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My problem with the R1-million bakkie.

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Pricing is out for the Mercedes-Benz X350d and it’s not good for social dynamics. We don’t need more symbols of wealth, especially not a bakkie.

Transport    bakkie, double cab, Ford Ranger, Mercedes-Benz X-Class, Nissan Navara, VW Amarok, X350

We can’t control the price of oil

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Blame the levies and the former president all you want, but the oil price is a symptom of a bigger international game and we’re only pawns.

Existence    Donald Trump, fuel price, Iran. Saudi Arabia, oil price, Russia, South Africa

The irritating thing about smartphone reviews

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Don’t write off the LG G7 ThinQ just because DxO Mark gave it a poor score. There more to smartphone cameras than reviewers can test for.

Gear    Land Rover Explore, LG G7 ThinQ, smartphone camera

I made a YouTube video and now I want to die.

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I never knew how much courage publishing my own YouTube video would take, but its out in the wild now and I’d like if you shared it.

Existence    Content Creator, How to fix South Africa, That Opinion Guy, YouTube

Unpacked: Huawei Mate 20 features

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The Huawei Mate 20 Pro takes the best bits of all the leading 2018 flagship smartphones and puts it in one gorgeous package.

Gadgets    camera, Huawei Mate 20, Kirin 980, Leica, smartphone

What running races taught me about life

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My slowest race ever turned into one of my biggest victories. This is a personal blog post.

Existence    Adidas Supernova, Fitness, HOVR, Journey, Life, Running, Under Armour, Wisdom

No, car, I don’t want to talk.

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Building smartphones interfaces is hard. Android and iOS have been evolving over a decade and still don’t have it right, so why are carmakers doing it now?

Transport    Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, BMW, Google Assistant, iOS 12, iPhone, MBUX, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche Cayenne, Porsche Connect, Siri, Voice Assistant

What Pixel 3 taught me about smartphone cameras

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South Africa won’t get the Pixel 3, so I tested the best smartphone cameras currently available in tricky low light conditions.

Gadgets    comparison, computational photography, Google Pixel 3, HDR, Huawei P20, iPhone 8, LG G7 ThinQ, low light, photography, Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Regular car manufacturers miss the electric hype

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Traditional car makers are finally bending to the electric demand, but they’re still getting it horribly wrong. Here’s what they don’t get about the hype

Transport    Audi, E-Tron, Electric cars, EQC, Jaguar i-Pace, marketing, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla

What the USB hell, Microsoft?

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Nice new Surface devices Microsoft but where are the USB type-C ports? It’s time to step your I/O game up, for the sake of humanity.

Gadgets    Microsoft, rant, Surface, USB type-C

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