Samsung unveiled its first Android-powered smartphone this month, the I7500. FULL STORY >

There are South African alternatives popping up for a lot of the international Web 2.0 services out there. Think Muti vs Reddit, Zoopy vs YouTube and Afrigator vs Technorati. The latest is GatorPeeps. FULL STORY >

With the ?Ç£more megapixels??? spat all but over, the latest punch up concerning digital cameras is now about HD video shooting capabilities. FULL STORY >

An eerie green glow that has baffled sailors for ages is almost like a neon sea-based billboard selling sex for fireworms. FULL STORY >

Scientists say in an April issue of the journal Science, that large amounts of proteins clog up the neural connections in sleep-deprived brains. FULL STORY >

We love free stuff, and if it is free software we can get without downloading it from the Internet even the better. The Freedom Toaster kiosks do just that ??? give you useful free software and content. We talk to Brett Simpson, MD of Breadbin ??Interactive, the ??distributors of... FULL STORY >

Seth Rotherham???s blog 2oceansvibe strutted away with six awards at this year???s SA Blog Awards, held last month in Cape Town. TechSmart caught up with him to catch some tips on blogging, his favourite blogs and making money. FULL STORY >

Getting started with Twitter is easy as pie (point your browser to twitter.com and sign up), but as you get into it you might want to start doing more. Twitter Tips, Tricks and Tweets will help you get the tweeting like a pro. FULL STORY >

The only way to see IR light (with its wavelength of 750 nm to about 100 ?Ám), is with an IR camera. Now you could go out and buy one, but you probably canÔÇÖt afford one, and then IÔÇÖd have nothing to write about. The alternative is to make your own. What we... FULL STORY >

Android is an operating system for cellphones, just like the Windows Mobile platform, or the Symbian platform you???ll find on Nokia phones. So why the big fuss? Well two reasons. Firstly, it was developed by Google, and we all know what Google did for the web. Secondly, it... FULL STORY >