Mobile Phones

Huawei Mate 9 images leak, to possibly introduce Kirin 960

Great news, phablet fans. New images and fresh specs have leaked detailing what could be the Huawei Mate 9. Chinese publication Juggly obtained two…

5 more decent Android & Windows smartphones under R1000

About a year ago, we took a look at seven decent smartphones available for under R1000, but have times changed since then? We decided to…

From the 3GS to the 6S: a brief history of Apple’s iPhone

It’s hard to imagine a world without smartphones, and it seems strange that they have only actually been with us for a few years….

Xiaomi Redmi 3 gets priced for South Africa, not as cheap as Redmi 2 Pro

Xiaomi distributor MIA Group (Mobile in Africa) announced earlier this year that the budget-minded Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone would be coming to South Africa. Now,…

Update: LG V20 will officially debut 6 September in San Francisco

Update, 5 August: How odd. While everyone will be in Berlin, Germany for IFA 2016, LG announced that it will unveil its LG V20…

Looking for a festival phone? Here are 5 cheap & simple options

The last thing you want to do when at OppiKoppi, Rocking The Daisies or the local bar is lose your smartphone. And with a top-flight…

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 launches in South Africa in September

It’s tough to keep things a secret these days, and Samsung is no different. Between leaks and Samsung’s own teaser, we had a pretty…

BlackBerrys brutally dropped, bent and submerged

This article is for both the BlackBerry haters and lovers out there. The Hardware Support Lab at RIM posted three videos giving some insight…

Nokia lifts the lid on the white Lumia 800

Nokia you tease. Why not throw another gorgeous Lumia in our faces? Wish granted, with the white Lumia 800, an ivory dream phone scheduled…

ADzero – The bamboo unibody Android smartphone

If you’re like me, you’re tired of your phones sinking. Kieron-Scott Woodhouse’s unique bamboo smartphone designs are something else. In an attempt to break…

Samsung Galaxy S3 delayed and rumour roundup. Caught on video?

Bummer. It doesn’t seem like the Galaxy S3 will be making its appearance later this month at MWC 2012 as rumoured. Samsung told Techradar…

Hands-on with Nokia’s Lumia 710 and scorching Lumia 800

At a recent launch event in South Africa, we got some hands-on time with Nokia’s new Lumia 710 and 800 handsets. Read on for…

Nokia Lumia 710, 800 launch and cost details

Nokia’s final hope, the Lumia range of smartphones, is set to land in the hands of South African customers on 7 February. Both the…

Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro — unforgettable it ain’t

When I first got my hands on the Xperia Pro, I thought I was going to be pondering the merits of a slide-out keyboard…

Bwahaha… Sorry. Just. Bwahaha… The US$2 350 BlackBerry P’9981

I’m not paying $2 350 for a BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 in drag. With a repugnant design and even worse looking BlackBerry OS 7 theme,…

A step above solar power with the energy harvesting mobile phone screens

Love your mobile phone, but hate its capacity to run flat at the most inconvenient moments? This defining ethos for mobile phones is a…

Gearburn’s BlackBerry Torch 9810 Review

It feels like RIM’s current range of products is dwarfed by the melodrama of a flailing company desperately trying to reinvent itself. Pundits are…

Hands on with Nokia’s Lumia range

To say that Nokia had a tough 2011 would be a massive understatement. There seemed, however, to be a glimmer of hope when the…

Getting to grips with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was pretty big news when it launched. It holds the honour, after all, of being the first phone to come…

Intel announces smartphone play at CES

Intel is probably best known for its pc and laptop processors, but the tech giant announced that it is making a play in the…

Gorilla Glass 2 to debut at CES 2012

Without it, your fancy smartphone would have been cast to the back draw of your gadget graveyard years ago. It’s installed in a half-billion…

Ask Ziggy — Siri’s Windows Phone equivalent

Siri was the saving grace of the iPhone 4S, and now there’s a Windows Phone equivalent in the form of “Ask Ziggy“. Ziggy, a…

Gearburn’s top mobile phones of 2011

It’s been a dramatic year for the mobile phone industry. Nokia leaped from a burning platform to became hesitantly convalescent with Microsoft’s aid. Google…

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)

Afeela is Honda’s luxury EV – with Sony tech