Geek Culture

Humans have finally found a way to destroy the Nokia 3310

Ever since the Nokia 3310 was invented back in 2000, human beings have tried valiantly to destroy it. Dropping it, throwing it against walls,…

4 hilarious #SaltBae parodies that’ll make you cringe

Salting food has never been this popular, and it’s all thanks to #SaltBae. The Turkish-born chef based in Dubai rose to internet stardom after…

James Corden proves Kanye West’s lyrics are perfect for a soap opera

While Kanye West remains a divisive character, there’s no denying his music has a certain degree of clout. When he’s not bragging about his…

Watch as Joe Biden receives highest honor, touching hug from Obama

Will there ever be a bromance as everlasting and endearing as US Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama? Probably not. As President-elect…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #90: AG Mobile liquidated, Scalebound cancelled & more

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest news from the past few days. This week — and for the first time…

Watch Ed Sheeran slay the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ theme song

Ed Sheeran has quickly grown in stature, from your next-door neighbour’s kid who strums his guitar into the early hours of the morning, to…

Congrats #SaltBae, you’re 2017’s first awesome meme

There were some huge stories this week on the internet. If people weren’t talking about Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s adorable bromance, or Donald…

‘Lessons worth sharing’: TED’s super cool educational videos

Have you ever sat in a classroom and listened to a fantastic lesson that piqued your curiosity, and wished you could share the experience…

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…

The Apple/Samsung showdown [Comic]

Last week a US judge ordered tech industry heavyweights Apple and Samsung to meet in order to put an end to their patent war….

Meet the Facebook, Google and Zynga overlords [Infographic]

We are all slaves to Mark Zuckerberg. Ok, this infographic is a bit dramatic, especially the whole ‘Internet slaves, meet your masters’ part and…

Want to be a millionaire? Make a smart phone game [Infographic]

Would you like to make a pile of cash? I rate you go into mobile gaming. While you’re merrily launching flocks of birds at…

Prometheus’ latest viral ad introduces David8, the next generation robot

It looks like 20th Century Fox is pulling out all the stops when it comes to its next blockbuster sci-fi flick, Prometheus. The Ridley…

Samuel L Jackson, Zooey Deschanel star in new Siri spots [Video]

Apple’s not exactly renowned for using celebrity endorsements in its adverts (unless you count Santa’s Siri spot). Seems like that’s changing with Samuel L…

Coachella brings Tupac back to life with hologram tech [Video]

The death of Tupac Shakur shook the hip hop community to its core in 1996. Conspiracy theories abounded. Some said the government had ordered…

South Africa’s 10 most influential political tweeters [Infographic]

Twitter matters. There’s no doubting that. It can help effect social change, make stars, or pariahs, out of politicians, and make or break a…

See if you can spot who Nando’s is ripping off with its new campaign

Nando’s is renowned for tilting its sword at everyone from dictators, to politicians, and young pretenders. This time it’s taken a stab at an…

Creepy employers want your Facebook password [Infographic]

Imagine this: you’re on your way to a job interview, safe in the knowledge that even though your prospective employer has probably been Googling…

North Korea’s rocket fails, the memes roll in

You could sense a nervous tingle as North Korea announced plans to send a rocket into space. Was it real, or just a front…

Loopers trailer: Time travel, big guns [Video]

You know we love geeking out to some of Hollywood’s latest offerings, so of course we weren’t ballistic when we saw the trailer for…

CNN’s Anderson Cooper giggles over Pussy Willow beating [Video]

Remember when Anderson Cooper started giggling on live television during is his RidicuList segment? It’s happened again. Cooper seems to be suffering from a…

10 Awesome texts from Hillary Clinton

By now you’ve probably heard of “Texts from Hillary Clinton” — the tumblr blog that has the former first lady and current secretary of…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Altron FinTech Index signals modest household recovery, but affordability gap persists

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