Zoe Hinis's story, The Elder God Detector, won the initial TechSmart Gigabyte Short Story Competition, thereby scoring her an amazing Gigabyte U2440N notebook. Read it here now. FULL STORY >

Joe Daly is certainly one of our favourite local comic book talents, with the strangeness associated with his work making for some awesome reading. We cornered him for a spot of Q+A. FULL STORY >

In this week’s GNR:Sony's PlayStation turns 20, Destiny and Alien: Isolation bring new DLC and Dying Light to get a season pass. FULL STORY >

Mark McKeown is quickly making a name for himself with the launch edition of his The Tree of Life Trilogy. We tracked him down for a bit of Q+A. FULL STORY >

When it comes to Space Travel, Deep Fried Man has no idea what the fuss is about. FULL STORY >

Good, Bad or a bit Meh? Pippa rates the best of 2014. FULL STORY >

Our comic book guru Moray Rhoda believes it would have been too easy to include Saga or The Walking Dead on this list or to sing the praises of Deadly Class again. Instead he picked some books that truly surprised him with their level of art and storytelling. FULL STORY >

2014 was clearly the year of the phablet, with everyone throwing their hat in the ring. Here are the top five phablets that stood out above the rest. FULL STORY >

It’s been no secret that the likes of Samsung are watching rising Chinese companies carefully, and well they should be, as Huawei for one isn’t pulling punches. FULL STORY >

With only December standing in the way of 2015, movie fundi Spling rounds-up the best releases of 2014. FULL STORY >

Those seeking an outstanding tablet have never had a better range of choices. Here are our top five that emerged this year. FULL STORY >

Pippa takes some time to reflect on a few personal gaming triumphs. FULL STORY >

Afriforum has voiced a GPS by Steve Hofmeyr, and in the process Deep Fried Man is gifted a column that writes itself. FULL STORY >

Trailers abound in this week's Geek News Highlights, with a teaser for the highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII and dinosaur filled Jurassic World debuting. Google's Santa Tracker and Studio Ghibli documentaries also make an appearance. FULL STORY >

South African game development is starting to boom. James Francis finds out where the action is. FULL STORY >