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Microsoft Lumia 435 available in South Africa [update]

Update: Microsoft has just clarified that the device shipping to South Africa will be the single SIM Lumia 435 only, which is a tad…

LaCie launches new USB Type-C external drive for 12-inch MacBook

LaCie (Seagate‘s fancy pants division) is the first company to jump on the USB Type-C external storage bandwagon when it launched its new Porsche…

Apple Watch: all you need to know about Apple’s digital ticker

In a typically stylish Apple event held in downtown San Francisco, Apple finally launched its Apple Watch to the world after spending the past…

6 sleek Apple MacBook features that are making fans go ape

The new Apple MacBook stole the so-called Apple Watch show last night. And rightly so, the latest Mac has introduced some really revolutionary features…

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge top 20-million pre-orders since reveal

If the latest report from the Korea Times is anything to go by, then Samsung executives must be high-fiving themselves behind closed doors back…

Samsung Galaxy S6 will likely feature similar price to iPhone 6

If you are to believe Samsung’s European websites then Samsung’s premium fusion of class and metal isn’t as expensive as we feared it to…

John Carmack: Gear VR to get consumer launch with next Samsung update

Oculus CTO and gaming deity John Carmack has revealed that the Samsung VR will get a full commercial launch during Samsung’s next hardware cycle….

Swizz-Army knife of tech gadgets ‘If Convertible’ goes Ubuntu

Three parts, two screens, one device to rule them all. Idealfuture is currently raising funds for its campaign on Indiegogo and hopes its If…

Dell announces impressive 24″ and ‘world’s most affordable’ 4K Monitor

While we all love seeing 4K display’s popping up from every corner over the last year or so, they all seem more like giant televisions…

Steam users surpass record-breaking 7-million concurrent users

This past weekend (and still running) was Valve’s game-distribution company, Steam’s, massive Spring sale. And in the grand spirit of Black Friday, gamers from…

Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours mount: 64-bit CPU, possible March launch

Samsung’s no slouch in the phone department. As soon as it ejected the Galaxy S4 from its doors, Galaxy S5 rumours began cropping up….

Steam’s Black Friday Spring sale kicks off with great PC titles

It’s time for the weekend and the Steam Spring Sale just keeps getting better and better. In the Western part of the world it’s…

‘Angry Birds Go!’ has $100 in-app purchases, is more shop than game

Angry Birds Go!, the inevitable Mario Kart-style racing game for iOS, has wallet-bursting in-app purchases of US$100. That’s US$100 for a virtual kart you’ll never…

Sony ‘switching off a couple of PSN features’ for European PS4 launch

UK PS4 owners will get a little less from the PSN on launch day, which happens to be this Friday, 29 November. Sony’s official…

HTC One with dual-SIM, microSD slot unveiled in the UK, scratches LTE

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? HTC has been mulling around with its popular flagship, the HTC One, since its release February this…

CyanogenMod Installer leaves Google Play for ‘violating developer terms’

There was much excitement around the web two weeks ago when it was announced that the popular custom operating system for Android, CyanogenMod, was…

Galaxy Gear updated to shows notifications from third-party apps

The Galaxy Gear, Samsung’s first Android smartwatch, was poorly received by critics but still went on to sell 800 000 watches, despite an obvious…

Moto G review roundup: cheap, competitive and wonderful

Motorola’s latest Moto G was launched yesterday with a few lucky tech sites getting the chance to pick it apart and share their thoughts…

BBM for Android to be preinstalled on new smartphones in Africa, Middle East

Much to the surprise of… no one, BBM will soon come as a pre-installed app on “a variety” of Android phones, said BlackBerry. BBM…

Here’s what the Xbox One’s new Kinect is capable of

The Xbox One’s all-seeing eye isn’t just there for shits and giggles. While many gamers are familiar with the basic “Xbox turn on” or…

Steam Machine prototype equal parts Wii and PS4 [gallery]

Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, a physical console which is planned to run Steam OS, lands its first official prototype images, care of custom PC…

KitKat coming to Play Edition HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4

While the slow rollout of Android 4.4 KitKat eventually started making its way down to Nexus devices in the last week, it has recently…

Eric Schmidt posts how-to guide for migrating from iPhone to Android

Android or iOS? Which is your poison? If you’re like Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s “friend” — an iPhone user looking for a change —…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV