Available in stores nationwide, Microsoft has officially launched its next-gen console, the Xbox One, as it seeks to gain territory lost to some of its rivals earlier releases. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Gaming News Roundup: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain slated for 2015, Bloodborne is dated and new The Evil Within trailer. FULL STORY >

Taking place this weekend from 20-21 September, Open Book Comics Fest is a two-day long event where attendees can view and purchase the best in local comic books, as well as learn more about the artform in a series of workshops. FULL STORY >

Armed with a sleek and simple interface, the newly designed MSN online portal from Microsoft, aligns its cloud-first, mobile-first vision for the local internet user, as well as integrating new Bing apps for multiple form factors and OS use. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Geek News Highlights: The new Batmobile is revealed, Matt Damon to be Bourne again and Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 trailer surfaces. FULL STORY >

In this week’s GNR: Destiny becomes a sales star, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor delayed and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 details revealed. FULL STORY >

This year celebrates the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s most enduring superheroes, Batman. Comic book guru Moray Rhoda believe that The Dark Knight is probably more relevant in today’s morally ambiguous world than he has ever been before. FULL STORY >

With so many villains we love to hate, movie fundi Spling goes to the dark side in search of the top 5 best ones. FULL STORY >

Gaming notebooks are largely expected to be the Godzilla’s of the PC world, and the MSI GT70 2PE Dominator Pro happily obliges. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Geek News Highlights: Trailers for Halo: Nightfall and Destiny debut, and new U2 album offered for free. FULL STORY >

With its rivals revealing new devices all around it, Apple still stole the spotlight with the unveiling of their larger display touting iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, as well as its long rumoured foray into the... FULL STORY >

Not one to be outdone, Sony unveiled a slew of new devices at IFA 2014, including the Z3 flagship smartphone, Z3 Compact, Z3 Compact Tablet, as well as two new additions to its smart wear stable. FULL STORY >

Ahead of its mid-September launch, Kaspersky Lab has unveiled its newly improved multi-device 2015 software specifically designed for Windows, OS X, Android and iOS device users. FULL STORY >

Samsung used the second episode of its Unpacked event presentations during this year's IFA 2014 in Berlin to debut the new Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, Gear S Smartwatch and Gear VR Headset. FULL STORY >

Contrary to what you might think, Pippa does have other interests too. FULL STORY >