5 of the best 2016 Collector’s Edition games
For most consumers, the standard version of a video game is perfectly fine. For fangirls and fanboys alike it’s the special editions, the products with exclusive and elusive content, that they’re...
View ArticleStar Wars: The Force Awakens: the spoiler free review
We respect our readers and anticipation around Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Any plots points discussed have already been revealed in trailers for the film. Since its initial release, Star...
View ArticleHuawei Mate S review: touch made irrelevant
As far as 2015 flagship releases go, we’ve seen a great many excellent additions. The Samsung Galaxy S6, the LG G4, the iPhone 6S and Huawei’s own P8 have all left a marked impression on the space in...
View ArticleMTN acquires Nigerian network operator Visafone Communications for...
With a US$3.9 billion fine — imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission — looming in the background, MTN Nigeria has reportedly acquired Nigerian network operator Visafone Communications....
View ArticleSouth Africans are scarily happy to give out their passwords
The people of South Africa have a long way to go when it comes to being truly cyber-savvy. That much is made obvious by a new report from Kaspersky which suggest that South Africans are far more...
View ArticleLo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World trailer, a Werner Herzog film...
Werner Herzog’s latest film is a documentary called Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World. The doccie is about the internet and runs for about 98 minutes on screen. It is divided into 10 sub...
View ArticleBlockchain and Bitcoin Africa Conference 2016 reveals speaker list
The 12 official speakers for Blockchain and Bitcoin Africa Conference 2016 have been announced. The conference will take place on 3-4 March in Sandton, Johannesburg. Amoungst the speakers are...
View ArticleJack Dorsey gives a pep talk to keep the fire burning at Twitter
Things appear pretty salty over at Twitter right now, no thanks to the recent exodus of high-ranking executives. This was the second round of Twitter employees leaving the company in the space of six...
View ArticleUber basks in phenomenal SA growth
On-demand driving service Uber has seen phenomenal growth since launching in South Africa in 2013. The Silicon Valley startup has been taking the world by storm since 2011, but its growth in South...
View ArticleSlack releases diversity report, records an increase since last report
In its latest diversity report, Slack, the team collaboration app, reveals stats on its own efforts towards a diverse company structure. The company’s efforts are commendable and it is thanks to people...
View ArticleTigo Tanzania is giving its cutomers free access to WhatsApp
While MTN and Vodacom are waging war on OTTs like WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, Hangouts and so on in South Africa, in other markets telecommunications are finding innovative ways to get in on the action...
View ArticleWeekly Round Up #50: Alphabet beats Apple, Travelstart’s $40m, Uber’s new...
Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Senior Reporter Stuart Thomas talks to Gearburn Editor Andy...
View ArticleReach Trust launches mobile tool to ‘fast-track’, reward learning
The Reach Trust, an NGO which was birthed out of Mxit and holds all of the once might mobile social network’s remaining IP, this week announced the launch of a new service aimed fast-tracking learning...
View ArticleMWC 2016 preview: the numbers, the launches, the rumours
It’s February, and that for techies means Mobile World Congress. Sunny Barcelona hosts the 30th edition of what is arguably the world’s most important mobile device showcase, where some of the biggest...
View ArticleTwitter Q4 results: revenue on the up even as user growth stagnates
There is a joke that goes, a Russian ship is on the ocean, a voice comes over the radio to the controller room “Help, help, I am sinking”, the operator mistakes the man for a heavily inebriated Russian...
View ArticleWeekly Round Up #51: SONA, Twitter Q4 results, French giant AXA buys stake at...
Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Senior Reporter Stuart Thomas talks to Gearburn Editor Andy...
View ArticleKaspersky test confirms humans couldn’t be bothered to protect themselves online
In the latest confirmation that human beings really don’t care about protecting themselves online, a Kaspersky test has found that almost a third of internet users do nothing to protect themselves when...
View ArticleZuckerbaby parody open letter is all kinds of awesome
This week, the world has been celebrating the birth of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s daughter Max. The couple also achieved massive kudos from people around the world when his hoodiedness posted...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg explains $45b pledge following skepticism
Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO and co-founder, and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan, announced that Zuckerberg was going to donate 99% of his personal Facebook shares (US$45-billion) over...
View ArticleGoogle Calendar gets Reminders, enables tracking to-dos in app
The Google Calendar app, both for Android and iOS, is getting a new Reminders feature. According to Google, this feature will allow users to create reminders in Google Calendar, enabling the user to...
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