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Apples and oranges: the best iPad alternatives of 2014

It is not very hard to accept the fact that the Apple’s iPad is still one of the best tablet out there, thanks to…

DroneScan: the startup using flying ‘copters to manage your stock

Data management can make or break a business. Especially when it comes to big companies, refining a simple process could save you millions. It’s…

Jamie Whincup wins again: 6 moments you missed in motorsport this weekend

There are just too many great motorsport events and series to fit into a comparatively short weekend. Sadly because of this, many exciting moments…

Guns and Rain: an art gallery that inhabits the contours of online space

Guns and Rain founder Julie Taylor’s oldest art memory is of drawing dinosaur stencils. That memory, wrapped up as it is in the imagination…

WD My Passport Ultra Metal Edition review: stylish, reliable storage

I’m not partial to devices that put form above function so embellishments (more often than not) don’t appeal to me. I’m not a magpie…

Weekly Roundup #8: Gangnam Style breaks YouTube, Bond gets a new Aston

This week in tech Korean pop singer Psy’s music video Gangnam Style managed to break YouTube’s total views counter. The world’s most popular online…

10 tips for keeping your ecommerce startup safe this festive season

It’s the end of the year and it’s time to shop. If you own an e-commerce platform or sell stuff online you are probably…

Running Windows on Mac: a simple setup

There’s a great legend which has been lost to history, of a war between two colossi: one was a behemoth – a titan known…

It’s a woman’s (virtual) world: how girl gamers are dealt a rough hand

With the nearly simultaneous launches of the PS4 and the Xbox One, the gaming world is abuzz. Internet pictures abound with young men hugging…

You need rest: 6 tools to put your business on autopilot this holiday

You need to relax. Your business… not so much. You can rest (only temporarily of course) while your company ploughs through the up-coming holiday…

GWM C20R: Chinese…but not what you might expect

Had you told me a couple of years ago that I would be driving a GWM for the week, I would in all honesty…

Xbox One versus PS4? The PC won long ago

Since the release of the Xbox One and the Playstation 4, I’ve heard numerous arguments about which one is the best. We all seem…

Mashauri: the rise of the virtual accelerator

Traditional startup accelerators operate on a tried and tested model: knowledge and cash in exchange for equity. Mashauri, an online accelerator aimed at increasing…

10 of the most iconic phones of our time

In 1983, Motorola launched the first cellular phone — the DynaTAC 8000X. It weighed one kilogram, featured a 30-contact phone book and had a…

Six lessons for entrepreneurs from the movie ‘Jobs’

I just watched the movie Jobs, and before you Apple fanatics lose your mind, this is not a review, go watch it yourself. What…

Simple tech: why the Suzuki Jimny is like a Rubik’s Cube

The Rubik’s Cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Back in the day old man Ernő worked…

LG G2 vs iPhone 5s: Android or Apple, we’ll be the judge

Two phones, both flagship models and both handsets that have reached the pinnacle of design, power and display. LG and Apple have created two…

Apple’s app diet: how it took a step backwards with iLife and iWork

Apple’s prolonged update to its iLife and iWork suites finally dropped earlier this year, to the ecstatic cries of long-term Apple enthusiasts (read: survivors)…

South African entrepreneurs take a bow: a North American’s perspective

Jonathan was recently part of a team that traveled around South Africa actively searching for potential investments as they recruited entrepreneurs to the Canadian…

TomTom Multi-Sport review: the GPS watch comes good

About a year ago, I was mugged while out running. It wasn’t particularly violent, I wasn’t hurt, but it was a pretty good lesson…

Burning Hot: entrepreneurs watch list, ‘Her’, Bloodhound SSC, geeky Xmas gifts

Burning Hot is a weekly show on Burn Media that showcases our favourite recent stories on Memeburn, Gearburn, Ventureburn, and now Motorburn. From the…

The Audi A7: A diesel-head technophile’s dream

The Audi A7 Sportback isn’t exactly new. In fact, it first went on sale globally in 2010. But now Audi has added a beefier…

Challenge accepted: 5 of the most difficult games you’ll ever play

I recently had a strange urge to go rummaging through my gaming treasure chest. I had this unquenchable want to play a classic title…

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

How iGaming is becoming more accessible in South Africa

HP Ditches the 15-Minute Wait: Is This the End of Customer Service Hell?

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Koop’s AI Housekeeper: Could This Be the Solution to SA’s Startup Compliance Headache?

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

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs