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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…

No Android update at Google I/O and that’s perfectly okay

Google’s annual I/O, a conference aimed at developers has come and gone and surprisingly, there was no major Android update — and I’m okay…

12 classic gadgets that will leave you feeling nostalgic

For those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s, it’s sometimes difficult to look back at the gadgets that were hailed…

WD My Passport 2TB HD review: dirt-cheap storage

For US$139, Western Digital has given me 2TB of USB 3.0 goodness. The WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive is good and…

Acer Aspire S7 review: thinner, lighter and more expensive

Sleek, shiny and utterly sexy. This is the first impression you get of the Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook. It positions itself in the same sort…

Razer Orbweaver review: elite gaming, at a price

The Orbweaver is the latest gaming pad released by Razer. It is a specialised piece of gaming equipment that I suspect will only attract…

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…

Windows-based Galaxy tab out next week?

A report from the Korea Economic Daily says Samsung has teamed up with Microsoft to make a new tablet computer powered by Windows 8….

The Samsung SMART TV — Let’s talk tech

My previous connotations towards the aptly dubbed “idiot box” were ones of apathy. The reason this stigma has been around for decades, stems around…

Resistance 3: A fitting end to the fight?

The closing chapter of a trilogy is always the most important. If you botch the ending any goodwill you may have manufactured in the…

News24 launches Samsung Smart TV app

News24 and Samsung South Africa have combined to produce the first local Smart TV application. The News24 app can be accessed from any Samsung…

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