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Microsoft drops first Lumia branded device: a cheap, colourful selfie-shooter

Microsoft’s first branded Lumia has just been revealed. Sans the Nokia brand of course, the Lumia 535 is a low-cost, colourful smartphone with a…

MTN SA launches R999 Steppa Tablet

MTN is preparing to launch its low-cost (R999) Steppa Tablet into the South African market. These cut-price tablets are not in competition with the…

Amazon Echo crams a voice assistant into a $199 Bluetooth speaker

After the Fire Phone became this year’s biggest hardware gaffe, Amazon felt it necessary to follow it up with the Echo — a speaker…

‘The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask’ hits Nintendo 3DS this Spring

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D is coming to Nintendo 3DS and 2DS this Spring (March 2015, we guess). Announced earlier this week…

PS4 update 2.00 placing some Sony consoles into ‘Coma Mode’

Firmware updates for the PS4 are lovely (and free). Most of the time, we get some decent changes such as themes, software fixes and…

Count Super Mario, not sheep: Nintendo announces sleep-monitoring device

This is not a Nintendo article about how well it’s suddenly doing, this is a story about sleep, and how Nintendo wants to monitor…

Live-action ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ video brings the hype

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare launches 4 November, or next week Tuesday. While pre-orders may be 40% lower than last year, the Peter Berg…

iOS 6.1.4 finally jailbroken on iPhone 5

iOS 6.1.4 has been jailbroken, but it’s not available yet, says Redmondpie. The jailbreak has happened, we’re just waiting on the app now. iOS…

PS4 launches in Japan 22 January 2014

Sony’s made two announcements today. One: PS Vita TV which we’ve written about. Two: the PlayStation 4 is launching in Japan 22 January 2014,…

Sony announces updated PS Vita and new media streaming device

Today Sony announced an updated all-new PlayStation Vita in Japan as well as a new Vita TV streaming device. The new Vita underwent and…

Nissan’s Nismo smartwatch will track your car and real-time biometric data

With Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch released last week and the overall wearable tech scene becoming increasingly popular, Nissan now joins the party by announcing…

The Nokia Lumia 1520 is a 6″ beast and here’s a picture of it

Nokia’s dead right? A forgotten company eaten by the giant Microsoft machine. No, as Microsoft quietly digests Nokia, phones like this, the massive Nokia…

Apple working on new iPhone with 6″ display, says report

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is currently working on iPhones which have displays ranging from 4.8-inches to 6-inches. This, according to an…

Follow the iPhone down the manufacturing rabbit hole [infographic]

The manufacturing process of something like the iPhone carries a lot of sweat, tears and of course many many jobs. Many of Apple’s job…

Nikon’s 13MP Coolpix S02 is ultra tiny

Nikon isn’t going to compete with Sony’s quick but effective show last night. Instead it’s released a few new imaging devices today — and…

Toshiba hatches 8-inch tablet with Bay Trail CPU, Windows 8.1

At IFA today, Toshiba announced a fresh trio of price-friendly devices including an 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet, a laptop-tablet hybrid and an exceptionally budget…

ASUS announces the ultra-portable, affordable 10.1″ X102BA laptop

With IFA drawing to a close, ASUS has announced the X102BA which is an affordable 10.1-inch compact laptop that’s said to be ultra-responsive as…

The most exciting tech gear of 2013 so far [Infographic]

From the HTC One to Google Chromecast and the Leap Motion controller, this year has seen a range of new interesting innovative gadgets. This…

Easy-to-use multipurpose 3D-printer ZEUS launches Kickstarter campaign

Scan, print, copy and fax 3D objects. It was just a matter of time before an all-in-one 3D-printer made its debut on crowdfunding sites…

Samsung Unpacked reveals Note III, Note 10.1 and Galaxy Gear

Live from IFA 2013 in Germany, the Samsung Unpacked event (which are very showy affairs) released details and launch dates for a suite of…

Xbox One will launch 22 November in 13 regions for $499

Guess what? Xbox’s Major Nelson just announced the Xbox One launch date. Microsoft’s next-gen console will launch 22 November 2013 in 13 markets. The…

Google Glass app store launching in 2014

Google Glass, the wearable Android device for your face, is getting an app store in 2014, said MarketingLand (via an insanely long NYtimes article). Said…

HDMI 2.0 announced: ups throughput from 10 to 18Gbps

HDMI is one of those technologies that we can’t do without, it’s also something that slips under our radar most of the time. We…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs