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Sonic The Hedgehog looks slightly creepy in new live-action trailer

Paramount Pictures on Tuesday revealed the first trailer for its live-action Sonic The Hedgehog movie, causing a little bit of a stir online. The…

New ‘Detective Pikachu’ trailer stresses the yellow Pokemon’s coffee problem

Warner Bros released yet another trailer for Detective Pikachu on Wednesday, revealing a few more funny moments and actions scenes from the upcoming movie….

(Spoilers) 5 things everyone who watched Avengers: Endgame definitely did

When I said I was itching to watch Avengers: Endgame again, I meant it. In fact, since the first screening I saw last Wednesday,…

Avengers: Endgame breaks SA Box Office records, makes a cool R34m locally

Well, after Avengers: Endgame scooped up more money than any one could logically count in just three days, it seems that the movie’s also…

100m of Spotify’s 217m users are now Premium subscribers

Scandanavian music streaming service Spotify is now used by 217-million people globally, of which around 100-million pay for Premium access to the service. This…

Spoilers trend as Twitter can’t get over latest Game of Thrones episode

Usually the online world is careful not to spoil any plot points for at least 24 hours after a show or movie has aired….

Game of Thrones S8 E3: spoiler-free GIF-only review

The Long Night, the battle of Winterfell, takes place in this week’s episode of Game of Thrones. The entire hour and a half was…

Netflix really wants to make ‘binge racing’ a thing

You’ve heard of binge watching. Now get ready for Netflix’s manipulation of your competitive side with a term it’s super eager to coin: binge racing. Binge…

The 9 best sitcoms of the decade

The nature of sitcoms means that, like soap operas, most can continue on and on until they’ve lost all hope and heart and humour….

10 things we learnt at Netflix South Africa event

Netflix has been available in South Africa since January 2016, as part of a wider expansion on the part of the service. So we…

Everyone is making fun of the Han Solo movie title

It’s inevitable that if you drag something out long enough and don’t deliver the goods, people are going to be left unsatisfied — and that’s just what director Ron…

SA’s box office: Blade Runner 2049, and some movie facts

You know that relatable feeling where you have to write about something because it’s a series and a thing you do every week but…

7 found-footage horrors to watch on Halloween

With Halloween just around the corner, I decided to brave the terrifying landscape of “found-footage” horror films so that you, the reader, can truly…

Netflix announces pricing in rand for South Africa [Update]

Update, 18 October 2017: Netflix has since clarified the pricing in an interview with Memeburn, saying that they are indeed transitioning to local currency….

Watch: Dogs reunited with families after California wildfires

Thanks to the internet, human beings are forced to endure pain and suffering on a scale we were never built to comprehend. But out…

Last week in trailers: Stranger Things, Star Wars & more

Star Wars: The Last Jedi had its official trailer release last week, and no major blockbusters were willing to compete with that screen time. The result? A week…

#Ophelia: Ireland prepares for storm by posting memes on Twitter

The remnants of Hurricane Ophelia is currently battering the south-western coastline of Ireland, but much of the country doesn’t seem to be taking it…

Watch: Major Lazer’s ‘Particula’ video flaunts South Africa and Nigeria’s creative genius

American recording trio Major Lazer may have been slammed in the past for making coin from cultural appropriation, but its latest track brings out…

Twitter suspends Rose McGowan after speaking against Weinstein Co.

Actress Rose McGowan, who has been using her Twitter account to speak out against Hollywood production studio The Weinstein Company, has had her account…

Eminem disses Trump in freestyle verse, South Africa is split

Rapper Eminem unleashed a four-minute-long freestyle criticising US President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s BET Hip Hop Awards, and the South African responses have been…

Netflix in South Africa: fastest ISPs revealed for September [Update]

Netflix launched in South Africa more than a year ago, officially supporting the region with TV shows and movies. But the streaming service has…

[Watch] Star Wars: The Last Jedi official trailer is here

The Star Wars franchise may be going through some trials of will and creative differences, but it’s time to brush that all aside so…

6 of the internet’s most obnoxious fandoms

Have you ever been ashamed to tell someone you enjoy something because of a fear they might associate you with the worst part of…

SA’s AI Future Depends on One Thing: Skills

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

Outcomes-Based Funding Delivers Real Jobs for SA Youth – A New Model for SME-Led Growth

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

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