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Garmin Vivosmart HR review: acute fitness tracking for a price

American company Garmin isn’t a stranger to tracking technologies, be it mapping tech or sport science, so when the Vivosmart HR arrived on my…

At least Daniil Kvyat isn’t one of these rejected Red Bull driver

It must come as a bitter blow for Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat to hear that he would be swapping race seats with Dutch…

4 apps that’ll make face-swapping adventures even funnier

The past few months have seen face-swapping applications explode in popularity, making for some entertaining (and freaky) moments. Which ones are worth downloading though?…

Jorge Lorenzo enjoys dominant performance in Le Mans: the motorsport roundup

In this week’s motorsport roundup, we update you on the DTM, World Touring Car Championship, Blancpain GT Championship, and the MotoGP circus, which was…

Is the R2000 Samsung Gear VR worth buying?

Virtual reality has been around for ages, but the current wave of VR is nothing like the efforts of years gone by. Instead, we…

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review: meaningful evolution

Unarguably the most popular high-end Android phone of the year, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is pretty much guaranteed to sell by the bucket load. On…

Weekly Round Up #61: Uncharted 4, Samsung vs Apple, Uber and more

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

Pivothead Kudu review: shades with a third eye

If smart glasses send suspect shivers down your spine, you might want to skip this review, but for those who fancy becoming members of…

Weekly Round Up #49: Startup news from SA, new iPhone, Facebook and Apple earnings

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

Battleborn: here’s everything we know so far

Battleborn is an upcoming first-person Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) title currently in development at Gearbox Software, the same people who brought us the…

Does my startup need a health and safety guy? Yes. Yes, it does

When first starting out in business, the temptation can be to run headlong into making your product and your brand as popular as possible…

Is the Hyundai Ioniq the hybrid to finally topple the Toyota Prius?

The hybrid is no longer an unusual automobile. But, interestingly, the vast majority of the world’s modern examples are based on existing, conventionally fuelled…

Meet the SA-born chaps who built a Slack for developers

Chat rooms used to be popular hangouts for cyber dating, gaming and a whole bunch of things. Today, they’ve undergone a professional makeover. They’ve…

5 things I learned taking the Suzuki Vitara on holiday

Late last year, we gave you our first impressions of the Suzuki Vitara, the new compact crossover from the Japanese manufacturer. By and large,…

Want to increase sales in 2016? Here are 5 mCommerce strategies you can’t ignore

If you are planning to deploy mobile commerce in 2016, there are certain key elements that you will need to get right in order…

6 ways Microsoft can improve the Xbox One system software

The Xbox One has been out for a few years now and received its first major software overhaul last year. While this new Windows…

Memeburn geeks out over NerdNab’s second box of goodies [video]

South African bi-monthly loot goodie company, NerdNad, is back with either second offering. The first one wasn’t all that spectacular and a bit of…

African tech innovators: Our Uber moment is coming

We all know that we face some unique challenges in Africa, driven by the lack of access to market and the relatively small skills…

Nintendo NX games should put story, gameplay before graphics

A few years ago, a game debuted on the PlayStation 4, a then new and exciting concept that was to take gaming to an…

3 ways China’s slowdown yields opportunities for Africa

Any economic news out of China makes waves in markets around the world, particularly when it’s bad. Last year’s slowdown prompted furrowed brows across…

Reviewing the Classics: we play Fallout 1 (1997)

Stand by for retro reviews done right, folks. Reviewing The Classics is a series where Gearburn staff play some of their most loved retro…

Weekly Round Up #48: GM, Jumo, Twitter blackout, Marie Claire internship, Hateful 8, movie trailers

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

G-Technology G-DRIVE ev RAW review: hardy storage

Do you enjoy blogging while boating across the Nile, hiking up Kilimanjaro or perhaps while vehemently guarding your power point at the next overcrowded…

The Comic Chaos of Sassy Smart Homes

Optasia’s $375 Million JSE IPO Could Redefine African AI Fintech

The Many Faces of AI in South Africa’s 2025 Tech Moment

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