Mobile Phones

Huawei service centres open in Cape Town, Johannesburg

Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Huawei has today announced the opening of its first customer service centres in South Africa. The centres, based in Canal…

Report: new Galaxy Note 7 won’t use Samsung batteries

Samsung will no longer use batteries made by its subsidiary for the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, according to a report out of South Korea. Instead,…

5 other dual camera smartphones you should know about

To the die-hard fan and some casual observers, Apple is breaking new ground with the iPhone 7 Plus and its dual-camera setup. Although its use…

Xiaomi Mi Max phablet is coming to South Africa

It’s been a while since the Xiaomi Mi Max was first launched, but the massive phablet is making its way to South Africa. Well… if…

Apple iPhone 7: the positives and negatives

Apple may have unveiled the iPhone 7 last night, but the rumour mill hit the nail on the head in the lead up to the…

Exclusive: newly-launched LG V20 coming to South Africa

LG’s innovative V10 smartphone didn’t make it to South African shores unfortunately, but the Korean firm has some good news for us regarding the newly…

LG V20 launched with music, video-centric features

The LG V10 was one of last year’s best smartphones, offering an innovative secondary display, great video recording functionality and dual front-facing cameras. Otherwise, it…

Samsung Galaxy Y Pro [Video]

The Samsung Galaxy Y Pro is a simple “smartphone” aimed at the emerging markets. With a fidgety touchscreen and a BlackBerry style keyboard, can…

Samsung Galaxy Nexus — bow to our Android overlords

If brilliance is a crime, Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus is a mass-murderer. From tip to toe, the Nexus exudes class. It doesn’t have the glass and metal knockout…

BlackBerry Curve 9320, more of the same with a ‘better keyboard’

The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 leaves nothing to the imagination. It runs BlackBerry OS 7.1, has the same look of previous Curves but with…

Samsung Galaxy S III prototype spotted in the wild with mystery fourth button

Samsung’s Galaxy S III teases are plum out of control. Today, Chinese mobile forum Mobile01 released this candid shot of the Samsung GT-I9300, or commonly…

Oppo pops out world’s thinnest smartphone

All we have is a single picture to go by, but if a picture is worth a 1000 words, the portrait above screams “I’m…

Samsung teaser site counts down to the Galaxy S III [Update]

The Galaxy S III is so close we can taste it and this teaser site from Samsung is counting down the hours until something…

Are these images of the Galaxy S III?

Are these the first pictures of a Samsung Galaxy S III take in the wild? According to Gizmodo.com (who were the first to get…

Huawei Ascend P1 launches May in Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong

The Huawei Ascend P1 launches this May according to a press-release from China’s largest mobile phone maker. It’s a super-styling phone to boot. The…

Lumia 800 and 710 ‘Jailbroken’

It was only a matter of time. Nokia’s Lumia 800 and 710 Windows Phones have been successfully rooted, or jailbroken and it’s called the…

Meizu MX launches in June, is a quad-core, Android 4.0, 64GB beast

Meizu has unveiled a quad-core dream machine powered by Android 4.0. This smartphone, the Meizu MX, is powered by the Samsung Exynos A9 CPU…

‘Come and meet the next Galaxy’ 3 May says Samsung invite

Sweet baby Jesus, this could be it. Samsung has sent invites bearing the words, “Come and meet the next Galaxy”. The event is set…

Boeing Android smartphone to take off in late 2012

All the reports about Malware on Android got you paranoid about your phone’s security? Well there might be an answer, and it comes from…

HTC Incredible 4G leaks images, specs

Android keeps rolling on, with HTC Incredible 4G images leaking out to confirm this beast’s presence. HTC’s Droid Incredible 2 set the template for…

BlackBerry Curve 9380: Death by touch screen [Review]

When the BlackBerry Curve 9380 arrived, it sat quietly on my desk for about five minutes, just looking beautiful. The soft light from the…

Samsung Galaxy S III revealed, launches 10 May #Aprilfools

Thanks for taking part in our April Fools joke. You’re all beautiful people and when the Galaxy S III really launches, Gearburn.com will be…

Xperia Play snags Android 4.0 Beta

Android 4.0 continues to roll out in drips and drabs to eager smartphone owners, with the Xperia Play becoming the latest phone to receive the coveted…

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