Singer Danny K has claimed a South African first with the launch of a smartphone app to accompany his new album "Good Look".The app, developed and built by boutique agency Wonderland Works, can be downloaded on all Samsung Galaxy devices from the Samsung Play Store and showcases the artist's new tracks, news, his latest music videos and some of the competitions being held by Danny's sponsors.In a move that mirrors the deal Jay Z did with Samsung, Danny K ...

In the aftermath of its IPO, the message from Twitter has been pretty consistent: make the platform easier to use and get media partners more involved.The latest effort to make sure that happens is media.twitter.com, a new site dedicated to Twitter best practices and success stories, among other things.The site, announced via an official blog post, covers a number of topics, including TV, news, sport and government.According to Twitter, its searchable database of how-to’s curated by the @Twittermedia ...

Winamp, one of the world's first MP3 apps, will no longer be available for download as from 20 December 2013. There was no great fanfare, no popping of champagne corks and no press releases. Winamp just popped a banner on top its download section stating that the end is near. Despite Winamp falling out of favour because of streaming music apps such as Spotify, iTunes and Rdio, it'll always remain a firm favourite. Back in the late nineties and early ...

Wondering why John McAfee, the anti-virus software pioneer turned murder suspect, has such a crazy air about him? Well, if a short documentary on the man is anything to go by, the answer is boredom.Filmed by Journeyman pictures, the documentary tries to unravel some of McAfee's activities in the South American country of Belize. What it suggests is that the 67-year-old McAfee, fuelled by a potent combination of ego and paranoia, allowed the innovative part of his mind turn ...

The darkness clears, and you realise you're surrounded. The hulking shapes of the trolls are clearly visible by the moonlight, towering high above you. You try to escape, but one corners you -- you're forced to confront it, ducking left and right in an attempt to evade its strikes. But you're not quick enough -- it advances, and you roll back on the ground, staring at the stars in the night sky and pass out to the sound of ...

Hyper-local is the marketing buzzword du jour. However, getting your head around what is available and how and when to use the activities is key to the creation of a strategy that is relevant and delivers the desired effect. Any marketing strategy will have a number of key components such as goals, target market, an understanding of strengths and weaknesses, activities, measure and feedback. In this day and age, whether you own a garden service in the leafy suburbs of ...

“Outlast contains intense violence, gore, graphic sexual content and strong language. Please enjoy.” These are the first words you are met with when starting Outlast and you’ll be wise not to forget them. Outlast lives up to every single one of them. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started playing this game, which made the experience all the more shocking. This first-person horror survival game is not for the faint hearted.Read more on Gearburn.

Subaru Southern Africa doesn’t sell very many WRX STi models, in fact they only sell about 20 a year. But then, you have to remember the Subaru WRX STi is a purpose built car, it is a focused racer and it pulls no punches in that respect. It is for the hardcore motor enthusiast, for those who grew up watching Colin McRae thrash his Prodrive-built Subaru Impreza 555 on the World Rally stage, and for those whom gold wheels and ...

There is a surge of transportation mobile apps kicking off in South Africa using technologies such as GPS and mobile data to connect potential passengers with available cab drivers. While transportation might be one of South Africa’s many issues, one that is more hungry for change is the disconnect between citizens and authorities when it comes to crime. In comes SPOTTM -- a crowdsourcing mobile application to help fight and inform people about crime in real-time.SPOTTM allows victims of crime, ...

“If I had more time I would have written a shorter letter.” The famous quote is variously attributed to Blaise Pascal, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, Benjamin Franklin and several more. Irrespective of who said it, the quotation says a lot about the value of keeping things simple.Making complex concepts easier to grasp is highly valued and admired. The outcome can be inspirational or as cool as an intuitive, easy-to-use product from Apple. Brands live in a complex world, making simplicity ...