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The ANN7 debacle: 5 startup lessons from South Africa’s latest news channel

South Africa’s latest 24-hour news channel, ANN7, has provided a lot of ammunition for the internet the last couple of weeks. It’s launch was…

‘Dots’ review: Tetris for hipsters or the best puzzler ever made?

Dots, an insanely simple and addictive game by Playdots, Inc is the best puzzler since Tetris. It’s available for Android and iOS and there…

Startup networking events: are they important?

At the centre of pretty much every startup community there are key networking events. As a startup, it can get pretty exhausting going to…

Digging into DotA2: bigger, bolder, more addictive than ever

DotA or Defense of the Ancients was first created using a Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos world editor, this allowed anyone who owned the…

Our 3 top titles of Gamescom 2013

There are a handful of events every year where gaming journalists the world over get to descend on a city for a few days…

Samsung NX300 review: great camera, but who’s it for?

When our Gearburn ed handed me the Samsung NX300 for review my interest was more than a little piqued. We’ve all read about how…

Burning Hot: Leap Motion, Mellowcabs and Koos Bekker’s billions

Ever wish you could take a free trip in a pedicab, control your computer by waving your hands around in the air and pop…

Blekko search: Coming soon to a browser near you

Blekko CEO Rich Skrenta has conceded the search battle to Google without even firing a shot. Instead, he’s adopted the mantra of his co-founder…

7 reasons to bootstrap: Angels, VCs or none of the above?

The venture capitalist (VC) community is disdainful of angel investors and their puny funds, but the angels can do deals that VCs cannot because…

Samasource CEO on bridging the digital divide and creating a global meritocracy

While aid programs in developing countries are ubiquitous, precious few empower the people they’re trying to help on a sustainable, ongoing basis. One that…

20 Kenyan web and tech innovations worth watching

Kenya is abuzz right now. The outlook for technology and innovation in Africa has never been brighter, and Kenya is positioning itself strategically in…

11 top African tech startups to watch, says Seedcamp

Seedcamp, a European micro-seed fund that invests in early stage startup companies, has selected 11 South African technology startups to possibly attend the Seedcamp…

Why Silicon Valley is only part of California’s innovative success

California seems to be on a constant roller-coaster of events – technological, economic and social. Strangely enough, the state keeps moving on as the…

Exploding 7 myths about venture capital

The venture capital investment industry is laden with myths and misconceptions, often causing entrepreneurs to lose faith in funding and enthusiasm for their business….

Smoke and mirrors at new start-up Smokoo.co.za

A new start-up, Smokoo.co.za, has found a unique way of publicising their upcoming launch in South Africa. They’re not telling anyone what they do….

Mocality aims to be ‘largest’ mobile business directory in Africa

If you’re in downtown Nairobi before the 4th of August, be sure to pop in to the Barber Q Hair Studio and get yourself…

The lack of tech IPOs is holding back job expansion in US, says leading VC

Robert Ackerman, a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist and founder of Allegis Capital, says that tech IPOs will remain scarce and that this will…

FNB CEO on Twitter, entrepreneurship, iPad: The Memeburn interview

Michael Jordaan is the 42-year old CEO of First National Bank and a confirmed technophile. The company recently hit international headlines when it teamed…

AMMO: A fresh approach to mobile banking

As I write this story, I’m tucking into my free lunch. Yep, that’s right, I said free lunch. Remember when you were told that…

Saul Klein: Price of SA broadband an ‘absolute disgrace’

One of South Africa’s most successful exports, web entrepreneur and venture capitalist Saul Klein, has labelled the cost of broadband in his home country…

Waytag: A startup changing the way we use location services

A new South African start-up, Waytag, is setting out with the ambitious goal of revolutionising the way we think about and use addresses. Location-based…

Richard Branson on open source, Twitter and entrepreneurship: The Memeburn interview

Virgin founder Richard Branson recently slipped into South Africa to check up on some of the success stories at the Branson School of Entrepreneurship…

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)

Afeela is Honda’s luxury EV – with Sony tech