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Weekly Round Up #58: smartphone launches, mobile games, Facebook F8 and geeky cars

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Gearburn…

Google brings more specific traffic alerts to SA

Checking your smartphone for commute times has become the norm for millions of people around the world. Google pioneered this function with Google Now, but Apple…

SSL: The unchecked security blind spot

When changing lanes on the highway, you would first indicate to make other drivers aware of your intentions and then check your blind spot…

Autonomous weapons a real concern says ‘Campaign to Stop Killer Robots’

Killer robots and their ability to think have been a staple of science fiction for decades now. Discussions around HAL9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey,…

What will it take to drive mainstream smart home adoption in SA?

The results of the Intel Security International Internet of Things Smart Home Survey are in. The survey polled over 9000 consumers in nine countries[i]…

Smart cities: 5 security areas CIOs should watch

Car navigation systems that can predict where and when traffic jams might occur, by siphoning data from sensors in roads and other vehicles. Cameras…

Here are your mobile gaming picks of the week

We’re back for a second running of our mobile gaming picks feature, where we choose some of the more notable and entertaining mobile titles…

Embracing mCommerce is about more than finding the right tech

There’s a word on the lips of everyone in the know these days, and that word is “mCommerce.” Okay, so it doesn’t exactly flow…

When it comes to big data, focus on building relationships with your customers

“Big Data” has been a big deal for some time now. It’s a fact that many companies are looking for ways to own more…

Snapchat finally starts dabbling with advertising, and people are freaking out

Snapchatters in the US probably noticed something different over the course of the weekend. The photo messaging app that boasts over US$10-billion valuation, and…

BBC uses Doctor Who game to teach kids how to code

This is really cool, especially if you’re a Doctor Who fan. Linking up its longest running show with its new coding initiative, the BBC…

Wikimedia announces winners for Wiki loves Monuments South Africa

What better way to document all of South Africa’s great monuments in one library than through Wikipedia. Wiki Loves Monuments is an initiative by…

Here’s everything you need to know about the software Apple launched today

While most of the attention from today’s Apple event was aimed squarely at the new iPads and Macs being launched, there was plenty for…

3 key takeaways from Wired 2014 day one

Wired 2014 kicked off this morning with a ballsy session (“Decoding The Body”) — considering the time and lack of caffeine — that sought…

Apple says iPhone 6 smashed 30 day sales record, gives no actual numbers

Everyone barring the most stringent pessimists knew that the iPhone 6 was going to sell well, but just how well it’s sold in its…

6 things you need to know about protecting yourself from the latest online scams

With credit card fraud and internet scams an ever-present threat across the globe, as with other types of crime, incidences of banking card fraud…

If we want digital to be effective, we need to really read customers

Any digital activity throws up a huge, almost infinite array of metrics that can be used to understand its impact – there are opens,…

Suck on that: new version of Android to be called Lollipop

Right that’s that mystery solved. The next version of Android will be called “Lollipop”. Sorry Lemon Meringue Pie, Lava Cake and Lemon Drop. First…

WeChat cannot succeed in Africa if it holds tight to its Chinese legacy

WeChat is blazing around the globe caring very little of what is in its path. In the last year, the platform’s global launch has…

Yes, please freeze my eggs: Apple and Facebook’s new game-changing benefit

In a very cool move, Facebook and Apple have decided to pay for female employees to freeze their eggs as a benefit, reports NBC…

Skype tries to take on Snapchat with quirky video app called Qik

Skype has just relaunched an app called Qik (pronounced “quick” and not to be confused with Kwik). Unlike its flagship Skype service — which…

Three years on, FNB’s banking app hits the million device mark

There’s been plenty written about South African banking giant First National Bank (FNB)’s banking app. Rightly so too. When it launched in 2011, it…

Watch these desserts try out to be the inspiration for Android L

In the next couple of days, Google will officially release Android L into the wild. It’ll bring plenty of new features and promises to…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

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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