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Altech Node preview: all-in-one home and content control, at a price

Altech’s Node is smart. Well, it’s packed with a lot of smart ideas, but will this all-in-one home automation device, available 19 September in…

7 ways to make a dumb home smarter

The buzzword “smart home” fits nicely alongside terms like “The Internet of Things”. But the smart home is tangible, it is something. Best of…

$400m for the startup scene in Lebanon raises more questions than it brings solutions

How to be innovative in a country where two decades of civil war and rather noisy neighbours such as Syria keep the focus of…

Clean tactics: 3 ways Formula E will transform the electric vehicle industry

I’m a stubborn Formula 1 fan. The series laden with passion, romance, tragic history and manic technical development entrances me every second weekend to…

My reasons for buying Samsung’s Gear Fit

Before the Gear Fit, I was still using an analogue watch. No, not a Rolex or a Philippe Patek which are more pieces of…

Formula E is here: 7 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…

On indie games and why I play them

I’m not an avid gamer. I once got addicted to Word Mole on my old Blackberry – it’s embarrassing, but I couldn’t stop playing it. Now,…

7 South Africans behind some of the biggest startup successes in the US

Nope, we’re not talking about PayPal-Tesla-SpaceX founder Elon Musk, or Thawte and Ubuntu main man, Mark Shuttleworth. The people showcased here are behind some…

5 of the worst and weirdest crowdfunded gadgets

We all hear about these amazing crowd funded projects that start out as an idea and become an overnight success, being funded many times…

Entrepreneurial Snapshot: South Africa

In a new series of posts — Entrepreneurial Snapshot — I’d like to give a brief overview of the six countries surveyed in Omidyar…

Waka Waka solar powered charger review: fun in the sun

Gadgets are delightful and bring so much more to our lives than simple convenience. Take the weirdly named, US$89 Waka Waka for instance. Here’s a…

Hey Africa’s tech scene, I am sick of your whining: an open letter

Dear Africa’s tech scene (ATS), Shut the frack up. I am starting to get bored with your whining. Don’t get me wrong, you are…

Dave McClure says Silicon Valley is ‘functionally illiterate’ at marketing

We here at Ventureburn think marketing is really important when it comes to thinking about your overall startup strategy. It’s better to start thinking…

System Monitor review: Android’s best stat app

This article won’t matter to many of you, however, to the fellow nerds it will appeal to, I could not recommend System Monitor fervently…

Netsurfer Dual Tablet review: thrifty Android goodness

Change is a constant in the gadget world. Devices get larger and thinner, operating system become more user-friendly and our wallets become just a…

Burning Hot: Where in the world is Edward Snowden? Plus BRCK, Feedly

In the fifth edition of the hottest show on the internet, Mich Atagana asks where in the world is Carmen Sandiego Edward Snowden? The…

Control matters: why Xbox One’s gamepad trumps PS4’s

In the world of online gaming your enemy is a faceless entity halfway across the world. They’re unseen, often unheard. But in the heat…

Feedly review: Google Reader’s best replacement

When Google announced that it would be shutting down its very own RSS reader, I was outraged and immediately started looking for reasons why…

6 tips for taking your business online

The World Wide Web, together with other ICT enabling technologies, has made it increasingly easy for companies to conduct business online. The expansion of…

Thinking of going public? Here’s 5 key things you should know

There comes a stage in every company’s lifecycle when going public makes sense. It might be to maintain growth, pull off more aggressive expansion,…

6 insanely cool medical apps and gadgets

Technology plays a vital role in the medical industry, and the ever-advancing stream of medical gadgets and apps are making the lives of our…

6 things your corporate job can teach you about running your own company

Most entrepreneurs sneer at the idea of working for a big corporate or medium size business on the path to becoming the next big…

The next-gen console cold war: cutting through the crap

There was a time, when your choice in console wasn’t scrutinised at every turn. There was a time, when it was more about the…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel