US jury returned a verdict against Thomas-Rasset yesterday ordering her to pay some $80 000 in damages per track for downloading 24 tracks illegally. FULL STORY >

African weather monitoring received a boost thanks to a new initiative that mobilises cellular operators to host weather equipment FULL STORY >

MSI brings a touch-screen desktop to market for less than R6500. FULL STORY >

Opera Software have announced a new service called Opera Unite which allows users to share files, images and music directly with other Opera Unite users. FULL STORY >

Twitter delays maintenance due to protests in Iran. FULL STORY >

There was no upsets at Facebook while 3 million people registered their username in the first 12 hours FULL STORY >

Windows 7 to be browserless as Microsoft give in to EU antitrust pressures. FULL STORY >

We chat to Anton Koekemoer about SEO, semantic technologies and social networking. Anton is the founder of web marketing start up Open Circle and a regular blogger. FULL STORY >

Sony Ericsson launched one of their new eco-friendlier phones as part of their GreenHeart initiative, at their HQ in Paulshof, yesterday. FULL STORY >

If you???ve ever used LimeWire or a BitTorrent site then you???ve engaged in file-sharing, and according to some you???re liable for prosecution. Moving beyond the legal realm, file-sharing is also an ethical issue. So we put it to you; is P2P file-sharing right or wrong? FULL STORY >