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What startups may come: a look at Silicon Savannah in Kenya

“How would you like to pay?”, a cashier at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport asks me. “M-Pesa or cash?” she continues as I try…

Is it a car? Is it a bike? Nope, it’s Toyota’s i-Road

Come October, the city of Grenoble in the south-east of France will have 35 new, electric, brightly coloured, three-wheeled Toyota i-Roads on it streets….

It’s called Windows 10: Microsoft surprises everyone with unexpected name, improved UI

It has been a bumpy ride for Microsoft’s Windows division since the release of Windows 8 two years ago, but its time of torment…

Quitting my corporate job to follow my startup dream worked out, but not in the way you think

I was inspired to write this after reading an article by Ali Mese, where he discusses how quitting his job in order to chase…

23.6″ AOC 72 Series Multi-touch Monitor review: more gimmicky than good

I have a love/hate relationship with touchscreen monitors. I have a touchscreen, all-in-one computer at home that works incredibly well for my son, because…

Petter Solberg becomes RallyX royalty: 5 moments you missed in motorsport this weekend

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

From geek to gorgeous: 15 fabulously fashionable gadgets

For once, let’s pretend appearance matters more than performance. If you are fashionable, shouldn’t it reflect in your gadgets? Here’s a list of 15…

Beyond acquisition: how do startups cope once they’ve been bought?

We have all been watching the shopping sprees of three tech giants in the past year; heck their shopping trolleys have been driving news…

South Africa needs patient ‘co-opetition’ between venture investors

A couple of weeks ago Ventureburn asked Marc Herson CEO of 2go what the South African startup tech ecosystem needed, especially its Venture Capital…

Xolo Q1000 Review: value for money, thy name is Android

The Xolo Q1000 is one of many value-for-money dual SIM Android smartphones from local brands that are on sale in India. At the price…

Burning Hot: future jobs, the BlackBerry Q5 and SA mobile game Snailboy

The top stories on Burn Media this week? Well, they include some seemingly crazy futuristic jobs, a review of BlackBerry’s latest smartphone and the…

8 startups taking the African gaming scene to the next level

With the popularity of mobile phones and growing internet penetration, African gaming developers are taking advantage of the growing demand for games. Africa’s tech…

India’s 5 cheapest smartphones revealed

The mobile phone market in India is quite different from those of the US and Europe. There’s almost a sense of neglect when it…

Rating the world: is Bugscore the most ambitious startup ever?

Bugscore has a compelling premise: rate any person, product or business in the world. Investors are biting. The score almost anything startup headquartered in…

10 absolutely terrifying games you still have to play

To celebrate the recent release of The Last of Us, which, we think you’ll agree, is pretty darn terrifying, I know present 10 of…

10 ways to automate your online life with IFTTT

If This Then That (IFTTT) is a site and a recent iOS app that lets you move information from point A to point B….

4 things I wish I’d known about business 15 years ago

Today I thought I’d jot down some of my learnings from the past 15 or so years of running smallish to biggish businesses. I…

If we don’t get investment for our startup, what do we do?

It often happens that entrepreneurs ask that question when attending events and meetings. They want a quick, accurate and succinct answer so they can…

15 apps for an easier, more productive life

I am constantly in search of the perfect, “must-have” productivity app. Of course we all know there’s no such thing. No matter how much…

Choosing a path: when startups act like agencies and why it’s okay

If you watch the tech startup scene as keenly as we do, you might have noticed a trend starting to emerge over the last…

BlackBerry Q5 review: an awful phone

BlackBerry’s Q5 touch and type smartphone feels like a joke without the punchline. It’s cheap and plasticky, wildly overpriced (R5 000/US$420), has random bugs…

Burning Hot: the viral impala, Nokia Lumia 1020 and Africa’s tech scene

Take some African superheroes, throw in a crazy leaping impala and add one of the most impressive cameras ever to grace the back of…

The art of the pitch: 3 essential tips for winning over your audience

So you’ve got a startup. How sexy of you, how innovative, how new. Well I hate to burst your bubble but startups are a…

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)