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…

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…

Will it be third time lucky for Google TV with Chromecast?

Google’s recent Chromecast announcement sent flutters across the net as it drew the battle line with rivals like Apple and Netflix. Although Chromecast is…

Google’s Schmidt pays for UK tax comments, gets the tabloid treatment

Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, recently made a flip comment in the UK in response to news that the tech giant paid just $16m…

Google testing out Helpouts, a commerce solution for Hangouts

Google’s been pretty good at spinning money out of all its products over the years but one area its been putting a lot of…

Apple’s less than perfect Q3: iPhone sales up, iPad sales down

Things seem to have hit a wall at Apple Inc. The company’s latest financial report for the quarter ending June shows that its sales…

Feel like a hike in Japan? You can ‘climb’ Mount Fuji with Google Street View

They trekked through the Grand Canyon and the deserted island of Hashima. They went to the top of the tallest building in the world…

Why Google’s major AdWords switch has big implications for online marketing

Google has made many sweeping changes to how Google Adwords works since it was launched in 2000. But the introduction of “enhanced campaigns” is…

Looking to recruit great talent? Google is your biggest ally

Google has become the definitive source for web search, handling 65.2% of all searches worldwide — more than four times the number of pages…

Apple admits its developer site was hacked last week

If you write software for OS X and iOS, you might be wondering why Apple suddenly took its developer site offline late last week….

CPCs are falling for Google Ads: here are 5 reasons why

There’s been a ton of grumbling and conspiracy theories in the search engine marketing community about how new enhanced campaigns — the biggest and…

Weak Surface sales hit Microsoft hard in Q4 2013 earnings

Microsoft has just reported its Q4 2103 results and it looks like weak sales of its Surface tablet hit it seriously hard. The Redmond-based…

Explore the history, view from the Eiffel Tower with Google’s new collection

Okay, so it’s not the tallest building in the world (anymore), but the iconic Eiffel Tower is a major tourist destination which is visited…

Apple investigating after woman dies after being shocked by her iPhone

Don’t use your iPhone while it’s charging. That’s the warning from a Chinese woman after her younger sister died after reportedly being electrocuted by…

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

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

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

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

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