Big Tech

Microsoft enjoyed ‘best month ever’ for Surface line

Microsoft made quite a splash when it revealed its Surface Studio desktop a few months ago. But the Surface line in general has been…

Here’s what Microsoft Zo thinks about Cape Town, social media and Pokemon

Microsoft is old hat at this artificial intelligence chat bot thing. Remember the drama its teenage bot Tay caused on Twitter? Well, the company…

Google’s Trusted Contacts is the app parents will love

Once upon a time, you could keep track of your friends’ and family’s whereabouts using Google Plus. But that was the complicated past. Today,…

Apple Music student discounts now available in South Africa

Apple Music’s student additions are now available in 30 more countries, including South Africa, the Cupertino company announced. The student membership, which gives those…

Google Trips: how does it fare against its competition?

When Google Trips launched in September to little fanfare we covered it here at Memeburn, noting that it arrives as a big upgrade to…

Trump offers Apple ‘large’ tax cuts for US manufacturing return

US president-elect Donald Trump held a phone call with Apple CEO Tim Cook, offering the tech firm “very large” tax cuts to return manufacturing…

Here’s how Google Play is using AI to improve search

Trying to find an app on the Google Play Store can be an exercise in frustration, especially if it’s an eagerly anticipated app or…

Google is hooking you up for the World Cup

No guys, we have not hit World cup overload yet, not when Google has decided to throw in a World Cup experience you will…

Can’t make it to Brazil? Go inside the World Cup stadiums on Street View

Love soccer but don’t have the motivation (or means) to get off the couch and attend the upcoming FIFA World Cup games in person?…

Apple’s ad wants you to know that the iPhone is still its best fitness device

Apple’s latest ad confirms something we’ve thinking for a while now: when it comes to health and fitness, smartphones are pretty much still the…

Google offers mail encryption tool for paranoid Chrome users

Google announced a new tool called End-to-End that encrypts your email when it leaves your web browser until it is decrypted by the recipient…

Apple is breaking down silos and focusing on how customers use tech

Its easy to get caught up in feature-hype. After all, Apple probably announced over 1000 new features for its OSX and iOS operating systems…

Gone baby gone: Google receives 12k ‘removal requests’ in 48 hours

Privacy settings, a hot-button topic many websites do their best to avoid, get the royal treatment from Google as a new “right to be…

Google sets it sights on the stratosphere by investing in satellite internet access

Google is looking to make the world a better place by providing worldwide internet access, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. According to…

5 things you should know about Apple’s $3-billion Beats buy

Apple is officially acquiring the stylish audio product company Beats for a total of US$3-billion. Founded by Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre (formally Andre…

Microsoft reveals Skype Translate: a real time voice interpreter

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that in the future Microsoft’s Skype will be able to translate voice and video calls in near-real-time. Nadella’s news…

Reasonable response? Google Glass fans fight restaurant ban with bad reviews

Imagine for a moment that you’ve just become a proud Google Glass owner. Now imagine that you’ve gone to a restaurant, your mind filled…

Microsoft’s laplet: hubris, hype and hopeless enterprise-based optimism

On Tuesday Microsoft fooled pundits who’d been predicting the announcement of a smaller addition to its Surface range of tablet computers by announcing a…

With the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft seems more confused about the future than ever

This time, Microsoft means business. At the original Surface tablet launch in 2012, it told us it meant business. Again, at the far more…

Google brings in the big guns to help make Glass look cool

Google’s most ambitious wearable tech device has had something of an image problem ever since its release. It was famously not helped by Robert…

Procrastination warning: today’s Google doodle is a functioning Rubick’s Cube

Oh no. There goes your productive Monday. The team over at Google has put together an interactive doodle for the 40th anniversary of the…

Tencent, many dollars: why Naspers rises and falls on the Chinese giant’s fortunes

After a struggling for a good couple of months, Naspers absolutely crushed it on Thursday. The only reason for that was its 34.5% holding…

Jumia Taps Mirakl Ads to Supercharge Retail Media Across Its African Marketplace

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones

Absa’s AI Clone of Fifi Peters Pushes Banking Into a Bold New Future

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves