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5-TILES keyboard review: the Qwerty pretender

Call me a Neanderthal, but I miss typing on a phone with a physical Qwerty keyboard. Nothing quite beats the tangible feedback a springing…

Renault Sandero Stepway review: it’s about more than affordability

There was a time, not so long ago, when South Africans wouldn’t touch Renault products. While this is a sweeping statement, and such statements…

Nifty250: the photo printing startup making a name (and profit) on social media

It sounds like the kind of pitch that would leave any investor with a disbelieving smile and a pile of cash stashed safely in…

Here’s how to build your own killer $500 Xbox One or PS4 gaming PC

Both the next generation gaming consoles, Sony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One are out and we’ve seen some really interesting performance comparisons. But what…

The Suzuki Swift 1.2 Hatch: because basic can be bloody good

Anyone who’s ever had a conversation with me knows that I’ve been a fan of the Suzuki Swift for a few years now. From…

How Evernote is globalising Africa’s tech and laying bridges

You can see it in its logo. The familiar grey elephant symbol stamped onto the green icon. Evernote’s got a deep connection with the…

Audi A8 L 4.2 TDI review: It may not be an S-Class, but…

The latest generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class – boasting heaps upon heaps of staggering tech and lavish luxury – arrived on the scene with all the…

Razer Ouroboros mouse: high-performance gaming

I’m a left-handed gamer, and unlike those treacherous left-handed gamers who play games right-handed instead because THEY HAVE NO SELF-RESPECT (or whatever), I play…

How to sell a high-risk startup to skittish investors

Exhibit A: a startup with an inexperienced leadership team enters a business sector with notoriously high failure rates, the food service industry. On paper,…

Sansa Clip Zip 4GB review: better than the iPod Shuffle

The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player is all sorts of cheek-pinching cute. It weighs nothing, it’s got 4GB storage and a microSD slot for…

Bummed there is no Twitter on Mxit? Don’t fret now you have Tweetr

As a platform, Mxit seems to be evolving. In the last year it has expanded the user experience by opening up its API and…

Alcatel One Touch 997 Ultra review: halfway to glory

My first experience with an Alcatel was in the age of the Nokia 3310. My, how things have changed. Now that the company is…

Next-gen console madness from Sony and Microsoft

How many years have we been speculating about the release of Sony and Microsoft’s next-gen consoles? Five years? Ten? How long have the rumours…

Studentology’s mobile payment app attracts international investor attention

In November last year, eleven promising startups boarded a plane bound for London where they would be introduced to potential investors and mentors. The…

App of the week: Rise Alarm Clock for iOS

It’s no secret that the mobile phone has become a replacement for many extra tools that you use everyday. It replaces your GPS in…

5 free bacon apps for iOS that will have you licking your chops

I’m a vegetarian. But the hardest dead animal flesh to resist is bacon. Even browsing for the top results in the Apple App Store,…

The 10 most anticipated indie games of 2013

This time of year has a serious lack of new releases. I’m not sure if people are still playing through the mass of games…

Event tech startup Virtuvent to ‘set industry standard’ and ‘spark copy-cats’

If you’ve ever watched a stable, HD webcast of a product announcement, easily registered for an event or enjoyed a high-speed internet connection while…

The giants are here: 4K Ultra HD TVs dominate at CES

There was one thing predominantly clear at CES 2013. Actually it’s two things: 3D TV is dead/dying, and enormous living-room-dominating Ultra HD and OLED…

The opposite test: how to tell if your business is worth talking about

The way most businesses talk about their advantages is so boring. How many companies are “the best”, “faster”, “biggest”, “most trusted”, and so on?…

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – first impressions

Wrath of the White What? It’s a mouthful… but Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an upcoming JRPG PS3-exclusive title from…

ValuationUP: the startup that could save your business

We first heard about ValuationUP, the financial performance analysis, benchmarking and valuation tool for SMBs when it won the Ignite startup competition at African…

The best of CES 2013 so far

CES 2013 has proven once again that its reputation as a showcase for the bleeding edge of tech is a worthy one. There have…

Jumia Taps Mirakl Ads to Supercharge Retail Media Across Its African Marketplace

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones

SAVCA 2025 Industry Awards Spotlight Africa’s Most Ambitious Private Capital-Backed Innovators

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves