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5 valuable things you should know about SA’s ecommerce scene

Thinking back to some of the golden nuggets shared at this year’s eCommerce Africa Confex in Cape Town, South Africa, one can’t help but…

‘White Night’, ‘Life Is Strange’ and Liam Neeson: this week’s TGIF Video Roundup

TGIF, and we really shouldn’t be at work, but that won’t stop us from gandering through the week’s best tech, gadget and gaming videos,…

Hands on with the Hisense H6 smartphone and Sero 8 Pro tablet

Something interesting happens a technology starts to become so ubiquitous that we can’t imagine living without it: the ability for manufacturers to differentiate themselves…

Here’s where Africa’s payments revolution should be happening today

In emerging markets, mobile money services have the power to simplify lives, offering people the convenience of paying from anywhere and at any time,…

Weekly Round Up #13: eCommerce Africa Confex, Satya Nadella is cool and New Nintendo comes to South Africa

This week ecommerce in Africa, its challenges and successes, have been the major focus for Memeburn and Ventureburn. Andre-Pierre du Plessis and Jacques Coetzee…

Acer Liquid E700 Trio review: three SIM’s the charm

There is no second guessing the aesthetic of the Acer Liquid E700 Trio or the way it feels in one’s hands. The phone looks…

Pargo’s pick up points hope to innovate South Africa’s growing ecommerce

Dutch founders Lars Veul and Derk Hoekert recently showcased their ecommerce solution called Pargo at the eCommerce Confex Africa. We caught up with them…

Governance: it’s misunderstood but seriously important for your startup

To many small and medium business owners, even the word ‘governance’ sounds scary and Victorian. However, despite popular opinion, the value the governance process…

Fitbit Flex review: the smart fitness tracker that will get you off the couch

Today, I walked. I left my car at home and opted for the bus so I could work in some extra steps before work….

5 ways you can prepare for the shift from ecommerce to ‘all-commerce’

When the ecommerce boom first hit, retailers scrambled to develop an online presence. Whole departments were created to manage this separate branch of commerce…

Steve Ballmer to startups: ‘take a long-term view’

As Microsoft charts a new course under Satya Nadella, the company’s former head and now Microsoft board member, Steve Ballmer, has been candid about…

The 8 biggest automotive recalls of all time

Technology in cars is pretty darn terrific. Well, it is, until it all goes spectacularly wrong. How often does that happen? Rather more frequently…

5 Android/iOS games we can’t stop playing

Addiction is a terrible thing. Except when it comes to games. We wholeheartedly support gaming and gear addiction, and these five games are still…

Alcatel 2000X review: the new Nokia 3310

Here’s a strange one, a phone that’s not a phone, but is only a phone. Meet Alcatel’s 2000X, a phone with a bright and…

Bad business: the makings of an ecommerce venture in Africa

If you had to pick any industry that Africa seems to have clung onto since its tech boom, it has to be ecommerce. For…

5 new technologies that make you want to drive more

While there’s always new and improved technologies every year that are said to make driving all the better, how many of them are actually…

5 DIY hacks that let you fit high tech gadgets into ordinary cars

If you’re on this site, it’s fairly safe to say that you love cars and tech (if not, how did you get here? Please…

Cash flow management: why startups shouldn’t ignore it and how to get started

The saying rings true: Turnover is vanity, profit is reality, cash flow is sanity. The importance of cash flow management in business. With looming…

The instant messaging shootout: BBM, WhatsApp, Line, WeChat and Viber

Instant Messaging apps would be great material for a spaghetti western. You can almost picture it; the five big guns in the west are…

The iPhone 1: Apple’s sour start

When the first iPhone launched in 2007, most of us who remember owning one can attest to its (at the time) revolutionary features. It…

SA investors need to invest in local entrepreneurs: the Triggerfish story

Last week I attended the SiMODiSA forum set-up for South Africa’s entrepreneurs and investors to help promote the conditions necessary for entrepreneurial activity to…

‘Wolfenstein: New Order’ preview: old-school thrills

Back in the 1990s, Wolfenstein was king. It was the first true first-person shooter of its time and placed you in the shoes of…

Elon Musk’s Controversial Salute

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

Will AI Boost or Break South Africa’s Startup Scene?

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

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

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)