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rAge Expo’s ‘Home Coded’ stand aims to mix game development with job creation

NAG’s annual rAge Expo, South Africa’s biggest gaming and electronic entertainment expo, is nearly upon us once again. The publisher will once again showcase…

Toshiba shoves a 4K screen in a 12.5-inch laptop for funsies

For more IFA 2015 happenings, live updates and deeper analysis, keep locked onto our IFA 2015 portal. Toshiba has announced that it’s cramming all…

rAge 2015 Johannesburg tickets available from 1 September

NAG’s Really Awesome Gaming Expo, also known as rAge, is drawing ever nearer. Today, the publisher announced that tickets are now available to purchase…

Xiaomi is bringing its smartphones to Africa in September

Here’s some huge news, especially for Africans waiting for more Chinese devices to hit the continent. Xiaomi, the world’s fourth largest smartphone producer, is…

Boston Dynamic’s creepy humanoid robot spectacularly slouches through forest

US-based engineering and robotics design company Boston Dynamics continues to turn heads with yet another showcase of its robotic prowess. This time round, it’s…

Darth Vader-inspired PlayStation 4 unleashes the force this November

In prelude to the release of the Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens and Star Wars Battlefront later this year, the force…

Alleged leak shows-off Google’s upcoming Nexus smartphone

A photo of what’s said to be Google’s upcoming Nexus smartphone has been released into the wild. Originally posted on an Indonesian Google Plus…

Fin thumb ring brings gesture control to the palm of your hand

Fin is a tiny device that you can wear on your thumb as a ring, which turns your hand into a numeric keypad and…

Meet the Elife S5.5, ‘world’s thinnest smartphone’

No, it’s not the iPhone 6 or a new Samsung Galaxy something. Chinese manufacturer Gionee claims that its Elife S5.5 is the world’s slimmest…

T-Mobile stabs BlackBerry in the back with iPhone 5s trade in offer

Use your rusty old BlackBerry as down payment for a shiny new powerful iPhone 5s. That’s what the US telecom giant T-Mobile was hoping…

ZTE to reveal ultra thin Grand Memo II LTE, new Firefox phones

ZTE, the Chinese manufacturer popular for launching one of the first Firefox OS smartphones, has now given us details of what lies ahead for…

VTech’s Kidizoom, the first smartwatch for children

Grownups have them, so why shouldn’t kids? We’ve seen tablets of all shapes and sizes for most types and ages. Some of them fun and…

Kickstarter project GoPhone is a GoPro mount and monitor for your iPhone

There’s a horde of iPhone cases roaming the world, each trying to fulfill one of our practical everyday needs. This handy Kickstarter project introduces…

PS4 doubles Xbox One January sales in US, Xbox leads with games overall

According to a January report by industry research firm The NPD Group, PlayStation is currently winning the battle of the next-gen console but Xbox…

These two ‘Flappy Bird’ tribute games are ridiculous fun

There are a lot of Flappy Bird clones out there. The popular one-touch control 8-bit bird flew from Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App…

BBM update brings Voice, chat Channels to iOS, Android and BlackBerry

BlackBerry Messenger’s getting a nifty update today in the form of BBM Voice and Channels: Voice will let BBM users talk to each other…

Sigma’s dp Quattro: minimal be thy name

Today, cameras are starting to look more like smartphones and smartphones are starting to look more like cameras. Japanese camera manufacturer Sigma Corporation recently…

Sony launches flexible, lightweight VAIO Flip 11A hybrid PC

Sony recently introduced the VAIO Flip 11A, a smaller lightweight hybrid PC. This adds to the existing Flip PC lineup of 13″, 14″ and…

Xbox One March update bolsters multiplayer ahead of ‘Titanfall’ launch

Microsoft’s second software update for the Xbox One is on its way with a bunch of multiplayer and social improvements. The March update has…

Motorola’s Moto G sells out in India, will return in ’10 to 20 days’

Customers in India eager to buy Motorola’s cheap but cheerful Moto G will have to put their Android ambitions on the back-burner for a…

Nokia launching Android smartphone ‘Normandy’ at MWC

According to recent reports, Nokia is planning on releasing its Android smartphone later this month at the Mobile World Congress in Spain. Codenamed Normandy,…

Updated HTC One ‘M8’ leaked, set for release end of this month

Every new month calls for a new HTC One. If it’s not a brand new colour then its a new size. It’s a pattern…

Microsoft announces Xbox 360 Special Edition Chrome Series Controller

In our opinion, the Xbox 360 is still the preferred Microsoft console for 2014. Dark Souls 2, Castlevania 2 and Destiny are just three…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

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