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Weekly Round Up #43: Paris attacks, AfricaCom, YouTube Offline, Is Cape Town the best startup hub?

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

Teachings from Helsinki’s Slush 2015: the cosmic egg of global startups

In the last ten days, this American-turned-adopted-South African was honoured to participate in the Global Impact Accelerator run by Slush, a 15 000-plus person…

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash review: smash spread thin

Where do I start with this one? It’s not that I don’t like spin-offs, but I do wonder how many times a cow can…

7 awesome gadgets for your next road trip

R&D departments across the world are filled to the brim with prototypes of the car of the future, and manufacturers working on the next…

Why Cape Town has emerged as the biggest startup hub on the African continent

Cape Town is fast cementing itself as the biggest continental hub for tech startups. It’s a growing trend, confirmed by a number of research…

Carvana just opened up an automated Car Vending Machine in Nashville

From 3D printed supercars to self driving vehicles, the world of automobiles has always come with its share of eccentricities. But now Nashville, the…

Proline XM-502 review: LTE on a budget

If you hate the privilege of choice, it’s a horrible time to be a smartphone shopper. Hell, below R2000 there must be over 20…

7 reasons you should care about fintech even if you don’t work in finance

Once the realm of stodgy bankers, the financial services industry is changing rapidly as young software engineers breathe new life into the sector. That’s…

Solid Snake, Bill Rizer and Simon Belmont: the Big Konami Three

Konami has been one of the biggest developers and publishers of video games for over two decades. Over the years they have provided us…

Startups need to stay agile to succeed in our ever-changing environment

As Greek philosopher Heraclitus said: “Everything changes and nothing stands still.” This rings all the more true for businesses operating in today’s rapid-paced, constantly…

Electro mayhem: 10 hybrid-electric vehicles worth the money this year

If you are South African just forget about Eskom because charging a car or a smartphone seems to take a similar amount of time….

Wella Health: Charting course for digital health startups in Nigeria

In Nigeria, very few professionals enjoy job security like doctors. This is why it is not every day that you see someone no longer…

5 quick and nifty Apple iPad tricks

There is something to be said for the ease and simplicity of use of Apple products. Most of the time, they just offer elegant…

Rosberg gifted Monaco GP win: the weekend motorsport roundup

It was a manic weekend of motorsport with all disciplines, from the gravel monkeys to enviro geeks, to the glamourous and legendary in action….

Sony Xperia E3 review-in-brief: unflappable but uninteresting

The Sony Xperia E series is the budget battler of the company’s Xperia range, catering for more of a mid-range audience than its other…

Does the future of instant messaging apps lie in bulk?

The instant messaging space is a tough nut to crack. Add a couple feature and it becomes cluttered and the users become uncomfortable. Remove…

5 simple ways to create an online business map for your startup

You’ve got a great business model. You’re offering the kind of product or service people will absolutely love and, more importantly, pay money to…

Autonomous, flying selfies are here thanks to Lily Throw and Shoot camera

Lily is a new start-up company that hails from Menlo Park, California. With its new and innovative throw-and-shoot flying drone camera (simply named “Lily”…

Weekly Round Up #23: Spotify, Oculus Rift, Merc meets Apple Watch and WooThemes acquired

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

Why Automattic’s WooThemes acquisition is so important to South African startup space

The acquisition of WordPress theme developer WooThemes, along with its signature ecommerce product WooCommerce, by WordPress.com holding company Automattic is massively important to the…

5 of the sexiest safety cars in the world of racing

When any safety car is performing its speed-limiting role during a race caution period, it’s generally the slowest accelerating vehicle out on the track….

Ware of the Week: Prey Anti-Theft

In our weekly series, Ware of the Week, we showcase our favourite organised lines of code from the world of mobile and desktop computing….

4 futuristic vehicles you won’t believe are being built right now

People, the future is upon us. Everything that seemed like a distant dream, only spoken of in books and fantasized about in films, is…

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