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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 review: great specs, bland design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the flagship phablet device from Samsung that many were waiting for. It competes with every other flagship smartphone…

6 (almost) wireless solutions for your home theater PC

If your home theatre setup was a human body, the cables would surely be the veins. Silent and without question, constantly working to transport…

FIFA 14 vs PES 2014: a midfield clash

Football, eh. It’s the people’s game. Simplicity incarnate, you need only a spherical ball and a couple of goalposts to play. But what if…

RIP TV? 5 new ways we watch our favourite shows

There is an argument that says that TV is dead. Perhaps this is true. But considering the fact that I work in the TV…

6 easy ways to move from Apple to Android

Let’s say you own an iPhone. A 3GS, a 5, a 4S or maybe you’re even lucky enough to own the 5S. It doesn’t…

Uber review: just about the best damn taxi service ever

Traveling from South Africa to first world countries always opens my eyes to the vast chasm that exists between the way things are and…

Logitech G602 Gaming Mouse review: made me ambidextrous

There are a lot of cool things about Logitech’s G602 Gaming Mouse, like the 250 hour battery life, the lag-free wireless controls and the…

Sony to releases holy trinity of new CyberShots

Sony has unveiled three new CyberShots. The TX200V, WX70, and the WX50. Price-wise, the TX200V is the dearest at US$500. The WX70 and WX50…

Gearburn’s pick — top 16 multiplayer iPad games

The iPad is custom-made for full-screen, HD multiplayer titles. Casual titles work exceedingly well on the world’s most popular tablet and, given the lack…

PowerTrekk — Power anywhere, just add water

So this is interesting. Swedish fuel cell technology company, myFC, is bringing the world’s first portable hydrogen fuel cell charger to market. It’s called…

Review: Logitech Pure-Fi Express Plus — Has… potential

Within the confines of the audiophile spectrum exists a passel of audio listeners with varying degrees of auditory discernment. Somewhere an insomniac just likes…

Three (indie) reasons to use Steam

Steam has transformed the industry. As the most comprehensive games digital distribution platform available, they’ve created a space for indie developers to flourish. Recent…

Somewhere between a Range Rover and a Mercedes 300SL

I was told I was getting a Maserati GranTurismo or an Aston Martin DBS. I was lied to. The package was awfully small to…

Light, sexy and daring, its the Nokia 700

The Nokia 700 is a beautiful phone, with a dreadful OS and some redeeming features. I tear it apart like a rare fillet in…

New FFT math could equal 10X faster LOLcat downloads

I feel like we take compression for granted. It’s like the bass player in a band. While the lead guitarist or singer gets decorated…

Absinthe is here — jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1 now!

The jailbreak for both A5 iDevices running iOS 5.0.1, namely the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S has landed. Absinthe runs on both Windows and…

App of the week: AVPlayer HD

This week I take a look at AVPlayer HD, a fully functional and easy to use video player for the iPad that completely blows…

DStv Walka — Plastic fantastic

It feels cheap, the sound quality is dire, and the signal is rarely clear. But hell, I love the DSTV Walka. It’s compact, low-res…

Gearburn’s BlackBerry Torch 9810 Review

It feels like RIM’s current range of products is dwarfed by the melodrama of a flailing company desperately trying to reinvent itself. Pundits are…

Hands on with Nokia’s Lumia range

To say that Nokia had a tough 2011 would be a massive understatement. There seemed, however, to be a glimmer of hope when the…

Steve Wozniak: 8 Reasons why Android is better than iOS

Speaking to Dan Lyons, Steve Wozniak, the engineering genius who co-founded Apple in 1976, had some good things to say about Android. The Woz…

The coffee table of the future, Surface 2, now shipping

The Samsung SUR40, known as the Surface 2, is a 40-inch surface computer which was revealed at last year’s CES. Finally, it’s ready for…

App review — iTomato

So it’s the New Year, a time to wipe the slate clean and start afresh, to look forward in a positive manner to where…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

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

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion