Mobile

Meet the mid range Oppo A79 5G, the latest addition to the Oppo fam’

Meet the latest addition to the Oppo family the Oppo A79 5G, a device which Oppo says is a fusion of cutting-edge features, sleek…

3 options SA’s notorious minibus taxi industry can use for card payments

It’s 2022, headed for 2023, Bolt, Uber, Taxify, and other taxi fairing options have innovatively mushroomed into the public transport industry to cater for…

LG closing smartphone business: What does this mean for SA consumers?

LG Electronics has announced that it will close its mobile business unit, meaning that the company is pulling out of the smartphone market. This…

In the ARMy now: Intel to make mobile chips for manufacturers

Intel may be the king of desktops and laptops, but it hasn’t had the best of luck in the mobile arena. Its attempts to…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 revealed, a tiny step above the 820

The mobile world moves at a ridiculously fast pace, as today’s tech quickly becomes last week’s news. Qualcomm is no exception to the rule,…

Here’s how to install Pokemon Go on your Android phone

Mobile game Pokemon Go has been a long time coming. From its beta earlier this year to its launch in several markets this week, many…

5 must-have virtual reality games for your Samsung Gear VR

Samsung and Facebook are pushing virtual reality in a big way this year. The companies are giving away Gear VR headsets at events and…

LG G3 review: third time’s the charm

The G2’s design was a bit too boring. The G Flex’s curved body and display was way too extravagant. Now, LG’s latest flagship, the…

BlackBerry 9720 review: too little, too late

While both the Q5 and 9720 look the same to a layman (as opposed to BlackBerry fans), the 9720 sets you back R2 600…

6 creepy but cool games for iOS and Android

Flesh-eating walking dead, Cthulhu, creepy ghosts and annoying demons: that’s how we roll on Halloween. We’ve rounded up some of the must-have mobile games…

VR headset Oculus Rift headed for Android but not ‘problematic’ iOS

Oculus VR announced yesterday that the virtual reality gaming headset, Oculus Rift, is coming to mobile gaming. According to GamesBeat, soon we’ll be able…

‘Fleet of One’ interview: hardcore shooting from an indie dream team

There’s something special about Fleet of One (reviewed here), a rhythm that makes it appealing once the controls have been mastered. This Android (soon)…

Adobe launches mobile-friendly Photoshop Touch for Android and iOS

After more than a year on iOS and Android tablets, Adobe has released a crunched version of Adobe Photoshop Touch for Android and iOS….

DSTV Mobile Walka 7 review: is bigger really better?

The Walka 7 is DSTV Mobile‘s latest offering for mobile television viewing. It’s sporting a 7-inch display, twice that of the previous Walka handheld…

The Vodafone Smart Tab 10: have we seen it all before?

Ah man, the sense the excitement in the Vodafone boardroom when its latest product was unveiled must have been palpable. A tablet! And a…

App of the Week: This Day in Pink Floyd

This week I take a look at This Day In Pink Floyd, a digital companion to (and a concise encyclopaedia about) Pink Floyd, the…

Memeburn and Gearburn relaunch on new platforms

Memeburn.com and Gearburn.com have been refreshed, improved and relaunched, providing a better and more consistent user experience across multiple devices, a streamlined back-end for…

App of the week: Dolphin Browser

This week I take a look at Dolphin, a highly intelligent smartphone web browser that Safari can learn a lot from. When it comes…

OMFG it’s a white iPhone

OMG! I mean, like OMFG! Is that a white iPhone 4? A real one. Oh yeah baby, Gearburn got one. And rushed to review…

App of the week: Money IQ

This week I take a look at Money IQ, a personal finance app that has quickly taken my app world by storm and become…

Campfire pot for USB charging

A Japanese company has come up with a new way to charge your mobile phone after a natural disaster or in the great outdoors…

Microsoft unveils ‘Mango’ Windows Phone update

Microsoft unveiled the latest version of its mobile phone software and new handset partners on Tuesday as it seeks to claw back market share…

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