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Huawei MediaPad 10 Link+ review: not much of an upgrade

Yawn. “Tablets” is fast becoming the most boring device genre on earth, with no diversity, no new ideas or differentiating features. Even iPad sales…

How important is design for your business in 2015?

The business year is just a few weeks old yet it’s already setting an aggressive pace thanks to a tougher economic climate, savvier customers…

‘Mortal Kombat X’, Conan’s ‘Minecraft’ and Freddy’s pizza: 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,…

4 motoring niches we would have laughed at 10 years ago

In the grand old business of building cars, mainstream segments are where the big money’s at. Right? Well, generally speaking, yes. Budget hatchbacks, for…

Belyve will make you a sexy website for R1000 a pop

Like most startups, Belyve was born out of a frustration of the status quo. Its creator Kolobe Kgwathla started making websites in order to…

iPhone 6s, HTC One M9 and Xperia Z4: 7 phone launches to get excited about in 2015

In 2014, the iPhone 6 was released with massive success, selling an incredible 74-million units since its launch. Other outstanding releases, including the HTC…

4 ways to get the HUD experience without shelling out for a new car

It’s pretty easy to understand the appeal of a head-up display in your car. From a safety point of view, it means you can…

What startups may come: a look at Silicon Lagoon in Nigeria

“What exactly is a business plan?” a startup says to me. Life in Nigeria’s booming startup scene is not like any other. “We don’t…

Sony SmartWatch 2 review: it’s not bad

The best compliment I can give Sony’s SmartWatch 2 is that it works. I still believe that wearable devices are in their infancy, and…

8 phones with astonishingly good battery life

Size matters. Or at least that is how it seems with the excess of massive mobile phones hitting the market in recent times. These…

Sources: Naspers has shut down major ecommerce sites from MIH SA [update]

Emerging markets media and internet giant Naspers looks set to shut down a number of ecommerce sites run by its online investment arm MIH….

11 affordable ‘WhatsApp phones’

Facebook did it. It brought messaging app WhatsApp for US$19-billion. Doesn’t it know that it costs US$1 on iTunes? But I digress. For those…

Mercedes-Benz CLA review: sexy and attainable, yet bristling with tech

The CLA is sort of like a four-wheeled paintbrush. No, it doesn’t have bristles at one end, nor does it need to be dipped…

11 gadget lifehacks you can’t do without

Love gadgets, but hate it when complications arise? So do I, so does everyone. But that’s what this article is for, to help you…

Bitcoin accepted here: 6 SA ecommerce stores using the cryptocurrency and why

You can buy many things using Bitcoin. The digital cryptocurrency has made headlines for its links to the deep dark web, notably the online…

6 genre-defining titles from Irrational Games

Earlier this week, Irrational Games head Ken Levine posted an open letter on his site, saying that he’s winding down his company to concentrate on…

Globevestor matches global-minded investors with emerging market startups

Emerging market startups, especially those at the pre-revenue mark, continue to find access to early-stage capital (US$150 000 to US$1.5-million) challenging. At the same…

How much sense does BMW and Samsung’s app collaboration make?

Google’s Android needs no introduction, neither does its biggest vendor, Samsung. Another big name, so imperiously embed in our minds is BMW. There are…

Motorola Moto G review: high on performance, low on price

When Puneet Soni (VP, Product Management at Motorola Mobility) revealed the Moto G to a bunch of geeky reporters, he constantly asserted that flagship…

Skills, infrastructure, local investment: Nigeria’s tech challenges [#SMWLagos]

“The internet revolution is similar to the industrial revolution,” said Nigeria’s ICT Minister Omobola Johnson at Social Media Week in Lagos. “President Goodluck Jonathan…

6 modern day crimefighting gadgets

Crime is something we all have thought about at some point in our lives. Whether it is to prevent one or protect yourself, it…

5 of the geekiest cars set to debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show

Each year Geneva kicks off the motoring show season in style. It isn’t the first of the year, but it certainly contends for the…

ASUS and AMD Launch AI-Driven Expert P Series PCs for South African SMBs

Calls vs Puts: Understanding the Two Types of Options

HONOR celebrates Amajita’s AFCON win with 400 Lite smartphone drop