Geek Culture

Netflix sees drop in user growth, a sign of things to come?

Streaming colossus Netflix has announced its earnings for the second quarter of 2016, revealing user growth below expectations. In a letter to shareholders, the company…

So much yes: ever see someone do a ‘backflip quadruple tailwhip’?

I remember playing games like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX and laughing at the absurdity of some tricks. “Yeah, right….

Viola Davis’s Amanda Waller is a total badass in new Suicide Squad trailer

The Suicide Squad is a gaggle of killer misfits with loads of personality, but they wouldn’t be much of anything without their “puppet master”…

Showmax celebrates 10 million views – what about user figures?

The streaming video landscape has been heating up over the past year, as several services battle it out for supremacy in South Africa. Global king…

John Oliver shows everyone how to deal with YouTube comment trolls

We all love laying down a few scathing words beneath YouTube videos now and again. Oh, just me on Mondays? Okay. Nevertheless, one chap…

Magic tricks gone wrong and awkward Jonah Hill: this week’s must watch viral videos

Welcome to a new feature at Memeburn, where we take a look at videos worth watching this past week. Whether they’re viral, funny, amazing…

Voyage of Time and System Shock: this (past) week’s must watch viral videos

Welcome to a new feature at Memeburn, where we take a look at videos worth watching this past week. Whether they’re viral, funny, amazing…

Brendan Jack’s 13.5 extremely important rules for online marketing

Comedian Brendan Jack of Crazy Monkey fame writes for Memeburn on the latest cutting-edge ideas around online marketing. They are so cutting edge they’ll…

Rally biker rescues drowning calf [Video]

In what a could be called an impossible feat of heroism, a rally biker rescued a calf from drowning in a man-made canal. The…

So you think you know mobile in Africa? [Video]

We all know cellphones are vital to Africa. They’ve allowed large sections of the continent to entirely skip wired communication. This means that Africa…

Turkish earthquake spreads across YouTube [Video]

Like the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the shootings in Oslo earlier this year, footage of the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake which devastated…

How Twitter’s changed the world in your pocket [infographic]

It’s unlikely that when co-founder Jack Dorsey first came up with the idea for Twitter at the age of eight, he envisaged that it…

SMS is alive and kicking [Infographic]

SMS is dead, or almost dead. It’s a fairly common refrain and one that is threading its way into the mainstream as smartphones become…

YouTube buck video becomes overnight international viral sensation [updated]

A South African video of an antelope colliding with a surprised mountain biker has become a worldwide internet hit almost overnight, racking up just…

Yo mama’s blog: 10 of the ‘best’

“Why don’t you write about the non-mumsy mom type sites? Or something like that. You know what I mean” was pretty much the brief…

‘While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius’ – RiP Steve Jobs [videos]

The tech world is a little darker and a little emptier following the passing of visionary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. With accolades pouring in…

The landscape of the Kenyan mobile scene [infographic]

The research team at the iHub put together some stats on mobile numbers in Kenya. A special nod to Leo Mutuku for gathering it…

‘Goldman Sachs rules the world’ trader becomes online phenomenon

A trader who told BBC News presenters that “governments do not rule the world, Goldman Sachs does” is fast becoming a YouTube and Twitter…

Facebook changes: What ‘the public’ thinks [infographic]

Very little can get netizens around the world up and ready to riot like the discovery that Facebook has (yet again) changed its interface,…

Rebecca Black braai parody gaining traction

Remember Rebecca Black? The girl that turned Friday into something more than just another day of the week? That one. The meme that never…

The patent wars explained [Infographic]

It’s difficult to keep up with who is suing who these days. In the tech world, Apple and Samsung have been at each other’s…

The outlook’s still good: 29 years of email [Infographic]

Email turns 29 this year. That’s right, the medium so few of us can do without has been around for the best part of…

‘One more thing’: A look at Jobs’ time at Apple [Videos]

Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple’s CEO has set the tech world ablaze. Consumers have already begun speculating about Apple’s future without its fearless leader….

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)