poco launched the F9 Pro and F9 Ultra globally on September 1, and I've spent the two days since ignoring the camera talk and staring at two numbers. 6,330mAh on…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 3, 2026
Samsung’s Blue Tag Sale Is an Ecosystem Play With Genuine Discounts Attached
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Samsung’s Blue Tag Sale Is an Ecosystem Play With Genuine Discounts Attached

Spring in South Africa means two things, jacarandas and Samsung's Blue Tag Sale. The 2026 edition runs until 27 September and the headline numbers are genuinely strong, R4,000 off a…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 2, 2026
The Ternus Era Opens With Apple’s Riskiest iPhone Bet Yet
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The Ternus Era Opens With Apple’s Riskiest iPhone Bet Yet

Apple's "Surprise and shine" invite for September 9 dropped last Wednesday, and the lineup is already the worst kept secret in tech. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 2, 2026
The Mate XT 2 Adopts the Tri-Fold Design Samsung Already Gave Up On
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The Mate XT 2 Adopts the Tri-Fold Design Samsung Already Gave Up On

Huawei opened pre-orders for the Mate XT 2 yesterday morning in China, a 1,000 yuan deposit through the company's official online store, with the full reveal set for September 7.…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 1, 2026
Samsung’s Blue Tag Sale Is an Ecosystem Play Dressed Up as a Discount Event
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Samsung’s Blue Tag Sale Is an Ecosystem Play Dressed Up as a Discount Event

Every tech timeline in South Africa is shouting about 40% off this week. After spending an evening with the Blue Tag Sale page and, more importantly, the redemption fine print,…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 29, 2026
Apple TV’s Fourth Price Hike Is About Sports Rights, Not Inflation
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Apple TV’s Fourth Price Hike Is About Sports Rights, Not Inflation

Apple raised US prices for Apple TV and the Apple One Individual bundle on August 28, and the increments look almost polite. Monthly goes from $12.99 to $14.99, the annual…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 29, 2026
Honor Magic V6 Lands in South Africa at R39,999 with Samsung in Its Sights
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Honor Magic V6 Lands in South Africa at R39,999 with Samsung in Its Sights

Yesterday evening at The Venue in Melrose Arch, Honor finally stopped teasing and put a price on the table. Honor says the Magic V6 opens for orders in South Africa…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 27, 2026
Motorola’s Android 17 Rollout Is Fast, Yet Its Device List Already Feels Like a Mess
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Motorola’s Android 17 Rollout Is Fast, Yet Its Device List Already Feels Like a Mess

Motorola started pushing stable Android 17 to its Signature flagships in India this week, and the speed alone is worth noting. While Samsung and OnePlus owners are still staring at…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 27, 2026
Samsung’s South Africa Surge Is a Mid-Range Story, Not a Victory Lap
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Samsung’s South Africa Surge Is a Mid-Range Story, Not a Victory Lap

South Africa's smartphone market is defying gravity, or at least defying the rest of the continent. While shipments across Africa slipped 7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026,…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 26, 2026
The Galaxy S27 Ultra Is Borrowing Apple’s Camera Bar and Losing Its Soul
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The Galaxy S27 Ultra Is Borrowing Apple’s Camera Bar and Losing Its Soul

The Galaxy S27 Ultra leaks landed this weekend. Ice Universe posted his CAD sketches. OnLeaks followed with full 3D renders a day later. Within hours, the consensus hardened. Samsung's next…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 26, 2026
South Africa Is Finally Going After Rip-Off Electronics Repair Prices
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South Africa Is Finally Going After Rip-Off Electronics Repair Prices

Ask an authorised service centre what it costs to fix a cracked TV panel or a dead washing machine board and you know how the conversation ends. The quote lands…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 25, 2026
The Pixel 11 Gets Warm Reviews From Everyone Except Pixel 10 Owners
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The Pixel 11 Gets Warm Reviews From Everyone Except Pixel 10 Owners

Five days on shelves, and the story is already settled. Reviews call the Pixel 11 the most polished phone Google has ever shipped, while a reader poll pulling more than…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 25, 2026
South Africa Gets LG’s W6 Wallpaper TV Before the Reviews Do
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South Africa Gets LG’s W6 Wallpaper TV Before the Reviews Do

LG has confirmed the OLED evo W6 for South Africa, and at 9.95mm thick it's the closest thing to glass on a wall the TV industry has ever shipped. Only…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 24, 2026
iPhone Ultra Early Impressions Are Glowing, and I’m Still Not Buying One
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iPhone Ultra Early Impressions Are Glowing, and I’m Still Not Buying One

A few people outside Apple have already spent real time with pre-launch units of the company's first foldable, and their verdict landed this weekend: the hinge feels expensive, the phone…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 24, 2026
Cell C Has the Widest 5G Network in South Africa and Owns None of It
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Cell C Has the Widest 5G Network in South Africa and Owns None of It

Sometime in the past few weeks, without a launch event or a line in its own annual results, Cell C switched on 5G. The challenger brand now claims the widest…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 23, 2026
The iPhone 18 Pro Max’s New Camera Is Built for Video, Not Bokeh
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The iPhone 18 Pro Max’s New Camera Is Built for Video, Not Bokeh

Every fall rumor cycle produces one feature that redraws the iPhone lineup, and this year it's a set of aperture blades. The word since August 18 is that only the…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 23, 2026
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE Lands 27 August, but the Battery Math Bugs Me
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Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE Lands 27 August, but the Battery Math Bugs Me

Samsung's invitation for the Galaxy Event August 2026 went out on Thursday, and the company is being coy about what it's launching. It doesn't matter. Every regulatory listing, every render…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 22, 2026
Apple’s September 9 Event Has Quietly Stopped Being for Everyone
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Apple’s September 9 Event Has Quietly Stopped Being for Everyone

The invitation hasn't gone out yet, but the shape of Apple's September 9 event is already clear, and it's stranger than any iPhone launch in years. Expect the iPhone 18…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 22, 2026
Xiaomi’s R500 Speaker Is a Bargain South Africa Probably Won’t Get to Keep
Posted inElectronics

Xiaomi’s R500 Speaker Is a Bargain South Africa Probably Won’t Get to Keep

Xiaomi quietly dropped a 95-gram magnetic Bluetooth speaker onto Xiaomi Youpin this week, and the timing feels almost personal. The device, known locally as the R500 because its 199-yuan sticker…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 21, 2026
Samsung’s August 2026 Patch Fixes 56 Holes, Yet Most Galaxy Owners Are Still Waiting
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Samsung’s August 2026 Patch Fixes 56 Holes, Yet Most Galaxy Owners Are Still Waiting

Samsung published its August 2026 Security Maintenance Release on August 4, and it looks like one of the heavier bulletins this year. Fifty-six vulnerabilities sit inside, thirty-eight from Google and…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 21, 2026
Starlink Just Went Direct to Phone in the DRC. South Africa Is Still Arguing Over Paperwork
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Starlink Just Went Direct to Phone in the DRC. South Africa Is Still Arguing Over Paperwork

On 14 August, Airtel Africa flipped a switch in Kinshasa, a SADC capital better known for copper and conflict, that should have reverberated straight to Pretoria. It didn't. The launch…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 20, 2026
The Pixel 11 Is a $900 Software Update Disguised as a Flagship
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The Pixel 11 Is a $900 Software Update Disguised as a Flagship

The Pixel 11 series hit retail shelves this morning, and after spending the last week watching early owners unbox their units and stress-test the Tensor G6, we keep coming back…
Posted by Morman Tebolo August 20, 2026

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