F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Uber to improve driver/rider ratings by collecting data using smartphone technology
A large part of the appeal of Uber is that riders and drivers alike can rate the treatment and behaviour of each other. More…
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World trailer, a Werner Herzog film on technology
Werner Herzog’s latest film is a documentary called Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World. The doccie is about the internet and runs…
Four top executives leave Twitter, Jack Dorsey announces
Jack Dorsey might be doing his utmost to rescue Twitter and make it a viable business, but that hasn’t stopped people jumping ship. In…
Weekly Round Up #48: GM, Jumo, Twitter blackout, Marie Claire internship, Hateful 8, movie trailers
Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Senior…
Facebook Sports Stadium: a new feature for fans to discuss and follow games live
Facebook has introduced a new hub that is dedicated to sport lovers. Facebook Sports Stadium is a place to experience sports in real time…
Netflix releases fourth quarter earnings, lays out ambitious plans for 2016
Netflix has released its fourth quarter earnings for the year ending 2016. The company reported a massive revenue of US$1.82-billion and earnings per share…
New Amnesty International report links Apple, Microsoft, Samsung to child labour in mines in DRC, Africa
Ever wondered how your smartphone is assembled and where all the minerals that make up its tiny component pieces come from? Not many people…
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield pays tribute to Dr. King on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the third Monday of January each year, Americans observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The day is observed around Dr King’s birthday, which…
Weekly Round Up #47: Rickman, Bowie, Tesla factory, The Star’s awks moment, regulating OTTs
Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Senior…
Microsoft acquires technology assets from Event Zero to enhance Skype for Business Online
Microsoft on Wednesday announced, that it has acquired technology assets underlying the UC Commander product suite from Event Zero, a company that currently provides…
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