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Huawei P9 trio launched in SA, but more devices to come?

Huawei officially launched the P9, P9 Plus and P9 Lite in South Africa on Thursday night, so what should you know about it then?…

Different types of workplace culture – which one is right for your startup?

Workplace culture is a unique sociological construct. While it may work in much the same way as any other type of culture does in…

Weekly Round Up #65: ASUS Zenbo, phones over friends, bacon critics & Snapchat vs. Twitter

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, Andy Walker plays…

Xbox One Elite controller review: the most comfortable controller you’ll ever use

Since the Xbox 360, Microsoft has carefully crafted their controllers to be near-perfect. The weight, button placement, and triggers are all a pleasure to…

Watch the weekend’s major motorsport crashes here

It was a big weekend for motorsport, as Formula 1 hosted the Monaco Grand Prix and the IndyCar Series held the 100th running of…

Efritin MD: Nigeria’s tech space is becoming increasingly competitive

Gbenro Dada, the newly appointed Managing Director of Efritin.com, a platform that allows Nigerians to buy fairly used products online, has affirmed that the…

Astra, Crashing Season and Brothers: this week’s top mobile games

Welcome to Gearburn’s Mobile Game Picks of the Week, a weekly series in which Hadlee takes a look at the latest, most entertaining, or…

Explaining LIGO: detecting colliding black holes and gravitational waves

As most of you have probably heard by now, two astonishing discoveries have recently been made (or rather one discovery leading to another discovery)…

Jimmie Johnson wins in Atlanta, ties with Dale Earnhardt Sr: the motorsport roundup

You hear that? That’s the rumble, whine and screech of engines whirring into life. It’s March, and finally, the world motorsport series are lurching…

4 things to consider before crowdfunding your startup

The market has been flooded with positive news about crowdfunding and how it is displacing the traditional venture capital market with great rapidity. This…

4 big smartphone surprises of MWC 2016

Samsung greatly improved the Samsung Galaxy formula with the S7. LG took a bold new leap into the modular unknown with the LG G5….

Will Microsoft release Office on the Xbox One?

This generation of video game consoles hasn’t been an easy one to afford or justify. With high development costs, weak economies, and faltering currencies,…

Fundamo Dairies — Building real solutions for big clients [Part 2]

The following article is the second in a series of extracts from South African entrepreneur Hannes Van Rensburg’s upcoming book, Cash In, Cash Out….

Weekly Round #53: Facebook Reactions, Boston Dynamics’ Robot, MWC, Far Cry

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

Far Cry Primal preview: the search for Oros

The Far Cry series has always been about guns, soldiers, and killing. According to some fans, the series has grown stagnant over the years. Ubisoft…

The one safety feature authorities say should be standard on every single new car

Imagine blasting down the highway in a vehicle that doesn’t offer any seatbelts. If you’re anything like us, you’d feel somewhat unsettled. A little…

Sink or swim: keep your startup afloat in 5 ways

Every entrepreneur’s dream is to launch a startup that breaks growth records and becomes an industry leader. Growth is the whole point, right? But…

Hamlin edges Truex Jr. in closest ever Daytona 500 finish: the motorsport roundup

Stand by for manic oval racing, serious paint-swapping and pit crew jumping over walls like they’re in the army, because NASCAR is back in…

Fundamo diaries: launching the world’s first mobile money service in Africa [Part 1]

The following article is part of a series of extracts from South African entrepreneur Hannes Van Rensburg’s upcoming book, Cash In, Cash Out. The…

Hisense Infinity KO hands-on: rough and tumble

Hisense isn’t a brand you’d generally associate with ruggedness, but its new smartphone is looking to change that emphatically. Dubbed the Hisense Infinity KO,…

How can a startup ensure customer satisfaction in the long run?

There is no denying the fact that technology rules the world today. But even with all the benefits of technology, there are a lot…

MWC 2016 live blog: Sony to take the stage in Barcelona

Barcelona is this week the epicenter of the world’s mobile technology enthusiasts as MWC 2016 slowly awakes from its near-year slumber. And what a…

Logistics: the backbone of South Africa’s ecommerce boom

South African ecommerce is in a better place today than at any other time in its history. According to research released by PayPal earlier…

Anthropic Refuses To Let AI Spy On Customers

Netflix Walks Away From Warner Bros Bid As Paramount Skydance Wins a New Phase of the Streaming Wars

Samsung Unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The Most Intuitive Galaxy AI Phone Yet

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

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel