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Need For Speed (2015) review: fast and forgettable

Need for Speed is a franchise that has seen a thousand iterations (or at least it certainly seems like it), and thousands of hours…

Beyond insurance: How TopCheck aims to transform Nigeria’s financial services industry

In a country where online sale of services is still arguably unpopular compared to retail and other services, TopCheck is attempting to achieve profitability…

Memeburn dives into Geek Crate’s first themed box of goodies [video]

We’ve previously reviewed Geek Crate‘s first and second boxes and now it’s time to look at its third offering. This is the mystery crate…

Gearburn’s Holiday Gift Guide 2015: the best tech gifts under R150

Christmas shopping is a torrid chore, but it doesn’t have to be, especially if you happen to read Gearburn regularly. Our staff have put…

Fallout 4 review: radioactive fun

As it stands at this very moment, I have put the best part of 61-hours of my life into Fallout 4. During this time,…

Weekly Round Up #44: WeChat wallet, Rush, Huawei Mate 8, ShowMax and the new 007 Spectre movie

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

How Flickswitch is enabling Africa to become a continent of connected things

The Internet of Things (IoT) — or the concept of connected devices — is becoming more prominent by the day. It’s estimated that there…

Vodacom, CTSB help the blind through new smartphone technology, kiosks

Smartphones are everywhere and a large part of our society. Year on year smartphone usage is overtaking traditional desktop platforms. For most of us…

HTC One M9 review: the same, but better

Evolution, not revolution: over the last couple of years it’s become a kind of creed among smartphone manufacturers. It makes sense too. They’ve more…

Rise of the consumer — is South Africa’s Private Shopper in the pound seat?

Taking your business else-where can have some negative connotations, unless of course you are talking about taking it online, in which case you are…

Weekly Round Up #25: Apple special, is Apple innovating or stealing from others?

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

This is why I won’t run another startup

Earlier this year, I closed my startup. So now I get to reflect on what I’d have done differently. Hindsight is unfair and inaccurate,…

Another fabulous day in Wellington Wells: ‘We Happy Few’ launches on Kickstarter

Last week Canadian-based indie developer, Compulsion Games, launched its Kickstarter campaign for We Happy Few, a pleasingly twisted horror survival game set in a…

Hot hatch top trumps: Honda Civic Type R versus Ford Focus RS

It’s a battle as inevitable as death and CO2 taxes. And one that – for the time being, anyway – can take place only…

4 UX principles for creating effective car interfaces

Have you noticed that today’s most buzzed about companies don’t actually own any product? Amazon and Alibaba unite manufacturers; Uber provides transportation services, but…

Computex 2015 roundup: 7 products that left us very impressed

The annual Computex show held in Taipei, Taiwan is one of the most impressive computer and technology expos in the world, and the 2015…

Why Africa’s ‘largest retailer’ Jumia calls itself a startup

In February, I put Nigeria’s two leading ecommerce giants Jumia Nigeria and Konga to the test. The results showed some concerns about the quality…

Hamilton, Rosberg in a class of their own: the weekend motorsport roundup

With just a week to go before the big race at Le Mans, the motorsport world is counting down with bated breath. Will it…

5 effective communication tools every SME needs in the bag

Regardless of the size of your company or how long you have been in operation, it is essential that you have communication tools in…

WWDC 2015: here’s everything Apple announced today

There was a certain point today where Apple fans the world over stopped what they were doing and flipped switched on the livestream of…

Stockbox is your subscription delivery site for household essentials

In the South African market we constantly see the rise and fall of different online shopping ventures. Some of these businesses use proven cookie-cutter methods of…

Lemma, Monstrum and The Spatials: 3 alternative games that you really should be playing

With the ever-growing list of games available in the market today it is only becoming harder and harder to find and choose the next…

CustosTech wants to curb movie piracy using bitcoin

In January last year an illegal copy of the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, was making its rounds on the internet. The…

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