HONOR X9c: A Game-Changer for South African Smartphone Innovation HONOR has once again raised the bar in the mid-range smartphone market with the launch…
Fiber-optic cable to increase Africa’s mobile coverage by 20% in 2015
We all know Africa has a massive mobile population, right? Well, recent efforts will see a massive increase in internet coverage for this fast-growing…
Yup, Google is now using camels to virtually map out the Arabian desert
We’ve all seen the cars with those massive Google stickers tapped to the door and a 360-degree camera on the roof, right? They’ve captured…
Vodacom, Deezer tie the music-streaming knot for South Africans
In March this year we reported that South African telecom giant Vodacom is looking to introduce a new music streaming service, Spotify. Earlier this…
Yet another Apple iStore raided by bandits in Cape Town
Last evening, shortly before Canal Walk mall closed its doors, armed men stormed and robbed the iStore. The robbery follows many similar incidents that…
The weekly roundup: Windows 10, GoPro 4 and Kenyan startups
Welcome to BurnMedia’s “The Weekly Roundup” with Mich Atagana and Jason Bechervaise, a weekly podcast in which they discuss the week’s events in the…
Failure to launch: Germany’s Rocket Internet goes public, shares drop 14%
Massive German startup factory Rocket Internet went public today and reactions haven’t exactly been enthusiastic. Shortly after its shares first started trading, the company’s…
Mark Shuttleworth will donate R250m to help Africans being screwed over
After more than a year’s worth of legal battles concerning exchange controls in South Africa, news today came out that billionaire Mark Shuttleworth won…
Facebook’s new ad platform targets users across sites, tracks offline sales
Last week, we reported that Facebook was rumoured to be launching a new ad platform to better track users across third-party sites. The new…
SA’s so-called ‘blackface’ scandal reignites racism debate on Twitter
Only a few months ago, two girls from the University of Pretoria dressed up as maids for their friend’s birthday party. They painted their…
Watch a drone video of the world’s largest march on climate change
Over 300 000 suspected marchers turned up for the People’s Climate March in New York City recently. Some notables included UN Secretary General Ban-Ki…
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