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SYNDICATE (XBOX 360, PS3, PC)
What? A re-imagining of the cult-classic Nineties game series, but where the originals emphasised strategy, this one’s all about
the explosions.So? By combining the clean futuristic world of Mass Effect with the bio-engineering premise of Deus Ex and Crysis-style first-person shooter gameplay, it’s the ultimate sci-fi mash-up.

Why we love it From phones to Facebook, the world is hooked on technology. So, it’s not impossible to imagine a time when we take it one step further and move from external devices to internal ones, implanting chips inside ourselves. That time is 2069 and everything is digitally connected, including people. As a secret agent out for revenge, you can slow down time, see through walls and breach the digital world around you with a variety of hacking techniques.
Price R399 (PC), R599 (Xbox, PS3)
Get it @ Takealot.co.za, Kalahari.com and multimedia stores

CONNECT
MOTOROLA RAZR
What? A sleek, stylish smartphone that proves rugged doesn’t need to mean ugly. So? With diamond-cut aluminium accents, a sculpted glass face and a 4.3-inch display, and measuring 7.1 mm thick, it looks sharp enough to live up to its name. Why we love it Yes, looks are important. But this Motorola offers so much more. A Kevlar fibre body, Gorilla Glass screen and splash-guard coating provide external protection. Under the skin, 1 GB of RAM hooks up with a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and Android 2.3 to get you a fast user interface and plenty of multitasking power. That means you can effortlessly watch movies on a screen with more colours than most LCD HDTVs. Or you can use the 8 MPx rear-facing camera with 1 080p HD video capture to create your own movies. It’s up to you.
Price R6 999 (pre-paid), R269 per month for 24 months (Business Call) Get it @ cellphone stores

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EVERNOTE.COM
What? A free online service that helps you remember everything. So? From assignment due dates to the name of that album your friend recommended, it’s a mission to keep track of all of life’s little details. Instead of creating memos on your phone or scribbling details on pieces of paper, you can now save everything in one place. Why we love it A memory fades. Digital data doesn’t. This is why this repository lets you upload, access and categorise text, audio files, images, web clips, tweets, handwritten notes and PDF files via every device you use. So, whether you’re on your PC, tablet or smartphone, the information is only a few clicks away. And, although the free option gives you a limit of 60 MB usage a month, that’s still plenty to expand your mind.