smartphones

Google Pixel 2 XL drama: Google announces two year warranty

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL haven’t enjoyed the smoothest smartphone launches ever, owing to several reported issues. It’s clear that the…

Here’s how to play Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp right now

Earlier this week we saw Nintendo reveal more details about Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, its latest mobile game. The Japanese company revealed that the…

Android 8.1 official: so what’s new in this version?

Android 8.0 hasn’t even made its way to a quarter of smartphones, but Google doesn’t care. No, it’s pressing ahead with Android 8.1, bringing…

6 fascinating smartphone features enabled by AI chips

The past two months have seen both Apple and Huawei launch smartphones, with each device expected to sell by the millions. But beneath the…

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp announced for mobile [Video]

We already knew that Nintendo was planning an Animal Crossing title for smartphones, now, the company shed more light on Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Coming…

iPhone 8 sales sluggish, consumers waiting for iPhone X?

Apple’s iPhone 8 went on sale last month and you’d expect sales to be fantastic. But reports find that the 2017 models just aren’t…

That was quick: Sony Xperia XZ Premium gets Oreo update

Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium (review) wasn’t perfect by any measure, but it’s certainly one of the more exciting smartphones launched this year. Now, the…

Huawei P10 Plus review: has it gone off the P10 path?

Huawei really hit the ball out of the park with the P9 (review) and P9 Plus. Building on the success of the P8 (review),…

The Gearburn Podcast #15: Are smartphones too fragile?

Hadlee Simons and Andy Walker sit down to talk about how fragile smartphones have become. The duo was spurred on by their use of the…

Humble Bundle and Framed 2: this week’s top mobile games

Welcome to Gearburn’s Mobile Game Picks of the Week, a weekly series in which Hadlee takes a look at the latest, most entertaining, or…

Qualcomm’s new fingerprint scanners can scan through display, underwater

The story of 2017 was shaping up to be one of under-screen fingerprint scanners. All eyes were on Samsung to deliver the technology first,…

Google Pixel 2: have specs been revealed?

We all know that the Google Pixel 2 is coming, especially after the praise heaped on last year’s models. But it seems like have…

Interview: HMD Global CEO Arto Nummela

“It was overwhelming. We went to the meetings and people are coming and hugging, (saying) ‘thank god you are bringing Nokia back’.” This was…

Interview: Mobile kingpin ARM on what’s next in 2018

Whether it’s the architecture or actual hardware, UK-based ARM powers the vast majority of smartphones around the world today. Its architecture is licensed by the…

HMD CEO promises ‘two years’ of Android updates – Nokia 3 included

The HMD/Nokia partnership has officially kicked off in South Africa, with the launch of the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 smartphones. These…

What do reviewers think of OnePlus 5?

The OnePlus 5 has only just been launched, but international reviewers have had it for a while now. So what do they think of…

‘iPhone exists because Jobs hated Microsoft executive’

Steve Jobs’s hatred for a Microsoft executive drove him to create the iPhone and iPad, it has been claimed. “It began… because Steve hated…

How big are MediaTek phones in Africa?

Qualcomm is generally considered the big dog when it comes to smartphone processors, but MediaTek has been making waves in the budget space over…

OnePlus 5 fully revealed: 7 things you should know

OnePlus isn’t shy about drawing out the marketing for its flagship smartphones, giving enthusiasts a drip-feed of information and then fully revealing the handset….

Watch: OnePlus 5 launches today, what to expect?

OnePlus is scheduled to launch its OnePlus 5 smartphone today, delivering what should be a capable device at a lower price than Apple and…

It might not be ‘real’ Nokia, but HMD’s phones have potential

2017 marks the return of the Nokia name to the smartphone market, after the Nokia handset division was gobbled up by Microsoft in 2012….

LG G6+ is now official, vanilla G6 gets new features too

The LG G6 (review) is one of our favourite smartphones of 2017 thus far, delivering a great, durable design, a capable dual-camera setup and…

Bixby voice preview launched, but only in USA for now

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is a pretty great smartphone (review) for the most part, but it’s clear that the Bixby service is a half-baked clone…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

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

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