Gearburn

It’s been 13 long years since Nintendo was without a president. In 2002, after a torrid ten-year spell of failed gaming consoles and ideas,…

There’s an old photograph of my parents sitting beneath a tree, as my mother’s looking away (probably wishing the damn photo could be taken already)…

Huawei is charging into the South African smartphone market in a big way. According to Reuters, last year the company sold a million units…

Portability is about as annoying a buzzword as synergy, or smartwatches for that matter. But unlike the latter two, portability has been a fundamental…

Time is a strange and deceptive thing. It seems like it was only yesterday I was celebrating our transition into the new year, spurting…

2015 has been the year of virtual reality. The Oculus Rift, Sony Project Morpheus, Google Cardboard and the HTC Vive – these are all…

Remember a few weeks ago when Nokia rubbished rumours that it was to return to the smartphone business this year? Well, it seems that…

There are numerous tripod solutions available for smartphones and digital cameras; some of them good, some of them bad. How many mounts can wrap…

It’s really difficult telling gaming mice apart nowadays. All feature highly adjustable DPI or sensitivity settings. All are somewhat colourful and snazzy with splashes…

It’s difficult to gauge launch titles for new gaming consoles. Sure, these titles are supposed to show off what the console is capable of,…

There are two things you wouldn’t normally associate with Nintendo: new IPs not featuring that mustachioed Italian plumber, and angry shooters. Without so much…

The TomTom Runner Cardio came to me at exactly the wrong time. You see, I usually run around four times a week, with a…

Lucid Trips is a virtual reality (VR) game that, as its name suggests, is inspired by the mysterious and magical practice of lucid dreaming….

I’ve never been one for turn-based combat. Sure, in some games that require the mental agility of a well-read grasshopper, it can be a…

Most of us are suckers for punishment. No, what I mean is most of us have enjoyed at least one freemium game, whether it…

You know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo wasn’t always the enormous annual gaming shrine it is today. In the past, many gaming announcements were made…