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Fitbit announces Fitbit Blaze smartwatch at CES 2016

Fitbit is looking beyond simple health tracking for 2016, at least that’s what it seems from its first device of the new year. Hosting…

Activision Blizzard buys eSports company Major League Gaming for $46-million

Major game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard has announced the purchase of eSports company Major League Gaming (MLG) for around US$46-million. Founded in 2002…

Raru hosts ‘Last Chance Sale’ for last minute bargain hunters [Update]

Local ecommerce store Raru is having another sale on a range of products for last-minute bargain hunters. Some of these specials are left over from…

Xiaomi Mi 4 now available in South African stores on contract

The MIA Group, South Africa’s importer of Xiaomi products, has announced that the Xiaomi Mi 4 is now available on contract through MTN and…

‘Trine’ developer announces new stealth game Shadwen

Finnish video games developer Frozenbyte has today announced and unveiled its latest title, Shadwen. Unlike their previous action, adventure, and puzzle titles, Shadwen will…

Shadow Complex Remastered edition is now available on PC for free

Chair Entertainment has remastered the popular Shadow Complex video game and released it for free on PC for a limited time. The game can be…

Tim Schafer announces Psychonauts 2 coming in 2018

Cult-classic video game Psychonauts will finally receive its long-awaited sequel in 2018. The project was announced in a video by Double Fine Products founder Tim…

Breaking: Nintendo introduces ‘Wii U+’ with added cartridge slot for NES games

Note: this was an April Fool’s Day article and is not based on factual events. Emulation is serious business, especially the emulation of long-forgotten…

iPhone 6 leaked images shows protruding camera, slimmer design

These recent images found on Chinese social site Weibo show what are claimed to be photos of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6. The user who…

Phil Spencer announced as new Head of Xbox

From today, Phil Spencer will head the Xbox division, which includes Xbox Music, Live, Video and Microsoft Studios. Spencer — who’s worked at Microsoft…

‘Hitman: Absolution’ is April’s first Xbox Live Games with Gold title

We love free games here at Gearburn, especially the titles offered by Sony as part of its PS Plus subscriber programme. Sadly, Xbox Live…

PS4 sales hit 7-million thanks to ‘InFamous: Second Son’, outsells Xbox One 7:1

As the PS4’s smash hit InFamous: Second Son continues to dominate the charts, the sales of Sony’s current-gen machine now tops 7-million units, says…

New report finds Android apps more stable than iOS, Galaxy S4 most reliable

Are you looking for a stable experience on your smart devices? According to a new report by performance monitoring company Crittercism, Android is said…

Microsoft Office apps debut on iPad, become most popular on iTunes

Microsoft’s Office 365 suite has finally made its way to the iPad. After years of rumours, the iPad suite currently consists of Word, Excel,…

April’s PlayStation Plus UK games could be ‘Hotline Miami’, ‘Sly Cooper’ and ‘PES 2014’

According to UK-based online gaming store GamePointsNow, these are April’s PS Plus games for the EU region: PS4: Mercenary Kings PS3: PES 2014, Sly…

Samsung Galaxy S5 hits South Korea today, defies April 11 ‘launch date’

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 was supposed to launch April 11 in South Korea. But some sneaky stores are already selling it from today, says Bloomberg…

Is this the future of VR? Facebook buys Oculus Rift for a cool $2bn

Is this a pre-April Fool’s joke? The Smurf-blue social media giant Facebook has announced that it will be buying tech startup Oculus VR, makers…

PS4 to get PS1 and PS2 emulation, Blu-ray support, ‘exclusive game stuff’

PS4 fans, let’s get you excited. There’s a bunch of updates coming to Sony’s current-gen console if Ashan Rasheed, an “industry insider”, has anything…

Google Glass is ugly as sin, can Ray-Ban and Oakley maker save it?

What’s more important to Google Glass owners — price or fashion sense? That’s the question on my mind as I ponder the deal between…

MicroView shrinks Arduino into pin-sized OLED display

Arduinos are amazing. The concept of a programmable micro-computer would have been an alien concept prior to its invention. Today, Arduino pushes the envelope…

PS4 update adds rich video editing, USB sharing, HDMI capturing

There’s a bunch of new updates coming to the PS4 today, as detailed by Sony. None of them will improve the gameplay experience, but…

SimCity finally playable offline from today for PC and Mac

After a few promises and false starts, SimCity players can from today, finally enjoy a game of city-building offline. An update to SimCity allows…

‘It’s time’ as Google launches Android Wear, Moto 360 and LG G Watch revealed

“It’s time,” says Motorola cheekily. The company’s first smartwatch, the Moto 360, has been announced and is one of the first wearables, together with…

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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

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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