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Which ecommerce platform will do justice to your business plan?

Startup wave has hit the world and given birth to various big and small ecommerce websites. Following this, everyone aspires to build Etsy like…

Game study: what makes a game ‘overrated’?

“Overrated” is a word that gets thrown around a lot nowadays. It’s a word that has been used with ever increasing regularity as the…

5 ways to make money for your startup

Even if you have invented a unique product or plan to provide a service nobody else has thought of, ideas alone aren’t enough to…

Rare Replay review: classic gems for Xbox One

Rare is a company that’s been in the hearts of gamers for over three decades. It has worked on the likes of Donkey Kong…

6 things to do before selling your startup

Selling your business is a big step and one many business owners consider from time to time. Cashing in on the labours of your…

Weekly Round Up #50: Alphabet beats Apple, Travelstart’s $40m, Uber’s new logo, smartphone rumours

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

5 ways the new BMW 7 Series takes the fight to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class

It’s been going on for generations. Yes, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the BMW 7 Series have been engaged in a battle at the top…

11 ways to spot a big-time Silicon Cape startup guy

You can spot a big-time Silicon Cape guy or gal from a mile away. And it just so happens that we here at Ventureburn…

Marquez wins manic Misano GP: the motorsport roundup

This weekend saw a plethora of motorsport action from all disciplines. In a way, it’s fitting that it got everything out of the way…

3 new iPhone 6S features Apple haters would love to have

Smartphone manufacturers are naughty kids glancing at each others’ answer sheets during final exams. While they all hate to admit it, technologies developed by…

Here’s why SMEs should be wary of information security

If you run a small business, you may think that data breaches and cybercrime are concerns mostly for big banks, retailers and telecoms companies….

Patrick Kayton on Cognician’s revamped self-coaching platform [Q&A]

Cape Town, South Africa-based self-coaching platform Cognician recently launched a new version of their software, entitled C3, which helps users collect and organise their…

‘Layers of Fear’ Early Access preview: trust nothing, fear everything

Enter a world of true madness where nothing is as it seems. A terrifying place where the lines between horror and reality are all…

Ventureburn chats with Simon Hartley on WumDrop’s R1m-plus investment [Q&A]

On the back of just raising over R1-million and winning the prestigious MTN’s Best Enterprise App and Best Overall App of 2015, Ventureburn sits…

5 pivotal moments in the development of TV technology

It’s hard to believe how far the television, and TV technology for that matter, has come in a little under a century. As we…

Weekly roundup: Apple, Instagram plagiarism scandal, and #HomoNaledi

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

3 future pickups set to take the fight to the Hilux and Ranger

The one-tonne pickup truck segment in many parts of the world — specifically Latin America, Africa, Australia, and Europe — has long been dominated…

Happy Plugs in-ear review: fashionable, flavourful audio accessory

If you think of headphone brands, the last company that’ll come to mind is probably Happy Plugs. To be fair, I hadn’t heard of…

8 steps to consider before investing in a web-based startup

Web-based startups can offer phenomenal returns on investment without the need for a large staff or expansive physical infrastructures to make them happen. A…

The not-so-obvious reasons for South Africa’s entrepreneurship dilemma

Many entrepreneurs need assistance in areas overlooked by some established companies and enterprise development agencies. Established businesses therefore have a vital role to play…

Autonomous cars won’t really take off until manufacturers start cooperating

Every month seems to bring a new development in the autonomous motoring space, whether it’s Tesla drivers being able to beta test software or…

10 iPhone 6S features to get excited about

Now that we are certain about Apple’s 9 September press event in San Francisco, a lot of speculation is being put to rest about…

SnapScan’s Kobus Ehlers on keeping up with SA’s ever-changing payments landscape [Q&A]

Kobus Ehlers is behind one of South Africa’s top-ranked apps, and arguably the only successful startup to have made mobile payments relevant in the…

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