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Metro Last Light review: nuclear powered terror

Welcome to the Russian underground dystopia of Metro: Last Light. Enter the vast crumbling Metro system where the last of humanity survives as you…

2013: an Xbox One Odyssey

Software and services no longer, it’s all about devices and services for Microsoft and the new Xbox One from Microsoft showcases the future of…

New Destiny trailer ‘Law of the Jungle’ crams epic fairytale down our throats

Activision and Bungie together with Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau are expected to release this prelude trailer of the highly anticipated Destiny console game….

Google Play Services is the golden child of Android apps

As I mentioned in my previous post, there was no new version of Android announced at Google I/O this year. I speculated, and suggested…

XBOX ONE: an all-in-one home entertainment system

Microsoft’s Don Mattrick summed up the vision for the Xbox 360’s successor today. It will serve as the hub “where all your entertainment comes…

Sony Xperia Z review: the best Android smartphone yet

I’m no Xperia fan. I dislike the name (any product name that begins with an “X” in it reeks of nineties shame), I’ve never…

Toshiba Satellite U920t review: middle of the road

The Satellite U920t is an Ultrabook that was released by Toshiba earlier this year. Currently, it is the only product in its laptop/tablet combo…

Research In Motion stock punished for weak sales

Shares of Research In Motion (RIM) plunged almost a fifth on Wall Street on Friday after reporting sales and profits that fell short of…

Gamers’ ingenuity unfolds AIDS enzyme

Gamers have taken to a purpose-written computer game called Foldit to twist open the secrets of an enzyme of an AIDS-family virus that had…

Google buys another 2^10 IBM patents

Google has added 1 023 more IBM patents to its technology arsenal to fend off legal attacks by rivals such as Apple and Microsoft….

PS Vita will land in Japan before Christmas

Handheld gamers rejoice. The Playstation Vita will be released on the 17th of December in Japan. Sony’s anticipated handheld gaming machine and the successor…

Intel looks for Google leg up in smartphone chips

Intel, left badly behind in the market mobile phone processors by comptitors like ARM, is looking for a fast catch-up by teaming with Google…

App of the week: Dolphin Browser

This week I take a look at Dolphin, a highly intelligent smartphone web browser that Safari can learn a lot from. When it comes…

Three reasons I love Android

Open source. Free information. The power to customise what I want, when I want. These are not simply words used to describe one of…

A failure to Kinect

One of the first pieces I wrote for the .Burn suite of websites was titled “How the Nintendo Wii is ruining gaming”, an admittedly…

Nintendo throws games at sinking 3DS

Nintendo unveiled a string of new software titles at a highly anticipated Tokyo trade show as it attempts to boost sales and reignite interest…

Review: Tunebug Vibe stalks flat surfaces for sweet music

Imagine you’re somewhere fairly quiet. Your den on a Sunday afternoon. A cubicle in an empty office*. A hotel room in a strange city….

Congress fiddles while patents burn us

American politicos both Republican and Democrat agreed that something had to be done about patents, and the costly, innovation-choking mess they were making of…

Top 5 gaming laptops you should want

Laptops can be divided into three rough and ready categories: casual, business and gaming. Casual laptops are often fragile and sometimes barely as powerful…

App of the week: Official Rugby World Cup 2011 App

This week I take a look at the Official Rugby World Cup 2011 App, a resource rich and very informative app that I would…

Video Review: Samsung NX11

Here is our video review of the NX11. It’s a surpisingly competent piece of camera kit; well thought out and fast handling. Changeable lens…

Google gives HTC patent ammo in Apple fight

Long accused of milquetoast support for its Android licencees when they’re attacked, Google has suddenly escalated the Apple-vs-Android patent war by providing HTC with…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel