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 ArticleWeekly Round #53: Facebook Reactions, Boston Dynamics’ Robot, MWC, Far Cry
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 Article4 things to consider before crowdfunding your startup
The market has been flooded with positive news about crowdfunding and how it is displacing the traditional venture capital market with great rapidity. This is a trend that is likely to continue,...
View ArticleFounder of 4Chan joins Google+ team to build communities
Christopher Poole, founder of the image-based bulletin board 4Chan has announced his new position at Google. Poole made the announcement in a post on Tumblr. Poole’s responsibilities have not been...
View ArticleWikipedia iOS app gets update with 3D Touch, personalisation
Old players like Wikipedia are learning new tricks. Wikipedia today updated its Wikipedia iOS app and the 15-year-old fact-checking company is adding some nifty features. The two notable additions are...
View ArticleTwitter lauds SpaceX after historic landing
After several agonising failures, SpaceX finally managed to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a ship. The company achieved the feat during a mission to the International Space Station...
View ArticleHere are your mobile gaming picks of the week
We’re back for a second running of our mobile gaming picks feature, where we choose some of the more notable and entertaining mobile titles of the week. It’s a healthy variety of games in this edition,...
View ArticleAutonomous weapons a real concern says ‘Campaign to Stop Killer Robots’
Killer robots and their ability to think have been a staple of science fiction for decades now. Discussions around HAL9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Skynet from the Terminator franchise are often...
View ArticleWeekly Round Up #58: smartphone launches, mobile games, Facebook F8 and geeky...
Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Gearburn editor Andy Walker plays host and talks to...
View ArticleYou aren’t good enough: what I learned from defying average
“You aren’t good enough”. That’s the message that’s been drilled into the majority of our heads from the day we started school. Every report card, every teacher instilling the fear of failure, and...
View ArticleMalvertising: when advertising becomes dangerous
Over the last several months, the BBC, the New York Times, and other major news and commercial websites became victims of Malvertising attacks. What exactly is Malvertising? To understand this type of...
View ArticleFord Focus B Max EcoBoost: get your dad on
I am, at the time of this article going live, 28-years-old and have no children. I do, however, listen to talk radio and tell incredibly lame jokes. And that means I’m reasonably qualified to review...
View ArticleThe shortage of cybersecurity workers: a boom for women and career changers?
With news of more cybersecurity threats reported every day, it should come as no surprise that the cybersecurity job market is booming. Companies of all sizes, in all sectors, are desperate to hire...
View ArticleIs App-athy towards slow IT having a detrimental impact on business...
Improving productivity continues to be a priority for many organisations and as such, IT transformation is top of the agenda when it comes to boosting business performance. A recent study commissioned...
View ArticleEmbracing digital transformation to become always-on
The climate today demands more from IT services. Being Always-On means more services are driven from the data centre. And with many lines of business applications providing rich data options, this...
View ArticleSecurity management builds on integration
Navigating the landscape of enterprise security can be daunting – the threats typically fly under the radar, and the broad array of malware, hacks and data theft shows real innovation. Worse, the level...
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