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BurnCast: Is Apple lacking innovation? [WWDC 2014]

Welcome to BurnCast, our weekly podcast that discusses tech trends, innovation and news. Hosted by Mich Atagana and Stuart Thomas. This week’s BurnCast sees…

8 lessons for your war (or startup) from Game of Thrones

Some of us have read the books and some of us are also watching the series. If you think about the warring factions of…

WWDC 2014: OS X 10.10 Yosemite, iOS 8 and Swift revealed

“Write the code. Change the world” reads the tagline for WWDC 2014, Apple’s yearly developer conference held in San Francisco. From 2 till 6…

Business Confidence: what world-class accounting solutions mean for SA startups

Starting a business isn’t an endeavour one takes lightly. And sure your idea is going to be the next big thing in tech right?…

Outlast Whistleblower review: frightfully good

The horror of Mount Massive asylum is back and more terrifying than ever. Indie developers Red Barrels’ original Outlast was one of, if not the, best…

Beats Executive review: everything you want and thisssssss

Three weeks ago, when the coveted box of Dr. Dre Beats Executive headphones arrived for review I could not be more excited. After a…

South African taxi startup Zapacab closes up shop and bids us farewell

The South African taxi app startup, Zapacab, is closing shop. Since it launched in beta under the 88mph accelerator programme in July 2013, the…

Logitech Tablet Speaker for iPad: not the sound you want

Ugly, aesthetically unsound and turd-shaped, it’s the Logitech Tablet Speaker for iPad or anything really with a headphone jack. Here’s why you shouldn’t spent…

Meet the South African finalists for TNW’s Startup World

Here we go Africa. The African leg of the The Next Web‘s Startup World competition kicks off in Cape Town today. The startup scene…

5 of the latest, hottest iPad games

Presenting five of the best, and most recent, games for iPad. All titles are valid for a purchase on the US App store. Bastion…

Health and welfare mobile service Impilo is powerful, free

Impilo is a new mobile service that helps people easily locate health and wellbeing service providers in South Africa. It can also be used…

Windows 8 RTM — love at first sight

Like it or not, Windows 8 is about to take the world by storm. I had the chance to play around with the latest…

Roelof Botha on startups: Ditch the polish, it’s about ‘raw authenticity’

As a regular feature on the Forbes Midas List of top tech investors, Roelof Botha is a big deal. As a partner at venture…

5 thoughts on writing great press releases

Michelle and I attended a Silicon Cape event this week where Sarah Rice shared her experiences as a public relations consultant for rock-star companies…

Trinity, lord of the Nexus Kernel, speaks out

In the Android world there are a number of developers who help make the user experience even better. They’re the magicians that sit in…

Business in 2012: is it a case of go mobile or go home?

eBusiness has gained traction, as companies are conducting more transactions, improving digital content and expanding the amount of services on offer online. But the…

Nexus 7 — the realisation of Google’s dreams

Each fingerprint is a mark of love Google’s Nexus 7 worries me. As an iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook owner, I’ve been snobbish towards genuine…

Härnu is map-based social networking and it’s brilliant

And now, for something special. Härnu is a refreshing approach to connecting people, a social network of sorts, but it’s quite unlike one you’ve…

Entrepreneurship — some people just don’t get it

I heard a story this week that raised my blood pressure and left me fuming at another great injustice. Unfortunately there is very little…

On the move with Samsung’s WB150F Smart Camera

With technology changing at an amazing rate, I often stand astonished at the offerings that become available, sometimes in a much understated way, and…

Super speed Nexus 7 pumps out 2GHz

It’s already one of the top contenders in the tablet market, but now XDA-Developer Clemsyn has made it even more sought after by squeezing…

No Picket Fence: a new hub for South African entrepreneurial knowledge

I’ll admit that I was skeptical about No Picket Fence, essentially a Quora for South African entrepreneurs. Like the popular question and answer site…

Samsung Q20: like the spray, only better

Is this just another camcorder to film our daily lives of significant others, milestone events or silly pranks, or can this be the one…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV