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Huawei MediaPad 10 Link review: the vanilla ice cream tablet

Huawei’s MediaPad 10 Link is an attractive 10” tablet at first glance. Then you see how much it costs and what it does, and…

PS4 first impressions: amazing tech in a handsome package

Everywhere you looked at mega gaming expo rAge this year, PlayStation had a hefty presence. A massive Playstation stand, adorned by the much-loved PS…

Pedego Interceptor bike review: heavy metal joyride

Full disclosure: the last time I rode a bicycle on anything near a regular basis was in my honours year at University. Unfortunately the…

rAge 2013: what to expect from Africa’s largest gaming expo

Every year, gamers from all over South Africa converge on Johannesburg to take in the geek fest that is rAge. Don’t get me wrong,…

The ultimate Android rooting guide

Rooting: maybe you’ve thought about it already, because your device is getting a little slower and you want all the shiney new features you…

15 tips and tricks for becoming a Windows 8.1 pro

Windows 8.1 officially launches as a download, retail copy and on new Windows PCs or laptops on 18 October 2013. Microsoft’s added in loads…

Hands on with the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear and 2014 Note 10.1

Samsung launched the Galaxy Gear smartwatch (sorry, “wearable teach” companion), Note 10.1 2014 Edition and its new flagship phablet, the Note III earlier this…

Rydeen is backing Android to win the in-car infotainment battle

Will Android dominate the new in-car infotainment battleground?”. Walking around the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) last year, it was clear that cars…

Jailbroken today — the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1

The iPhone 4S has been jailbroken. The video below is proof of concept, clearly showing an iPhone 4S booting untethered into a jailbroken state….

2012: The year of the everyman tablet

While tablets have dominated tech news ever since the launch of the first iPad, it seems likely that the frenzy will begin to die…

Mimbo, the iPhone robot emulates facial movements

The human world is unprepared for emotive robots. Japanese robots with human-like faces which smile, cry and shout only create a larger gap in…

Getting to grips with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was pretty big news when it launched. It holds the honour, after all, of being the first phone to come…

Hands on with Wikipad: ‘World’s first 2D & 3D tablet without glasses’

There are plenty of tablets on offer at CES International 2012. Some of them are from big players such as Samsung, while others are…

5 Solar gadgets at CES

Not so long ago, your choice when it came to solar-powered gadgets was pretty much limited to calculators and seriously expensive wrist watches. Here…

Intel announces smartphone play at CES

Intel is probably best known for its pc and laptop processors, but the tech giant announced that it is making a play in the…

USB 3.0 set for smartphones, tablets by end of 2012

USB 3.0, the blazing-fast data transferral medium which promises theoretical speeds of 625MB per second will migrate to tablets and smartphone by the end…

Gearburn’s pick — top MMO’s

Almost every game is now online-enabled, but the likes of Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 lack the gentle interaction and community aspect of…

Razer to possibly announce new gaming tablet at CES 2012

Razer, creators of the gaming peripherals such as gaming mice, have released a teaser trailer for a PC with a “new form factor,” deftly…

Logitech presents the Cube, a mouse that is a projector

Dynamite comes in tiny, chocolate sized packages with the advent of the Logitech Cube. Scepticism be damned, the Cube is a mouse cum projector….

Not a Review: Verbatim Netbook USB drive so small it’s almost not even there

Not a cricket chirped. Not a tumbleweed rustled in the chill wind. I sat contemplating the tiny little Verbatim Netbook USB solid state drive…

Meet Acer Aspire S5, world’s ‘thinnest, lightest’ ultrabook

Acer has lifted the lid on the Acer Aspire S5, a 15mm supermodel, thinner than a MacBook Pro (24.1mm). At CES, the “thinnest and…

Gorilla Glass 2 to debut at CES 2012

Without it, your fancy smartphone would have been cast to the back draw of your gadget graveyard years ago. It’s installed in a half-billion…

10 games to look forward to in 2012

Look, 2011 was a great year for gaming, but it’s over now, and all that’s in the past. It’s time, therefore, to look forward…

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