MyBroadband’s Piracy and Streaming Survey for 2017 has revealed that many tech-savvy South Africans subscribe to streaming services.
Intel’s Skylake processors are being discontinued
Intel has discontinued several 6th-generation Skylake processors, which have been succeeded by the Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake architectures.
Highest broadband speeds in South Africa
The highest recorded speed on the MyBroadband Speed Test server in August 2017 was from a Vox user who clocked 1.39Gbps.
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Gaming Journalism Internship – Apply now
Broad Media is growing its editorial team and has a great opportunity for a graduate who wants to work in online gaming journalism.
Star Wars and Marvel films will be exclusive to Disney’s new streaming service
Marvel and Star Wars films will be exclusive to Disney’s video streaming service when it launches in late 2019.
The cryptocurrency miners who earn over R100,000 per day
Ethereum is the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world, according to market capitalisation, and can be mined using consumer graphics cards.
Bug in Windows kernel prevents security apps from detecting malware
A bug in the Windows kernel dating back to Windows 2000 can be exploited to prevent security applications from detecting malicious software loaded at runtime.
What to watch on Netflix and Showmax this weekend
Here are the latest shows you can watch on Netflix and Showmax this weekend.
The best video game trailers of the week
Check out new gameplay and footage from the most-anticipated games coming your way!
Google is killing its Drive desktop app
Google said in a blog post that it will end support for its Drive cloud storage app on Mac and PC from 11 December 2017.
Blizzard launches eSports arena in Los Angeles
Blizzard has opened a dedicated eSports arena in Los Angeles, where it will host live competitive gaming events.
Awesome gaming and tech deals
This week’s specials include some awesome tech and pc hardware as well as a big Ubisoft sale on the PlayStation Store.
Raru launches Build-a-Bundle PS4 special
Make your own gaming special this weekend!
PC Building Simulator coming to Steam
Master Race rejoice – PC Building Simulator is set to launch on Steam later this year, and the developers have announced their first hardware partner.
Logitech’s latest mouse has a trackball
Logitech has launched the MX ERGO, a wireless trackball mouse that “sets a new standard for comfort and precision”.
Radeon RX Vega is great news for crypto miners
AMD recently launched its Radeon RX Vega graphics cards, with online stores in South Africa listing limited stock of the GPUs.
5 epic games we can’t wait to play this month
What are the most-anticipated games that you can look forward to in September 2017?
5 video games still stuck in development hell
Some things are sometimes too good to be true.
Game of Thrones Season 7 pirated over 1 billion times – MUSO
Piracy monitoring group MUSO has released its piracy data for Game of Thrones season 7.
The most popular piracy sites among South Africans
MyBroadband’s Piracy and Streaming Survey for 2017 has revealed that many tech-savvy South Africans pirate movies and TV series.
Gigabyte unveils tiny GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card
Gigabyte has unveiled the world’s smallest desktop Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card.