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South Africa’s box office: John Wick can’t hold candle to Kong

John Wick: Chapter Two (review) may have 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, but you know what it doesn’t have? A giant gorilla and a spot at…

5 superhero movies you might want to bookmark in 2017

In the last few years we’ve seen a massive resurgence in superhero movies. From Christopher Nolan’s dark Batman reboot (Batman Begins) to the formation…

Last week in trailers: Girl power Transformers and American Gods

Last week was all about fears and tears in the world of upcoming movies, from heart-wrenching animations to possessed children to soldier dogs. This week’s…

RIP Joe Mafela: Chicken Licken ad from 1996 trends on YouTube

Beloved South African actor Joe Mafela died this weekend aged 75. According to sources, Mafela succumbed to injuries sustained by a car accident in…

John Wick Chapter 2 movie review: gun-fu at its finest

This second instalment in the John Wick franchise will have a lot of people questioning the protagonist’s motives. John Wick Chapter 2 continues just…

‘South Africa’s dumbest criminals’ go viral, social media gets racist

Three Johannesburg men found viral fame when they attempted to break into a house while the homeowner stood filming them. The men are oblivious…

Netflix replaces star ratings with thumbs, because we’re simple creatures

I know the biggest issue I’ve ever faced while binging Black Mirror was extending my brain too far when considering if the episode in which a…

The Onion gives TED a run for its money

Look, we love TED talks here at Memeburn. We think they’re great. But even we can admit that the ideas talked about in some…

New Die Antwoord video features Lady Gaga parody, is cringe-worthy [Update]

The latest video from international viral sensations Die Antwoord has dropped, and it’s about the most cringe-inducing thing you’ll ever see. The video, which…

Microsoft Surface ad: Clicks, dancing school children, zero product info

And cue the next portion of Microsoft’s US$1-billion plus ad blitz. The Redmond-based giant has released the first TV ad for the Surface, and,…

Eric Schmidt: Global knowledge means that ‘eventually technology disappears’

The ease with which technology connects us, means that at a global level, human knowledge is accelerating. With this increased knowledge we will be…

Watch vertigo-inducing footage of Felix Baumgartner’s space jump

Watching Felix Baumgartner’s space jump from the cameras on the ground was spectacular. Terrifying, but spectacular. Now footage has emerged showing the fall from…

Check out Windows 8’s first official TV spot

Microsoft has officially released its first TV spot for Windows 8. It’s loud, colorful and features rockets, exploding laptops and a piñata. In among…

New Nando’s ad: Europe, planes and Table Mountain

Fast food chicken franchise Nando’s is an international player these days. The South African-headquartered business now has operation across the globe, including Europe. It’s…

Spoof ad shows what Facebook is really like: Toilets

So Facebook thinks it’s like a chair. Well, as tech journos all over the world have pointed out, that’s pretty much a crock of…

Why everyone should learn to code… before it’s too late [Infographic]

Ever think you should probably expand your skills and learn another language? While learning to speak Japanese, French or Spanish would be a great…

West Indies cricket team rocks Gangnam Style… Novak Djokovic not so much

It was bound to happen eventually. After making its way out of YouTube (where it’s the most watched video in history) and onto dancefloors…

Watch 80k Koreans do it Gangnam Style

This is insane. Viral phenomenon Psy recently took to the stage in front of Seoul City Hall to give his fans a free show…

What’s big, blue and like a chair? Facebook apparently

As it celebrates reaching the one-billion user mark, Facebook has released a video detailing why — um… this is going to sound a bit…

Which country uses the web best? [Infographic]

You may have heard that Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the World Wide Web Foundation recently quantified the web by developing an index used to…

Nokia takes swing at ‘dull’ iPhone 5 in new ad

Charcoal, black, white… people must be getting a little sick of the limited colours they can get their phones in. Well, that’s what Nokia…

Nando’s reminds South Africans to take pride in knowing their ‘national anthem’

If you love your country, you know its national anthem off by heart. That’s a given. But if you’re in South Africa there are…

It’s Gangnam style at the Google S.Korea office with Eric Schmidt

What does every high powered executive do when in South Korea? Gangnam Style of course. That’s what Google’s Eric Schmidt did anyway. While on…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

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

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs