WhatsApp’s 2025 update surge is in full motion and South Africa is once again at the front of the global test pool. With more…
MXit launches new developer APIs
MXit has announced the launch of a new set of developer APIs as well as a redesigned Developer Centre. The company claims that by…
Leaked screenshot reveals Google Drive details
A leaked screenshot has revealed some more details about Google’s soon to be released Drive product. The cloud storage product appears to gives users…
Kenyan Ultrabooks splash-down care of Intel
Kenya will be the lucky recipient of reasonably priced Intel Ultrabooks, made especially for the emerging market. Earlier this week, Intel launched six Ultrabooks…
Photo-based MXit app shows impressive growth — 400k users in one month
An app inside mobile social network MXit is showing some fairly impressive growth. The app, called JudgeME, was developed by mobile social network builder…
Indie darling Fez drops onto XBLA 13 April
We’ve harped on about Fez before on Gearburn. Simply put, it’s one of the most exciting independent games ever made. On 13 April, Fez…
HTML5, smartphones will change the way we interact with companies
HTML5, together with massive growth in smartphone penetration, could see a lot more people interacting with companies using their mobile devices. Many companies —…
Major Silicon Valley VC to deliver lecture in SA
A major Silicon Valley VC is set to return to South Africa, the country of his birth, to deliver a lecture at Stellenbosch University….
Google to go into third-party comments
Google is launching a third-party commenting system. Thing is, it’s not trying to enter into the space of specialist industry players such as Disqus,…
Angry Birds Space downloaded 10M times in 3 days
If you’re looking for an indication of how big the Angry Birds phenomenon is, you could do much worse than the fact that Rovio’s…
Microsoft Messenger blocks Pirate Bay links
In the war between online pirates and content producers, it’s pretty obvious which side of the fence Microsoft stands on. The Redmond-based software-giant has…
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