Big Tech

Can Apple Music crack China’s fragmented streaming market?

On September 30, Apple sent out a Press Release that is likely to have profound implications for the Music Industry. “Apple today announced that…

Google introduces Accelerated Mobile Pages for rich, faster content on mobile

Google has announced a project called Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) which is an open source HTML code framework that publishers and developers can adopt…

Will the Surface replace laptops or fizzle out as another fad?

Over the years, we’ve seen several technology fads come and go, such as the netbook. With the top consumer tech companies all announcing Surface…

Apple shows off some funky commercials for the Apple Watch

Cupertino based tech giant Apple has launched six new 16 second long video commercials to show off the Apple Watch’s prowess. The adverts are…

Weekly Round Up #37: Google event, Takealot raising 1bn, Tesla Model X and Edward Snowden on Twitter

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Stuart Thomas,…

Google acquires Jibe Mobile, a leading provider of Rich Communication Services

Google has acquired Jibe Mobile, a startup that is a leading provider in Rich Communication Services. Google is in the process of implementing RCS…

Chinese market can now access Apple Music, iTunes movies, iBooks

Apple is getting cosy with China in a big way by launching Apple Music, iTunes movies and iBooks to customers in China. The Chinese…

Read Steve Ballmer’s farewell letter to Microsoft’s employees

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today announced that he would be retiring from the company within the next year. In an internal memo to the…

Google’s Matt Cutts: +1s don’t affect search ranking

It looks like Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts has threw the SEO crowd another curve-ball when he took to Hacker News to…

Google celebrates Claude Debussy’s birthday with moonlit musical doodle

Google’s recent interactive doodles have involved everything from bacteria to Ferris Wheels, but today the tech giant proved it could also bring some subtle…

New Gmail is filtering out its biggest competition: others in email marketing

Promotional email has long been an effective way of delivering opt-in commercial messages and many have rediscovered this method after experimenting with advertising, social…

Why Apple hiring Nike’s Jay Blahnik adds a heap of potential to the iWatch

Before I start, I should reiterate that no one really knows anything certain about the iWatch, but it’s a rather safe bet to say…

Google is forcing a massive change in PR: here’s how

I’ve long warned that PR companies would be subject to similar forces of disruption that have been destroying the media sector for the past…

Google to let you check flight statuses, package info in the near future

If you want to know whether your flight is delayed or where exactly that package you ordered a few days ago is, you could…

Samsung exec: anti-iPhone ads worked a treat

Have you ever wondered what effect those anti-iPhone ads from the likes of Samsung and Nokia might have? Well apparently, for the Korean electronics…

Yahoo pays $81 million to keep Tumblr’s David Karp onboard for 4 years

Tumblr founder and now Yahoo employee, David Karp, will receive an additional US$81-million in cash and stock if he sticks it out on the…

Watch this Hangout with Sir Richard Branson, Elon Musk right now

Elon Musk and Sir Richard Branson have launched some of the most successful and innovative businesses on the planet. Space X, Virgin Galactic, PayPal,…

Samsung CEO: we want Tizen on everything

This is interesting. Over the past few years, Samsung has come to dominate the global Android and, to a lesser extent, smartphone space. But…

Yahoo! set to unveil new logo after ’30 days of change’

Yahoo! is finally ready to follow the path tread by the likes of Microsoft and eBay by giving its logo a makeover. Except it’s…

Why the Publicis, Omnicom merger really could hurt Google, Facebook

The recent announcement of the Omnicom and Publicis $35bn merger to create the world’s largest advertising company, is all about gaining the upper hand…

Google launches Views, allows you to add 360 degree panoramas to Maps

This looks pretty cool. Google has launched a community site called Views, which allows you to upload and share panoramic 360% photos to Maps….

Want to attract great software engineers? Offer life extension tech

Competition for software engineers is incredibly intense and Silicon Valley firms are pulling out all the stops to recruit and retain top talent. A…

The 17 labour rights violations found at one Apple supplier in China [Report]

How long does it take for endemic and institutional problems to be solved? Judging from numerous reports on labour rights violations at Apple’s various…

Ayoba Partners with TikTok: A Game-Changer for African Digital Entertainment

Elon Musk’s Controversial Salute

An Unmissable Opportunity for African Healthtech Innovators

Will AI Boost or Break South Africa’s Startup Scene?

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)