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Orange Is The New Black premiere sees lesbian porn search spike

Set in a women’s prison, Orange Is The New Black is a wildly popular series. But did you know that the latest season, which…

Finding Dory remains South Africa’s most popular movie this week [2016/06/28]

Over the past weekend (24 to 26 June), SA movie-goers were still amped about Finding Dory. The kid-friendly flick started off strong in the…

Give your resting bitch face that fiery touch with this DIY Cyclops helmet

Without nerds, we wouldn’t have web-slinger Spiderman, sweetheart Deadpool or more importantly, broody Cyclops. That sunglass-wearing freak who just couldn’t resist sassy mind-controlling red…

#Brexit: Imgur reacts to the EU referendum in 15 witty images

The conclusion to the #Brexit referendum and the United Kingdom’s move to leave the European Union, has sent shockwaves through world economies, politics and…

Scared policemen, Irish songbirds and virtual coasters: 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…

African VOD landscape heats up as TRACE buys Buni.tv

Local content is a big plus for many video platforms, with pan-African video-on-demand (VOD) service Buni.tv being one of the more notable offerings on…

Competition: win a frightfully horrifying Conjuring 2 hamper worth R900 [closed]

You may have heard there’s a new Conjuring movie heading to SA cinemas soon. In order to celebrate its release, Memeburn is giving away…

Check Facebook on the sly in the office with “excel”

Take a look around your average office and what do you see? Chances are, rather than the office serf toiling away for the capitalist…

Foursquare reaches 10-million users [Infographic]

Foursquare recently marked its 10-million user mark. After three years of check-ins the popular location-based service can finally step foot in the playground with…

Mobile commerce on the rise [Infographic]

The mobile revolution is happening. It’s been happening for a while. eCommerce changed how we behaved as consumers and mCommerce is set to change…

A Fathers’ Day message to Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Dear Sir Tim Berners-Lee, As the father of the World Wide Web, we think you deserve a Father’s Day message. After all, anyone who’s…

Is there a ‘tech bubble’ forming? [Infographic]

Depending on when you start counting, social media sites have been the world’s favourite shiny new toy for almost a decade now. Today, valuations…

Ten of the coolest TED talks [Videos]

The Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conferences bring together luminaries from a wide range of fields. They come to delight and entertain us with…

Seven iconic internet memes of all time: Dancing baby to Chuck Norris

The internet has been called many things, from “democracy’s greatest tool” to the “greatest place for free speech”. However, when you Google “internet’s greatest”…

The story and cost of the PlayStation Network shutdown [infographic]

The spectacular and ongoing saga that has been the felling of Sony’s Playstation and Qriocity networks is certainly one that will go down in…

4 social media tools and tips for the Rapture

You should by now know as our friends at Family Radio ministry – an Oklahoma based Christian fundamentalist group – have informed us and…

Location based social-networks: Who’s using them, where, why and how? [infographic]

Beyond being something that constantly comes up on my Twitter feed, which I used to view as irritating, location based services (Foursquare in particular)…

You’ve got mail: A look at some email milestones [Infographic]

Social media is increasingly dominating our communication patterns. Thanks to instant messaging, text messaging, social networking and email we can communicate with world without…

Osama Bin Laden’s demise — The action tweets [Infographic]

Osama bin Laden’s death is the buzz word in most societies this week. There are people celebrating, people begging for proof of his death…

Royal Wedding: The digital dream wedding [Infographic]

Whether you are a fan or not, after months of media coverage ranging from the derisive to the slavishly complimentary, you cannot have missed…

‘Royal Wedding’ goes viral on YouTube

There’s no need to worry or rejoice, depending on your perspective on the Royal Wedding, the big day is still to come. But you…

The current state of social networking: Winners and losers [Infographic]

Social networking has been the “in thing” since 2006 when the rest of the world discovered Facebook. The social networking giant is without a…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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