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Can i-Pay boost SA’s ecommerce by making EFTs cool?

Online payment gateways play a crucial role in driving ecommerce in South Africa and the whole world for that matter. The right gateways can…

These are the world’s most loved, and hated, cars

For most of us, cars are a constant presence in our life; we’re either sitting in them and/or looking at them a large chunk…

6 gadgets and tips to save power and beat loadshedding this festive season

“Loadshedding” is fast becoming a vulgarity in South African vocabulary. While it’s a necessary evil, it’s a massive annoyance for those who need electricity…

Here are 5 tips to make your biotech startup leaner

Building a biotechnology startup is a lot like getting a private university education: To make progress, you have to get past the high-cost barrier…

Weekly Roundup #9: Ralph Baer, Dragons’ Den prodigy, Instagram, Volvo’s hybrid and Art of the brick

In our ninth edition of Weekly Roundup the Burn Media squad chats about all things startup prodigies, sexy hybrid vehicles and all so many…

Fails, sharks and Minecraft mazes: this week’s greatest gaming and gadget videos

It’s Friday, 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…

Startup 90: SA’s new accelerator looking for the startup recipe of success

Startup accelerators are tricky things. The idea of putting together some business fundamentals for a company in a couple of months sounds crazy, yet…

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…

Bitcoin Surges As Market Relief Rally Meets Trump’s Crypto Backing

Insider Threats Surge In South African Organisations As AI Expands Cyber Risk

Anthropic Refuses To Let AI Spy On Customers

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

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel