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The Great Wall: Twitter mocks blockbuster with #ThankYouMattDamon

The Great Wall, released in South African cinemas today, is yet another film dealing with the controversy that comes with casting a white actor…

#HurtBae leaves South Africans deep in their feelings

Forget #SaltBae and #ThePeoplesBae, South Africa has found a new bae to fawn over. In a YouTube video released by The Scene, two exes…

This video of Cape Town’s dams shows just how bad the water crisis really is

Cape Town is running out of water, there’s no denying that fact. This week, the City of Cape Town announced that dam levels are…

American Horror Story: Donald Trump is actually happening

Gone are the days of mindless escapism. Ryan Murphy, the creator of American Horror Story, has revealed that the show’s upcoming season seven will be based…

ShowMax expands to Europe, with Poland its first destination

Africa seems to be just a tad too small for growing South African streaming company ShowMax. The Naspers-owned video-on-demand company today announced that it…

Netflix knows what you did when your partner was away

Valentine’s Day is over and it’s time to come clean. You spent the day spoiling your partner, but they deserve to know the truth….

Ghost in the Shell official trailer: a shell of its former self?

Paramount Pictures released the official Ghost in the Shell trailer Monday, dismaying many with apparent plot changes and the casting of Scarlett Johansson. The trailer features stunning…

Geeking out with Firefox’s 3D view option

I love geeking out with the geeks! The geeks at Burn HQ found this nifty little feature today while playing around in FireFox: a…

Technology is destroying our ability to pay attention, making us rude [Video]

Technology is addictive and it’s making us terrible at our jobs. It’s not your fault though, it’s part of our evolutionary wiring. That’s according…

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…

Want your mobile platform to win? Prepare for war [Infographic]

If you want to win the mobile platform game, prepare for all out war. Android and iOS are very much at the top of…

See if you can spot any secret projects in Apple’s latest corporate video

Recruitment videos tend to make me think of Veridian Dynamics from the short-lived comedy Better Off Ted. But when Apple does one, we tend…

The age of networked intelligence and peril unrequited [Video]

The technological revolution has propelled us into an open world with powerful tools available to empower us. Futurist Don Tapscott, speaking at a TEDGlobal…

Imagine the world without the internet [Infographic]

Imagine, just for a second, that the internet didn’t exist. You still got all your news from newspapers, spoke to your friends on the…

Dark Knight Rises 13-minute TV spot is full of win, and Batman

The Dark Knight rises, the utterly-epic finale to the Batman trilogy hits theaters on 20 July. In celebration, or to fuel the viral flames…

New Robocop trailer aims for viral success [Video]

That’s right folks, there’s a new Robocop movie in the works and it’s building buzz for itself with a (yawn) viral campaign. One of…

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…

What would you ask your 12yr old self? [Video]

Ever wanted to give your future self advance warning about something you’re about to do? Do you remember what you were doing when you…

Win a Nokia Lumia 800 with Memeburn and Springleap

We recently told you about how you could win R20 000 just by designing a T-Shirt. If design’s not your forte, relax, we’ve got…

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…

Genius Gotye cover yearns for the ‘Star Wars’ you used to know [Video]

This is a piece of unparalleled genius. It’s a fan cover lamenting all the changes George Lucas has made to the Star Wars franchise…

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

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

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)