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Weekly Round Up #69: Pokemon Go, Snapchat, Steam gambling & more

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week Hadlee Simons talks…

Weekly Round Up #68: Instagram’s milestone, Tencent buys Supercell & more

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week Stuart Thomas talks…

The importance of digital finance for financial inclusion in South Africa

The Banking Association of South Africa defines Financial Inclusion as a development that improves the “range, quality and availability of financial services and products…

How Lara Croft cured my Clash of Clans addiction

She’s always in search of relics, whether venturing through murky swamp waters or abandoned desert ruins, there’s something about this game that has me…

VISION NEXT 100: Rolls-Royce reveals its first autonomous ‘floating’ car

Rolls-Royce unveiled its vision of future automotive luxury at the Roundhouse in London last week, a fully autonomous spectacle of opulence called the “103EX”….

Apple HomeKit: Google’s big challenger to your smart home

A decade after delivering the iPhone to the masses and changing the communications landscape forever, Apple is at it again. This month, at Apple’s…

All you need is coffee: innovation in 72 hours

Innovation isn’t a strategy; it’s a series of orchestrated tactics that solve defined problems, casting aside the status quo in favor of invention and…

8 SA companies using the Uber business model to disrupt their industries

Whether you like it or not, Uber’s on-demand business model has resulted in a flood of companies using a similar strategy. There are Uber-like…

Kyle Busch wins yet another NASCAR Sprint Cup race: the motorsport roundup

This week in motorsport saw Formula 1 making news, even though there was no event at all. Kyle Busch showed just why he won…

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 review: a near perfect mid-range smartphone

Choosing a phone is difficult. Consumers are inundated with the latest S-this and numeric-that. It’s all a lot to grasp. Digging a little deeper,…

3 key trends that will sustain long-term growth in Africa

A troubled murmur spread through the investment community in recent months, built on speculation that Africa’s economies are losing momentum after a decade of…

Huawei launches Mate 8 in SA – what’s the damage?

It may be a few months late to the party, but Huawei finally released the Mate 8 smartphone in South Africa. The phone, which…

Weekly Round Up #57: Tesla Model 3, WhatsApp encryption, Huawei P9, Panama Papers, Cake ban

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Senior…

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 3DS review: as forgettable as the Olympics

For a fifth time, Mario and Sonic are heading off to the Olympic Games to see who’s the best at running, jumping, and wearing…

Tesla Model 3 vs Chevrolet Bolt: here’s what we know so far

Yes, the long-awaited Tesla Model 3 has finally been revealed. And what an astounding reception it has received, with nearly 300 000 interested parties…

7 tools that make an entrepreneur’s day simpler and more productive

Busy entrepreneurs have many responsibilities to manage each day, from doing the admin and managing finances, to attending meetings, conference calls and networking to…

Here’s what we should expect from the Huawei P9

Huawei will be unveiling its latest high-end smartphone (or smartphones) in London today, in the form of the Huawei P9. What should we expect…

5 startups that will help you automate SEO-related processes in 2016

Although factors such as keyword distribution, domain age and URL structure still play a critical role in SEO, they are not really enough to…

Is the LG G5 better than the Galaxy S7? Here’s what reviewers are saying

The first reviews for LG’s G5 have been published online, so just what are they saying about this radical product? For starters, Phone Arena’s…

Nico Rosberg wins five races on the bounce: the motorsport roundup

After the Easter weekend lull when almost no motorsport action was seen, the roar of engines — both petrol and electric — were heard…

Don’t be fooled, starting a business isn’t easy

Spend some time with your friends around the braai and everyone, at some stage, wants to do their own thing and venture off into…

BlackBerry PRIV review: steeped in potential, lacking in polish

You might be wondering why on earth there’s a BlackBerry review on Gearburn in 2016, but rest assured, the clock hasn’t wound back ten…

Quantum Break review: a fractured experiment in storytelling

Billed as the next blockbuster title on Xbox One, Quantum Break comes from the developers of Alan Wake and Max Payne. It certainly has…

ASUS and AMD Launch AI-Driven Expert P Series PCs for South African SMBs

Calls vs Puts: Understanding the Two Types of Options

HONOR celebrates Amajita’s AFCON win with 400 Lite smartphone drop