Humour

BraaiPhone: the thinnest and lightest app ever made

For South Africans, there seems to be nothing more cherished than the “braai” (barbecue). This week while the country was celebrating its Heritage Day…

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon show how stupid ridiculous hashtags are

How many times have you used a hashtag today? Probably a lot. Hashtags have penetrated almost every social network, even Facebook has them and…

Petition aims to make definition of Geek more positive in dictionaries

Here at Burn Media, we love geeks. They’re our bread and butter. Heck, most of us count ourselves as geeks and even got into…

The secret’s out: Samsung admits its gadgets are made by aliens

‘Designed for humans’ maybe, but by humans? Not so much. The latest word to usher forth from Samsung HQ is that it all its…

Creatives and product shots: parody targets every tech commercial ever

Working up to the launch of a new smartphone/tablet/laptop and wondering how you can convince potential customers that something cold and shiny will make…

New SA 24 hour news station ANN7 launches to online ridicule

Look, it’s not easy starting a news channel. You need time, effort and a crack production team if you’re going to make a proper…

4 Online services that are desperately needed in real life

Sometimes we go about our daily business online, blissfully oblivious to the many services that make our lives easier. Services that make us realise…

4 types of people who are least likely to engage with your brand online

Many Memeburn readers are considered “social media gurus”, most often by themselves. A “social media guru” is kind of like being a spiritual guru,…

4 reasons why I’m glad Madiba never used Twitter

Nelson Mandela — father of the nation, freedom fighter, an example to all of humanity. But sadly, like other equally historically important iconic heroes…

5 entirely necessary websites about cats

I have said it time and time again. Despite the efforts of various counter-revolutionary forces to make the internet about other things, like social…

Deep Fried Man’s 11 steps to perfect Twitter etiquette

Knowing the right and wrong way to conduct oneself on Twitter can be difficult, and so I present to you a guide to proper…

Hitler displeased about revelations concerning SA internet radio stats

If you thought you’ve heard the last of the internet radio racket caused by IT sleuth, Shaun Dewberry’s sensational exposé on listenership stats, think…

4 ways to make yourself seem way cooler online than you really are

The other day I received a tweet from an extremely beautiful woman. I followed her instantly, because the comment she had sent me was…

What kind of internet troll are you?

Do you spend an awful lot of time posting comments on the internet? If so, it’s possible that you are a troll. But, just…

40 ridiculous new generic top level domains — .unicorn, .ninja and more

I haven’t been this riled up in quite some time, so pardon the candour. To quote the words of the dotfather Tim Berners-Lee: “When…

The 5 stages of your Facebook Timeline

Before Facebook, people had to rely on outdated things such as photo albums or genuine human interaction to keep track of their progression. Now,…

Why different mobile users think their devices are better than everyone else’s

I have done extensive research, performing interviews with countless mobile users (well, four actually, but who’s counting) to get to the bottom of which…

10 famous novels transformed into tweets

Way, way back before the internet was invented, there was a crude and ancient way that people used to share information on a primitive…

5 seriously underrated aspects of social media

Like you, I once naively thought that social media was used for sharing your life experiences and bonding with close family, friends, and the…

Four aspects of technology I really don’t understand

I am, admittedly, not as bad as my mother when it comes to understanding the technological trappings of our modern world. I am even…

RIM’s pipe dreams? [Comic]

Things haven’t been all that great with BlackBerry maker RIM for a while. The last year has been hard on BlackBerry. Remember that horrendous…

Chicken? Santam hits back at Nando’s [Update]

About a week ago Nando’s, in its usual cheeky way, ripped off a Santam ad, the one that features famed thespian Ben Kingsley. The…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV