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4 terrible Final Fantasy games we hate to remember

News recently hit about Square Enix’s plans to make Final Fantasy VII Remake an episodic adventure, instead of traditional all-in-one titles we’ve come to…

Renault to complete Lotus F1 purchase: the motorsport roundup

As the year slowly winds down, so the roar of engines around some of the world’s greatest tracks start to fade. That’s mainly because…

5 of the best Fallout 4 mods around

It’s nearly been a month since the release of Fallout 4 and, by the looks of it, fallout-fever is still going strong. But by…

African economic slump reveals hot spots ripe for investment

When the International Monetary Fund slashed sub-Saharan Africa’s growth projections this spring, it seemed that the continent’s brief day in the sun had come…

The Tech Behind #2: How Viva is disrupting the SA gym space

The South African health and wellness space is experiencing a massive shake-up. Independent gyms, training groups and Crossfit boxes are cropping up all over…

Vodacom Smart 6 review: not quite six of the best

Budget Android phones have really changed the smartphone market for the better. Not only do they force manufacturers to launch cheaper but better phones,…

Weekly Round Up #45: UFOSA, Zuckerberg’s $45bn charity, WeChat Wallet, Black Friday

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

5 hatchbacks that howl louder than supercars (and won’t break the bank)

Try chaining your brain to an asteroid while you blast your heart with pure radiated love and maybe, just maybe, you’ll come close to…

How much can small business learn from customer self-service?

In the “old days” just a few years ago, it was a good idea to arrive two hours before your domestic flight in order…

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…

Bitcoin Surges As Market Relief Rally Meets Trump’s Crypto Backing

Insider Threats Surge In South African Organisations As AI Expands Cyber Risk

Anthropic Refuses To Let AI Spy On Customers

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