Geek Culture

‘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…

Cape Town’s Berg River Dam is now one giant puddle

I’m not sure how many more articles I can kick off with the words “Cape Town’s in the midst of a water crisis”, but…

The Matrix reboot is the nail in the coffin for original cinema

All around the world, there are young filmmakers trying to raise the minimum amount of money to make their films. They receive little to…

Netflix picks up Orson Welles’ last unfinished film

Citizen Kane director Orson Welles died before he could complete his swan song The Other Side of the Wind. The film — produced from 1970 to…

South Africa’s box office: Kong is King

Kong: Skull Island (review) has made itself known with bangs to the chest and a number one debut in South Africa’s box office this weekend. The…

Kong: Skull Island movie review: you won’t go bananas for it

Kong: Skull Island, the latest movie to feature the giant gorilla, sees a group of scientists driven to discover the untouched island of Primal Eden….

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…

10 reasons why your next campaign absolutely has to include mobile video

Like it or not, mobile is fast becoming the predominant way many consumers access the internet. It also goes without saying that visual content…

5 reasons your next digital campaign should include an infographic

Infographics are more than just pretty pictures. They’re also a great way of visually conveying data and making sure it sticks in people’s minds….

LEGO Play time: Geeks be geeking out [Video]

It’s Friday afternoon, you’re counting down the clock ’til home time, yes you are. So what do you do? YouTube. While researching stuff on…

Samsung mocks iPhone fans (again) with its new ad [Video]

Remember when Samsung released that ad mocking iPhone fans queuing for the new iPhone? Yeah you do. It seems that Samsung has decided that…

Check out ex-Webby boss Tiffany Shlain’s new cloud sourced film

This is very cool. It’s the new short film from Webby Awards founder Tiffany Shlain. In order to make the two-minute film Shlain, together…

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