South Africa

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE: Price confirmed for South Africa

Following the September announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, the price for the device in South Africa has been confirmed by an online…

MateBook D 14 vs MateBook D 15: What’s the difference between Huawei’s affordable laptops? [Sponsored]

Last month Huawei launched its newest ultralight affordability-focused MateBook D laptop range in South Africa. At a price of R13 499, the laptops are…

Top Fifa players in SA to compete for charity event

Two of South Africa’s top Fifa players will battle it out in a friendly yet competitive showmatch to raise money for charity. The contest,…

Scammer targets PS5 pre-orders in South Africa

If 2020 wasn’t enough of a lesson on why we can’t have nice things, a scammer is targeting people in South Africa attempting to…

Your most common questions about the Huawei MateBook D range answered [Sponsored]

Huawei’s affordable range of productivity laptops launched in South Africa last month, bringing new choices to consumers looking for an ultralight laptop that won’t…

S20 FE: Samsung launches Galaxy S20 Fan Edition – expected price for South Africa

On 23 September Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphone – the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE). The Fan Edition takes a different approach to…

iPhone 5 set to hit SA, China, UAE and others 14 December

Behold, it beckons to thee Here’s the news the rest of the world was waiting for: Apple’s iPhone 5 will launch (again) globally from…

Meet SA’s most-played games and downloadable titles [Report]

According to MWEB, a South African ISP, gaming has “quietly mushroomed” under gamers feet. Its first ever gaming report tells us what the top…

FIFA 13: keeping the faith alive

What is it about the FIFA series that keeps its devoted fans coming back year after year? Maybe it’s the addictive gameplay? Maybe it’s…

South Africa lands Samsung Galaxy S III ‘tips and tricks’ app

As if anyone needed any help with one of the world’s most user-friendly phones. Samsung though, wants to help the poor, huddled masses in…

Dual-SIM Samsung Chief Hero reaches SA shores

Not actual size of phoneIt is becoming the next big thing to have a dual-SIM phone and Samsung is jumping on the bandwagon. It…

Telkom begins 40Mbps broadband roll out and the preorders start today

South Africans. Want to get in on the Telkom 40Mbps action? Hit up this link and get busy. From today, users can visit the…

South Africa’s E3, rAge ups its game from 5-7 October

For South African gamers, rAge is the real deal. A giant, “local is lekker” E3 if you will. Gearburn was fortunate enough to attend…

HTC One X South African users get Android 4.0.4 update

“Within a week or so”, the Android 4.0.4 update lands for South Africa HTC One X owners. So what’s in store? There’s Ice Cream Sandwich,…

How an HTML 5 mobile game reached millions on Mxit

It’s a hit on Mxit, millions have played it and HTML 5 powers it. This is Moonbase from Maxxor. Gearburn spoke to one of…

Hands-on with Nokia’s Lumia 710 and scorching Lumia 800

At a recent launch event in South Africa, we got some hands-on time with Nokia’s new Lumia 710 and 800 handsets. Read on for…

Comparative pricing study: How do you like them Apples?

Admission to the cult of Mac doesn’t come cheap, and if you’re a South African Apple product owner, you’ve paid more for that right…

The lowdown on the new iPhone 2.0

I was listening to the Apple WWDC event’s iPhone announcements live on ustream, following the excellent live blogging on Engadget, and also keeping up…

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