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Nokia Lumia 525 review: a thoughtful upgrade

The Nokia Lumia 525 is a thoughtful upgrade to the cheapest Windows Phone 8 device, the Lumia 520. The Lumia 520 was the best-selling…

Unwrapping the mysteries of SA’s venture metrics landscape [Infographic]

With additional reporting by Mich Atagana South Africa’s startup landscape is an industry wrapped in mysteries and enigmas. It’s a world of near facts…

20 more nifty uses for the Raspberry Pi

I recently wrote about some of the coolest ways people are using the Raspberry Pi. Since then there have been thousands of new uses…

‘A Look Back’: Facebook creates a nostalgic custom video using your life

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Facebook’s founding. As creator Mark Zuckerberg reflects on the last 10 years with his company, he and his…

6 concept cars that completely rejected conventional power sources

For the past century or so, we’ve mostly powered our cars using the internal combustion engine. Lately, we’ve made some serious progress with electricity,…

Flappy Bird review: ‘Dark Souls’ distilled

Firstly, download Flappy Bird (it’s free) for iOS or Android. Secondly, play it. Thirdly, keep playing it. Resist the urge to uninstall it. Finally, allow…

People, places and parcels, Tranzit is Africa’s taxi app on steroids

Unlike most taxi app services these days, Tranzit not only offers you transportation but also parcel delivery and enables you to locate relevant places…

Citizen news anchor with Flud 2.0

You’ve heard of Citizen Journalist? Well how about Citizen News Anchor? Content-curation, the favoured buzzword of Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson comes to life in…

Review: Infinity Blade II

The gentle learning curve of mobile gaming is ever-present with Infinity Blade II, the sequel to the addictive, but repetitive, swords and sorcery adventure…

Microsoft app store next Feb – as Android Market hits 10bn

When you’re this far behind, all you can do is be relentlessly up-beat. Which Microsoft was last night in the barn-raiser to build dev…

Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 now!

A sickly feeling crawls up my spine as my iPhone refuses to reboot. Damn you Apple, damn you for making it so difficult to…

App of the Week: This Day in Pink Floyd

This week I take a look at This Day In Pink Floyd, a digital companion to (and a concise encyclopaedia about) Pink Floyd, arguably…

Eight household items your smartphone’s made redundant

There are items common only a few decades ago we’d simply not recognise if they were put in front of us. A fleem. A…

Google engineer leaks first phone to get ICS as update

The Nexus S, Google’s powerful LTE smartphone, may be the first Android device already out in the market to receive the gift of Ice…

First impressions — Windows 8 Developer Preview

When you have been using multiple versions of Windows over a two decade period, it’s not difficult to write an unbiased review about Windows…

Nine major changes in Ice Cream Sandwich

Version 4 of Google’s industry-shaking mobile operating system has hit the streets in the form of the Galaxy Nexus, just shipping now in the…

Not so secure PlayBook say crackers

Three security researchers have created a tool called DingleBerry that lets users get root access on their BlackBerry PlayBooks. The exploit is not yet…

Review: Samsung NC215 sun-lovin’ netbook

Save the planet, have infinite battery life, and look good while you’re at it. Samsung has produced a 10” netbook with a big ol’…

Review: Skyrim’s an elephant of a game

Big and clunky, awesome and funky – Skyrim poses a bit of a conundrum. Its sprawling size affords unparalleled immersion, but the game is…

Five elements needed to attract startup funding

Raising funding can be potentially expensive, as it requires resources, and time-consuming experience. Done correctly, it can yield valuable results and a substantial financial…

Arkham City’s Paul Crocker spills the beans on Batman

Paul Crocker, lead narrative designer for Batman: Arkham City, sat down with Gearburn.com to discuss the deep, dark storyline of the latest smash release…

Video Review: Samsung D6570 all-in one home theatre

It’s slinky, it’s skinny, it’ll fit in any room… and a wireless link for your rear surround speakers saves the spaghetti cable runs. Samsung’s…

Win Batman: Arkham City for Xbox 360 with Gearburn.com

Want to add the latest Batman game to your collection? Gearburn.com is there for you. Yep, we’re giving away Arkham City for Xbox 360…

OpenAI Quietly Launches ChatGPT-5 — And It’s a Game Changer

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition Review: A Sleek, AI-Powered Ultrabook for the Work-Anywhere Era

WeThinkCode_ and South Cape TVET College Bring Software Engineering Training to Rural SA Youth

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

Capitec and Mama Money Launch Fintech Partnership to Empower Migrant Workers Across Africa

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel