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Broken phone diaries: a journey through iFix’s repair shop

It happens to the best of us. A few months ago I was preparing for a night out on the town with friends and…

Fallout 4 on PC: here’s what you should know before buying it

Before reading this piece, we’d like to point out that this isn’t a critical commentary on Fallout 4, but is simply a how-to guide…

Weekly Round Up #42: Uber’s deal with WesBank, Xiaomi in SA, PriceCheck sale and Apple Music

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

Everything you need to know about the West African startup landscape [2015/2016 Update]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

Confused by Merc’s new model-naming system? Let us break it down for you…

Way back in 1994, the heavyweights at Mercedes-Benz HQ decided to shake up the brand’s model-naming system. And so, determining the designation of each…

‘It makes all the sense in the world’ — former PriceCheck CEO on Naspers sale

Last week emerging markets media and internet giant Naspers sold its award-winning South African price comparison site PriceCheck back to original founder Kevin Tucker…

6 travel apps to make your holiday journey a pleasure

Travelling is many things: an incredible adventure, and an invaluable education, a journey into yourself, and so forth. But after having been shouted at…

Raru director Waine Smith weighs in on South Africa’s ecommerce industry

Since its launch last year, Raru has become a go-to name in the South African ecommerce market. Headed up by ex-founders of Take2, they have…

InstaLens: How SA’s Instagram acolyte is capturing global success

Instagram is well known for its dedicated communities. Especially in cities such as Cape Town where designers, both local and tourists, take advantage of…

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) review: entry-level done right

Starting with the Moto X in 2013, Motorola started a whole trend of making value-for-money smartphones with a heavy focus on optimised software. Later…

Weekly Round Up #22: #AskMmusi, Instacart, Gaming villains and humans crash into self driving cars

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

Dentsu Aegis’ John Brown buyout shows how the digital agency model is changing

Global advertising mega-conglomerate Dentsu Aegis has acquired content marketing specialist John Brown Media for an undisclosed sum of money. John Brown Media was established…

5 signs that your hard drive is probably about to fail

Whether you have a solid state or mechanical drive, there is always a chance the device will fail and take all your data with…

4 ways aspiring millennial entrepreneurs can break down barriers

The entrepreneurial leap looks a lot different for today’s young professionals. While most baby boomers don’t see entrepreneurship as a way to make a…

The Audi Virtual Cockpit: is this the future of the dashboard?

It was tough, but we did it. We overcame. Yes, dear reader, we’ve just handed back to the keys to the new Audi TT…

Ware of the Week: Imagine Free for Instagram

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

Is South Africa ready for its Instacart moment?

Getting home after a long day, you put your keys and bag down, kick your feet up, get comfortable and ease into you couch….

The good kind of bad: 5 of our favourite gaming villains

The heroes of our games would be nothing without their contrasting counterparts. A villain drives the hero forward, gives meaning to his cause. A…

Rosberg finally outshines Hamilton: the weekend motorsport roundup

It was a bumper motorsport weekend and in more ways than one. We’ve seen some big accidents in some of the races this weekend,…

Ventureburn speaks to entrepreneurial maestro Adii Pienaar on Receiptful’s $500k Angel round

South African serial entrepreneur and investor Adii Pienaar’s new startup called Receiptful is making some noise. The co-founder of the popular website theme builder,…

4 tips startups can take from the traditional blueprint of disruption

Saul Alinsky published a somewhat controversial book back in 1971, called Rules for Radicals. It details the structure and organisation employed in revolutions. A…

Acer Aspire V17 Nitro review-in-brief: powerful but uninspiring

Choosing a gaming laptop is a very personal affair, even more so than building a gaming rig. When drawing up specs for a built…

Is the Apple Watch a crazy fad or the next iPad?

On 10 April, the Apple Watch became available for preorder and within the day, an estimated one million people purchased the tech accessory. By…

Partnerships in the Spotlight as Everlytic Celebrates 15 Years

Opera Mini Helps South Africans Stay on Top of Every Game

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

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