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Vodacom, with LG and Nokia, trials its commercial 5G data network at Durban July

Vodacom continued its love for launching 5G-related tech at the Durban July, one of South Africa’s biggest horseracing events. The telecoms company, partnering with…

LG launches WhatsApp complaints service in SA

Korean smartphone and applicance maker LG has today launched a WhatsApp service channel in South Africa, allowing users to log complaints or problems with…

TWR Podcast: Phones to avoid this Christmas, SA startup taking on Uber & local Black Friday stats

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, where we talk the latest in tech and startup news. This week, Hadlee Simons hosts Stephen Timm and Julia…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #77: Facebook celebrates, Ventureburn awards & PS4 Pro launches

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons…

Quadrooter: 900m Qualcomm Android phones vulnerable to security flaw

The latest set of smartphone nasties floating around the internet has a pretty cool name, but could very well leave your own phone at…

Weekly Round Up #50: Alphabet beats Apple, Travelstart’s $40m, Uber’s new logo, smartphone rumours

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Senior…

LG G4 Beat review: the G4’s expensive, underachieving sibling

It’s easy to punt a flagship smartphone to the masses. Give it a fast processor, cram it with an oversized camera sensor and huge…

LG G4 launches with leather back, curved 5.5-inch screen

LG hasn’t done much to quell the stream of leaks spilling from the internet in the weeks leading up to the LG G4 launch,…

LG’s annual financial report reveals $475 million profit

LG Electronics has posted its of 2014 financial results and they look a lot better than they have for a while. The South Korean…

3 very important ways technology is being employed to fight Ebola

Ebola has been causing, especially in West Africa, much heartache and has turned into an epidemic. Apart from Nigeria, the only country that appeared…

Galaxy Round is most ‘naturally curved’ smartphone… says Samsung

There it is! Samsung just released an ad of the so-called Samsung Galaxy Round — a smartphone that has a curved display. This comes…

The LG Optimus 4X HD, world’s first quad-core smartphone

Two cores, boring. Three cores, passé. Four cores, now we’re talking. The Optimus 4X HD, a 4.7-inch monster of a phone boasts an impressive…

Meanwhile, in Korea… LG Optimus Vu with 5-inch, 4:3 display

With everyone running Android on 16:9 aspect ratio hardware these days, it’s really hard for consumer electronics companies to create devices that grab our…

Review: LG Flatron IPS 236V

Sleek, black curved edges melding into a clear Perspex strip designed to house a single light. A bespoke amber arm, sitting off-centre, joins the…

LG, Philips and Sharp to build interoperable TV apps

LG Electronics has tied up with Dutch giant Philips and Japan’s Sharp to co-operate on the production of interoperable applications for internet-powered televisions. The…

Video Review: LG Optimus Black

Black and blocky – you’re not going to get a much bigger screen this side of a tablet, and it’s got some pretty serious…

LG’s Optimus prime-time smartphone

Review: LG P970 Optimus Black. It’s big and it’s black. And really skinny. The obvious conclusion is that LG is going head to head…

Put a moviehouse in your pocket

The good news is that this little LG HS200G micro-projector will last you 20 years if you use it for four hours per day….

MeeGo still defiantly developing

Meego is still kicking. It was dumped by Nokia and Microsoft, but a dedicated team is keeping the faith, and coding away furiously. The…

Seoul’s ‘World IT show’ all about 3D and robots

The “World IT Show” is running in Seoul, South Korea this week. The show is an exhibit of the latest innovation in technology from…

Smartphones and minicomputers: Mobile World Congress

By Intel FreePress As the tech world’s attention turns toward Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from Feb. 14-17, the annual “who’s who” in…

LG to unveil world’s first full 3D smartphone

LG will unveil the world’s first full 3D smartphone, the LG Optimus 3D handset, at the 2011 Mobile World Congress – offering consumers a…

Netflix debuts Collections: lists curated by its humans for us humans

Google Photos will now let you search for text in your camera roll

YouTube to discontinue direct messages feature in September

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [25/8/2019]

Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists?

Healthtech platform Hospitalia wins Seedstars Cairo

New features coming to Google Assistant on Lenovo Smart Clock

Apple’s next ‘Pro’ iPhones to feature improved cameras, shatter-resistant screen

New firmware updates available for Canon EOS R and EOS RP

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals

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