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PSP emulator slow on your phone? New update brings big gains

Fancy playing your old PSP games but don’t want to lug the actual console around? Fortunately, the PPSSPP emulator has been around for a…

Pixel 2 XL vs Lumia 950 XL cameras: surprising results in tow

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL cameras build on the excellent results by the original Pixel, making them among the top smartphone…

Someone peeking at your phone screen? New Google tool will alert you

Google researchers have come up with a unique tool which alerts you when other people are peeking at your smartphone screen. The tool, spotted…

8nm or 10nm: what will next Qualcomm chip have? [Update]

Samsung and Qualcomm have a close relationship when it comes to mobile chips, as Samsung manufactures Qualcomm’s high-end processors and uses them in variants…

Xiaomi Redmi 5, 5 Plus due for December reveal

It feels like just a few days ago that the Xiaomi Redmi 4A and 4X came to South Africa, but the smartphone industry waits…

Honor V10 is official, a taste of what to expect with P11?

The Honor V10 leaked a few days ago, but the London event finally took place last night. So what’s there to know about the…

Another day, another battery ‘breakthrough’ using graphene

Samsung has announced a battery breakthrough, using a “graphene ball” to achieve five times faster charging speed and a 45% increase in capacity. “The…

Nintendo Wii U update goes live, removes TVii service in Europe

If you happen to be one of the select few to have a Wii U console beneath your television, you’ll be happy to know…

Seoul’s getting a new dedicated eSports stadium come March 2016

If there’s one country on the planet who fancies a weekend of eSports more than most, it’s South Korea. The country has seen some…

Nvidia’s GTX 980 Ti brings 4K gaming to the masses

After many leaks and sneaks from behind the curtain, Nvidia has finally spilled its beans at Taipei’s Computex, unveiling the world’s best gap-bridging GPU…

BlackBerry Z3 is South Africa’s most appealing phone, according to Phonefinder

Yes, yes, we know. We aren’t too kind to BlackBerry over in these here parts. The company has been the mainstay in South Africa’s…

Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana is coming to your iPhone, Android

Microsoft is on a mission to create the most device-friendly operating system to date. Native Windows 10 apps like Cortana, the Phone Companion App,…

Hold Tony’s Stark in your hand thanks to Samsung

After much teasing, Samsung recently teased a limited edition variant of their Galaxy S6 Edge phone. The South Korean company is capitalising on Marvel’s…

Apple Watch Sport now available in South Africa, will cost R10k

Takealot has announced that it will be the first retailer in South Africa to stock the Apple Watch, which has been available in major…

NAG Magazine bids adieu to SA gamers after 17 years

NAG Magazine, one of South Africa’s most widely read gaming print publications and the last of a dying breed, is calling it a day…

Telkom expands LTE-A network to 22 more South African suburbs

Telkom has today announced that it’s expanding its LTE-A (or LTE-Advanced) network to 22 more suburbs across the country, which will mean even faster…

New Blu-ray format brings 4K to your lounge

This week, the Blu-ray Association (BDA) announced specifications for its new media, Ultra HD Blu-ray. Licencing for this format will begin later this year….

Boy has his PlayStation 4 confiscated by dad, goes on mini rampage

Now, if anyone can understand “electronics rage”, it’s us gadget lovers. I’ve defenestrated a fair number of phones courtesy of malfunctioning features in my…

Windows 10 will be Microsoft’s Windows OS swansong, reports suggest

If reports and Microsoft‘s new service-over-product mindset is to be believed, then Windows 10 will be the company’s final iteration of Windows and possibly…

Look out Raspberry Pi: CHIP is the world’s first $9 hackable computer

We here at Gearburn are avid Raspberry Pi and cheap, hackable, small computer stuff fans, so no wonder that the CHIP (or awkwardly dubbed…

Vodacom launches new ‘Use & Get’ prepaid promotion

Vodacom, one of South Africa’s largest cellular providers, has announced that it’s offering a new prepaid promotion dubbed “Use & Get”. Rather refreshingly, the…

Microsoft’s Windows 10 will embrace reworked Android, iOS apps

Prior to the announcement made at BUILD, long term Windows watcher Paul Thurrott suggested that Windows 10 could be coerced into running the likes…

PS4, Xbox One price to drop in South Africa come Workers’ Day weekend

Ster-Kinekor, for the first three days of May at least, will be lowering the recommended retail price (RRP) of the Sony PS4 gaming console…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

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

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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