The New Normal: PC Prices Keep Climbing, and There's No End in Sight
RAM and SSD prices have already climbed past 200%. CPUs are following. Here is what is driving the increases and how to budget for a PC in South Africa now.
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Microsoft Offers Voluntary Exit Packages to 60,000 Employees. Is AI Taking Their Jobs?
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to 60,000 eligible employees amid massive AI investments. Are these departures a sign that artificial intelligence is replacing human workers?
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PHP2Shell: Two Critical Flaws and What the PHP Foundation Is Prioritising
Two critical PHP flaws let anyone run code on a vulnerable server. The patches took a day. Then the hosting platform's new firewall rules took our own site offline.
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EA Shuts Down BioWare and Cancels the Next Mass Effect Game
EA is closing the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age and cancelling the next Mass Effect game. Around 50 BioWare jobs go with it.
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HTTPS Security Shock: One of eMudhra's Private Keys Was Literally the Number 4
Eight intermediate certificate authority keys issued by eMudhra were weak enough for a researcher to recover them in under a second. Browsers have moved to block them.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 Arrives This Week With Edgerunners 2 Content
CD PROJEKT RED's free Update 2.5 lands on 22 October with Edgerunners 2 content, cyberware customisation and dual-wielding.
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GTA 6 Could Arrive on PC in Q1 2027. Should PC Gamers Wait?
Could GTA 6 arrive on PC in Q1 2027? Four industry sources suggest an early release. Here's what PC gamers need to know before buying a console or upgrading.
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Steam Next Fest Is Live: Over 8,000 Game Demos, Hidden Gems and an AI Problem
Steam Next Fest runs until 26 October with over 8,000 game demos. Discover upcoming PC games for free and learn how to find the hidden gems.
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Fortnite Is Coming to Linux. But What Will Linux Have to Give Up?
Epic is rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat to bring Fortnite to Linux. Secure Boot, TPM 2.0 and signed kernels raise questions about control and freedom.
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Adobe's Worst Nightmare? One Developer Is Rebuilding Creative Cloud With AI
An open-source suite written in Rust with help from Claude is challenging the software subscription model. But can it compete with Photoshop, Premiere Pro and the rest of Creative Cloud?
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Windows 11 26H2 Is Here: A Small Update That Changes Little
Microsoft started rolling out Windows 11 26H2 on 29 September 2026. PCs on 24H2 or 25H2 get it as a small enablement package with one restart.
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50,000 Players, One Guild: How Asmongold's Olympus Took Over the WoW Forever Beta
Asmongold revived Olympus in the WoW Forever beta and the network grew past 40,000 players across 40+ guilds, filled cities, and sparked the OlympusMute addon.
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The Witcher 3 Remastered Is Out Now, Free for Existing Owners and Already Breaking Records
The Witcher 3 Remastered is out now as a free upgrade with both expansions included. It hit 120,975 concurrent Steam players, with PC requirements and a 2027 expansion detailed.
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LG Smart TVs Have Crossed a Line. Do Not Buy One
GamersNexus found LG smart TVs scan home networks, collect telemetry and voice data, and carry reported flaws that could expose the microphone. Compourri advises against buying one.
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ICASA Inquiry Puts WhatsApp, Netflix and YouTube Payment Debate Back on the Table
South Africa's communications regulator has opened an inquiry into over-the-top services. The process could revive the fair share debate over whether platforms should pay toward network infrastructure.
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Omarchy Linux Has Gone From Interesting Experiment to $18.5 Million Movement
Omarchy Quattro passed 300,000 downloads in its first month as the Omacom Foundation's pledged funding climbed to $18.5 million. We examine the campaign against the project.
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World of Warcraft Forever Announced: Blizzard Unveils Its Next Era
World of Warcraft: Forever launches 4 November as a third WoW experience in a reimagined original Azeroth with realmless rulesets and new content.
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Windows 11 26H2 Is a Smaller Upgrade Than Its Version Number Suggests
Microsoft's upcoming annual feature update for Windows 11 arrives as a lightweight enablement package. Most PCs already have the code installed and waiting.
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Software Essentials Gets a Usability Overhaul
Compourri releases a new build of Software Essentials with interface improvements, refreshed documentation, and built-in protection against unwanted pre-installed bloatware.
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Common Windows Error Codes Explained: What They Mean and How to Fix Them
Decode the most common Windows error codes and learn practical troubleshooting steps to resolve system crashes, startup failures, and update errors.
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ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Gemini Hit by South African AI Outage
South African users found major AI platforms unavailable on Thursday afternoon, exposing how heavily modern artificial intelligence relies on shared cloud infrastructure.
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Three Days on Omarchy: Arch Without the Tinkering
Three days as a daily driver on Omarchy: sub-minute install, Hyprland tiling that sticks, agents that handle system tweaks, and Cyberpunk 2077 with over 1,000 mods. Arch speed without the config drift.
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AliExpress Caught Using Silent Audio Processing to Fingerprint Users
A Bluetooth headphone glitch exposed a hidden Web Audio tracking system on AliExpress. Here is what it collects and how to block it.
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The GTA 6 Leak Is Illegal. But Who Really Owns the Games We Buy?
The latest Grand Theft Auto VI breach reignited debates around digital ownership, server shutdowns and game preservation. When you buy a modern game, do you actually own it?
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Counterfeit SSDs Are Fooling South African Buyers
A generic 2TB SSD lists for around R654 on Takealot while genuine 2TB drives cost about R2,999. Spot fake-capacity drives before they destroy your data.
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Microsoft Fixes Over 570 Security Vulnerabilities in July Patch Tuesday
Microsoft released one of its largest Patch Tuesday updates, fixing more than 570 vulnerabilities including actively exploited zero-day flaws.
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FokOffMense: A South African App Fighting Spam Calls
Mathew Riddle built FokOffMense to block spam calls, generate POPIA opt-out letters, and monitor data breaches.
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Microsoft's Kafka Trap: When Recovering Your Stolen Account Becomes Impossible
A Microsoft account is the master key to your digital life. But what happens when that account is stolen and recovery locks you out?
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Launches on PC at Full AAA Price
Ubisoft released Black Flag Resynced at R1,079. It hit 98,000 concurrent Steam players but holds a "Mostly Negative" rating.
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