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A Minecraft journey: new beginnings

I never really understood why the world has such a fascination with Minecraft. I mean, of all the games to be played out there,…

Built in Africa: RLabs is using tech to restore our faith in humanity

Built in Africa focuses on entrepreneurs, startups and technologies that hail from the continent and empower its citizens. Social entrepreneurship is becoming a key…

7 of the best: Ayrton Senna’s most memorable Formula 1 drives

Where there are great racing cars, like the McLaren MP4/4, there are usually great racing drivers sitting in the driver’s seat. There were few…

Samsung Gear 2 review: from a galaxy far away

This is the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 and it’s only been seven months since the Gear 1. So what happened, why the need for…

BurnCast: Alibaba and the biggest tech IPO in history

Welcome to BurnCast, our weekly podcast that discusses tech trends, innovation and news. Hosted by Mich Atagana and Stuart Thomas. Alibaba’s upcoming IPO is…

5 cars built by manufacturers who really should’ve known better

Look, we get it. Building a car isn’t easy. But when a manufacturer’s been doing it for couple of decades, you’d think they would’ve…

Galaxy S5 review: no five star rating

Samsung’s fifth Galaxy, the S5 doesn’t even approach the design and interface of the HTC One (M8) and iPhone 5s, so what’s it got…

Microsoft to give startups a free flight to the cloud

Microsoft is set to give a select group of early stage startups free access to its cloud offering. Under the initiative, which is part…

Primer: Programming languages & databases. Which is best for startups?

According to the TIOBE index you’re more likely to overhear a Java, PHP, Python, Perl or Ruby developer riffing on an idea for a…

New daily deals site promises ‘clever twist’, less emails

Yawn. Another daily deals site. That’s so 2011. Promisingly however, the latest entrant into the market SaveMeDeals.com claims that it won’t clog up your…

Reviewed: A real life thriller in The Dream Machine

With an unusual art style of clay and cardboard, people might be put off The Dream Machine. What a shame that would be, because…

Win a snazzy Hugo watch with Gearburn and Kalahari.com

To celebrate the DVD release of Martin Scorsese’s epic, Hugo, Gearburn is giving away a Hugo branded watch courtesy of our friends over at…

Major African VC network launches private investing tools

Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa), an online community of venture capitalists, angels and entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of new tools aimed at helping…

Reviewed: Epson MegaPlex Projector — 60″ HD glory

First thoughts: this thing’s a goddamn monster. It’s the size of two Xboxes squashed together, makes a hell of a noise when it’s on…

Rocket Internet wants 5rooms to own SA furniture market

We’ve mentioned online furniture sales outfit 5rooms previously. It’s part of German startup incubator Rocket Internet’s stable of South African ecommerce sites, but it…

Run a startup, travel the world, defy convention: Q&A with Chris Guillebeau

Building a startup on-the-go while you travel the world may seem unlikely. The status quo would have us believe it borders on the impossible….

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus — inches of irritation [Review]

The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is the kind of device that you try to like. Dual Core Processor, a Gig of RAM and a…

Reviewed: OLX Classifieds for iOS is a newsy app with bite

This week I take a look at OLX Classifieds, an app that brings the much publicised web classifieds’ service to the iPad. Even though…

Sweden claims victory over SA in startup pitch battle

A group of Swedish startups won the first ever international ‘city versus city’ pitch battle on web TV series This Week in Startups, beating…

Between: the world’s most popular private network for couples

If you are among those who think social networking is becoming too noisy and intrusive, then there is a solution. It’s a private social…

Logitech iPad Speaker Stand [Review]

In swag-factor alone, Logitech’s iPad Speaker Stand succeeds. The iPad (or iPhone if you’re daring or stupid enough) cradles into the dock, charges and…

Africa Gathering: London event to celebrate African startups

People tend to get excited around startups. It’s probably something to do with the manic energy and will to succeed possessed by the people…

Partnerships in the Spotlight as Everlytic Celebrates 15 Years

Opera Mini Helps South Africans Stay on Top of Every Game

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

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