In a recent report by McKinsey & Company, Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting was touted as the most cost effective way to reduce global warming. TechSmart investigates the uses of this energy efficient light solution. FULL STORY >

The only reason we watched Idols was for Liezel van der Westhuizen. She tells us more about her involvement with the BlackBerry Urban Tours, her love of gaming and life after Idols. FULL STORY >

In April The Pirate Bay four was sentenced to a year in prison, and had to cough up $4.5m in damages. Today their political party, the Pirate Party, has a seat in the European Parliament. FULL STORY >

Sony Ericsson have opted for some exotic names for three of their new phones. FULL STORY >

PC Pro Shop offer a free Skype course at their Menlyn branch on Tuesdays between 14h and 15h. FULL STORY >

According to a study recently published in the journal Current Biology it???s easier to get a grip on flowers with conical cells on their petals than on those with smooth petals. FULL STORY >

View and share your favourite celebrity???s homepage with Google???s new iGoogle Showcase. FULL STORY >

Justin Hartman is one of Africa???s Internet pioneers. As MD and co-founder of Afrigator - Africa\'s largest social media aggregator and blog directory, he is blazing a trail for the rest of us to follow. TechSmart caught up with him to discuss Gatorpeeps- their... FULL STORY >

Today a very big proportion of the information we deal with is computerised, with most of it sitting somewhere on your computer???s hard drive. The very real problem is that it???s becoming extremely difficult to keep track of the documents, files, pictures and music we... FULL STORY >

Microsoft unveiled a new control system at E3 in the US yesterday, Project Natal. FULL STORY >

Wolfram Research, the company behind Wolfram Alpha, is looking for some feedback on their new ?Ç£Computational Knowledge Engine.??? FULL STORY >

Frets on Fire is a game of musical skill and fast fingers. The aim of the game is to play guitar with your keyboard as accurately as possible. FULL STORY >

Bing is Microsoft???s latest attempt to strangle a bit of the search market away from Google and to a lesser extent Yahoo. FULL STORY >

Tech is a numbers game. It???s about data volumes, sales figures, computing power and percentage increases. This month???s numbers are?Ǫ FULL STORY >

The US???s National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, is hoping to recreate conditions that exist at the very centre of the Sun, here on Earth. FULL STORY >