South Africa

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…

MateBook D 14 review: a look at Huawei’s ultralight affordable laptop [Sponsored]

For consumers looking for a portable, lightweight, and affordable laptop, the MateBook D range is an attractive option. The MateBook D 14 comes with…

Pre-orders for Xbox Series X and Series S open in SA: Where to buy yours

South African gamers get to “power their dreams” (and the upcoming holiday season) with Xbox’s next generation of consoles, the Xbox Series X and…

Cat S62 Pro: Thermal camera smartphone comes to South Africa

The latest Cat rugged smartphone to launch in South Africa — the Cat S62 Pro — brings a unique integrated thermal camera with it….

SA’s top CS:GO teams to compete for R150k prize pool in Asus ROG finals

As the Asus ROG Invitational II finals take place this weekend, South Africa’s top eight CS:GO teams in the tournament will compete for a…

Ring security cameras launch in South Africa

Amazon-owned company Ring has launched its indoor and outdoor smart home security cameras in South Africa — bringing new smart home devices to local…

Lenovo Legion Y540 review: A lightweight gaming laptop delivering performance and affordability

In 2020, there’s no shortage of gaming laptops to choose from. Nowadays, the challenge is finding value for money and versatility. The Lenovo Legion…

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…

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