Reviews

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge review-in-brief: the edge of reason

A few weeks back, we received the Samsung Galaxy S6 in all its sparkling glass and gunmetal glory. It was an instant visual hit…

HTC One M9 review: the same, but better

Evolution, not revolution: over the last couple of years it’s become a kind of creed among smartphone manufacturers. It makes sense too. They’ve more…

Olloclip for iPhone 6 review: the Instagram generation’s must-have accessory

The Olloclip is a clip-on lens for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus presumably for the selfie lover and camera phone photographer. In…

‘Puzzle & Dragons Z’ review: puzzling at first, addictive soon after

I’ve never been a Candy Crush fan in any guise. In fact, Tetris for me was always horrifically boring. Gasp and gawk all you…

Sony Xperia E3 review-in-brief: unflappable but uninteresting

The Sony Xperia E series is the budget battler of the company’s Xperia range, catering for more of a mid-range audience than its other…

Samsung Galaxy S6 review: rightful leader of the Android army?

In many ways, Apple is the Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the tech world. It’s obnoxious, super rich and delivers on its promises time and…

‘Wolfenstein: The Old Blood’ review: we’re in the zombie Nazi killing business

Welcome back to the land of technologically advanced Nazi’s and cheesy American one-liners. Yes, that’s right. Our favourite Nazi-killing machine, B.J. Blazkowicz, is back…

Day One for iOS review: a simple, digital journal for life

My desk at the office is filled with notebooks of varying sizes, Post-its and scratch pads, all filled from top to bottom with notes…

BlackBerry Q5 video review: still hating it

If there’s one thing Gearburn editor Steven “not biased to BlackBerry” Norris hates, it’s the Q5. In his fairly damning review, Norris outlines mostly…

Jabra Revo Wireless review: next-gen headphones

There are a lot of things I hate in life, but wireless headphones aren’t one of them. So when I got the Jabra Revo…

Xolo Q1000 review: value for money, thy name is Android

The Xolo Q1000 is one of many value-for-money dual SIM Android smartphones from local brands that are on sale in India. At the price…

BlackBerry Q5 review: an awful phone

BlackBerry’s Q5 touch and type smartphone feels like a joke without the punchline. It’s cheap and plasticky, wildly overpriced (R5 000/US$420), has random bugs…

Badland for iOS review: an instant, indie classic

I follow a lot of app blogs online, and have tons of notifications going off everyday regarding apps that have been discounted or set…

Sigma 120-300mm ‘Sports’ lens review: slow focus, impressive range

The newest lens from Sigma marks the start of the company’s “Sports” line of lenses. This is the Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 DG OS HSM…

Sony Xperia J review: no small wonder

Sony’s Xperia J is getting on a bit, but it’s still a part of the new Xperia family, some of which I really like….

Four months on, we roast the Galaxy Note 8

I’m a bit scientific-minded, me, so I like to do things scientific-like. So I took the Samsung Note 8 tablaphonelet and made some telephone…

Waka Waka solar powered charger review: fun in the sun

Gadgets are delightful and bring so much more to our lives than simple convenience. Take the weirdly named, US$89 Waka Waka for instance. Here’s a…

System Monitor review: Android’s best stat app

This article won’t matter to many of you, however, to the fellow nerds it will appeal to, I could not recommend System Monitor fervently…

Gadget review: Samsung Galaxy S4 [video]

The Galaxy S4 is a hard phone to like, but that’s exactly what Gearburn editor Steven Norris did. With great power, comes greater mobile…

Netsurfer Dual Tablet review: thrifty Android goodness

Change is a constant in the gadget world. Devices get larger and thinner, operating system become more user-friendly and our wallets become just a…

Feedly review: Google Reader’s best replacement

When Google announced that it would be shutting down its very own RSS reader, I was outraged and immediately started looking for reasons why…

Samsung ATIV Smart PC review: halfbreed

Samsung’s take on the hybrid market has produced the ATIV Smart PC, a US$590 device that uses its idea of novelty to compensate for…

Lumia 920 review: It’s big, it’s really big, but oh so sexy

Turns out if you say “I haven’t used a Windows Phone” loud enough someone will send you one. While floating about in my quasi-world…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

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

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel