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Vodacom Smart Kicka review: tiny phone, big value

We have yet another “budget smartphone” on our testing table. While the big manufacturers squabble among themselves to fit unnecessarily detailed screens and wildlife…

Engineering serendipity: 6 of our favourite co-working spaces in Cape Town

Like the famous coffee houses of the 1800s, co-working spaces for tech startups are the modern repositories where ideas can grow, projects become startups…

Mercedes-Benz S-Class review: is this the best car… in the world?

Mercedes-Benz says that the S-Class is “the best automobile in the world”. That’s an astonishingly bold claim, isn’t it? But it’s not a deluded…

VoiceMap app: a platform for storytellers to give personalised location-aware tour guides

The Revolution Route, one of the routes on VoiceMap, begins at the Grand Parade, right at the bottom of the statue of Edward VII,…

The iPhone 6 and Apple Watch: should you even bother?

Additional words by Andy Walker We kind of like Apple, Andy and I, and after last night’s launch, we were filled with opinions. Is…

3 of the weirdest car launches of recent years

Launches are a pretty big deal for car makers. It is, after all, the first time they get to show off what is often…

At R50 a pop, this site wants to be the marketplace for all skills and talents

What are you willing to do for R50? “I will design your book cover … for R50″, “I will install WordPress so you can…

Want your startup to be a success? Become an expert in your field

How important is it for entrepreneurs to have specific domain experience prior to founding their startup? As an entrepreneur you are bound to run…

Burning Hot: Google’s internet balloons, the Lumia 920 and WooCommerce

What do giant solar powered balloons, Nokia’s near-industructable smartphone and ecommerce plugin WooCommerce have in common? They’re some of our favourite stories on the…

An ecosystem in turmoil: inside SA’s startup problems

When you think about the number of tech communities popping up everywhere, the question no one seems to ask is whether or not the…

3 free productivity apps your Android deserves

Android has a lot of baked in apps that make life really easy. Combine that with being able to use your device as a…

3 completely useless smartphone features

In terms of innovation in the mobile phone industry, the last 15 years have been very good to us. We’ve gone from pull-out aerials,…

Do you really want to start a business?

As work takes up a substantial part of our lives, it’s a question that often evokes a see-sawing set of emotions — and yet,…

WooCommerce democratises ecommerce — a true WordPress child

The WordPress themes’ space has gotten quite crowed in the last few years. From ThemeForest to Elegant Themes, the competitors have boxed it out…

Lumia 920 review: It’s big, it’s really big, but oh so sexy

Turns out if you say “I haven’t used a Windows Phone” loud enough someone will send you one. While floating about in my quasi-world…

The most comprehensive guide to the SA startup landscape ever [Resource]

You have just arrived on South Africa’s startup scene, you’re lost and not sure where to start, or what to do next. You have…

Samsung Galaxy S 4 review: my life companion

I own no smartphone. Every so often, a company sends me their phone to review and for a few weeks or months, I live…

Burning Hot: social media managers, quirky startups and the PS4

Between Apple’s string of announcements at WWDC, the annual gaming frenzy that is E3 and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth taking the South African government…

Figuring out whether to bootstrap or find a VC overlord? Read this first

We love the idea of bootstrapping here — we even have a guide to it. Recently I have been noticing a movement toward bootstrapping….

8 reasons why iOS 7 is the freshest fruit from Apple yet

Of all the announcements made at this year’s WWDC, the launch of the hotly anticipated and much-needed refresh of iOS was definitely the most…

7 things every entrepreneur should understand when starting a business

Being an entrepreneur is hard. You quit your nice paying job with your awesome corner office to start something because your grandmother thought it…

3 must-have minimalist Android apps

Since I’ve been using Android, and trying to encourage other people to use it, I’ve waxed lyrical about the customisability and open nature of…

Around the world in 7 startups: traveling ventures with a twist

If you’re planning on quitting your job anytime soon to travel the oyster that is our world, then this list will probably come in…

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