Mobile Phones

LG G6 gets priced for SA, slightly cheaper than S8 [Update: new price]

Update, 10 April 2017: LG South Africa has quietly issued a new recommended retail price for the LG G6. The new smartphone now has…

LG G6: what’s the audio recording like?

Update: We’ve added another live gig clip to the list, being recorded in auto mode as well. Original article: The LG V20 was an…

ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini: 6GB RAM, dual cameras on a budget

The ZTE Nubia range is one of the more interesting smartphone families out there, often featuring some fantastic specs and great hardware design for…

Android Nougat sees big gains, Lollipop still tops though

Google’s Android platform isn’t renowned for its fast updates, with Nexus/Pixel devices usually being the only ones to get updates at the pace Mountain…

3 smartphones that feature e-ink displays

We’ve seen dual-camera smartphones for a while now, but did you know that dual-screen phones are a thing as well? Sure, you get the…

Samsung Galaxy S8 has ‘best performing smartphone display’

Samsung always excels on the display front when it comes to their high-end smartphones, whether it’s the Note 4 and its 2560×1440 display or the…

Interview: LG SA on G6 price, free screen repairs and more

The LG G6 launch event took place yesterday (4 April), with the South Korean firm revealing pricing and more details surrounding the launch. We…

NVIDIA K1 ‘Super Chip’ crams 192 cores into new mobile GPU [CES2014]

Mobile gaming, while fiddly to control (touch screen versus physical buttons), excites. Angry Birds kickstarted the gaming on the go revolution and NVIDIA will…

Gearburn’s 6 best mobile phones of 2013

This year was a landmark year for mobile phones. We’ve had iPhones, Samsungs and Nokias competing for the top spot but ironically, each device…

Samsung introduces Smartphone GamePad peripheral for Android

Logitech last month released the PowerShell that turns your iPhone into an uber gaming gadget. Now, Samsung announced its own. It’s called the Smartphone…

Qualcomm new 64-bit CPU fires up budget LTE smartphones

Qualcomm, the company behind many of the smartphone world’s wireless technologies and processors, has announced today the Snapdragon 410 chipset with integrated 4G/LTE. The…

LG Smart TVs to use any phone as controller by 2014

Using a smartphone as a TV remote is a nifty idea that has been championed by a few mobile phone makers, like Samsung and…

Double-sided Android smartphone with E-ink display officially launches

The YotaPhone has a HD 4.3″ display on the one side and an always-on E-ink display on the other. Developed by Russian company Yota…

LG G2 gets KitKat March 2014

The LG G2 is the best Android currently available, but it’s hampered by a lack of Android 4.4, or KitKat. This is all changing…

Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours mount: 64-bit CPU, possible March launch

Samsung’s no slouch in the phone department. As soon as it ejected the Galaxy S4 from its doors, Galaxy S5 rumours began cropping up….

‘Angry Birds Go!’ has $100 in-app purchases, is more shop than game

Angry Birds Go!, the inevitable Mario Kart-style racing game for iOS, has wallet-bursting in-app purchases of US$100. That’s US$100 for a virtual kart you’ll never…

HTC One with dual-SIM, microSD slot unveiled in the UK, scratches LTE

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? HTC has been mulling around with its popular flagship, the HTC One, since its release February this…

CyanogenMod Installer leaves Google Play for ‘violating developer terms’

There was much excitement around the web two weeks ago when it was announced that the popular custom operating system for Android, CyanogenMod, was…

Moto G review roundup: cheap, competitive and wonderful

Motorola’s latest Moto G was launched yesterday with a few lucky tech sites getting the chance to pick it apart and share their thoughts…

KitKat coming to Play Edition HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4

While the slow rollout of Android 4.4 KitKat eventually started making its way down to Nexus devices in the last week, it has recently…

Samsung exposes Galaxy Grand 2, a new 5.25-inch dual-SIM phablet

It’s another phablet from Samsung: the 5.25″ Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. This one though is apparently a bit special because it “brings meaningful upgrades to…

HTC One, Droid DNA to get KitKat update by 2014

HTC device owners have been eagerly anticipating the release of Android KitKat (4.4) for their beloved phones, and now owners of the HTC One…

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel