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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…

Q&A with MoboFree CEO on Africa’s fast-growing mobile marketplace

MoboFree is an African-based mobile marketplace with a social twist that allows people to buy, sell and swap products with each other. The goal…

5 of the coolest online car configurators around

You’re slumped over at your mercilessly cramped office desk, a mug of lukewarm coffee seemingly glued to your non-mousing hand. The woman in the…

Call of Duty, GTA and 9 more games that need an all-women reboot

Games are manly, correct? What is a game if not a testosterone-fuelled adventure filled with grunting alpha males who piss bullets, swallow enemies whole…

5 pieces of car tech that failed at exactly the wrong time

Here at Motorburn, we love car tech. The increasing intersection between our wheels and our gadgets is something that just makes us tingle every…

5 reasons why social media is actually really fruitful for B2B startups

In the last three to four years, social media marketing has increasingly become popular. Consumer product companies have special budgets for social media, though…

How do investments for startups work in Latin America?

Even though some fixed terms such as seed capital, angel investment and venture investment are similar in many parts in the world, the reality…

13 incredible inventions that show off their makers’ insane intelligence

Technology is undeniably beautiful. The way humans have shaped even the ugliest devices into eye-pleasing shapes amuses me to no end. And like many…

The evolution of watch technology: from wind-up to smartwatch

Keeping time has always been a fascination of human beings, and even from ancient times, it’s involved an instrument of some kind. The earliest…

Qurio is on a quest to change the world, one question at a time

South African based startup, Qurio, was born out of a need to improve the education space. Founded by Paul Kim and Gareth Heuer —…

M-Pesa relaunches in SA: refined strategy, massive roll-out

Vodacom’s well-known mobile money transfer service M-Pesa is having a second go at South Africa’s mobile market. The telecom giant announced that, after two…

Gearbox gripes: Should we hate the CVT as much as we do?

Bundle a bunch of random people into a cramped room, surreptitiously lock the door and quietly introduce the topic of automobile transmissions. Chances are,…

Xiaomi smartphones may take over the world: here are 6 reasons why

If you don’t happen to live under a rock, you might have heard of Xiaomi, a company often referred to as the “Apple of…

MzansiStore: this Etsy for Africa aims to empower local crafters

A few months ago, MzansiStore successfully raised funds on local crowdfunding site Thundafund in order to support one of South Africa’s designers. More than…

First Data buys out Vinny Lingham’s Gyft in $50m+ deal

Gyft, the virtual gift card service founded by South African-born entrepreneur Vinny Lingham has been acquired by First Data, a big player in the…

Fixing the African startup space: stop looking at Silicon Valley

We are at a very exciting stage in the African Startup space. The attention we are getting internationally is great and we are seeing…

11 TV, film and gaming mashup videos too batshit crazy to ignore

Gaming’s a weird passion. Most people see at a gamer and think “look at this nerd and their obsession with that Pac-Man game.” But…

10 cars you’ll really want to drive (for now) in Forza Horizon 2

Forza Horizon 2 is shaping up to be a petrolhead’s wet dream and while we’ve seen a few of the locations where you’ll be…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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