Choose your own Facebook username from 13 June 2009. No longer do you need to be just a number. FULL STORY >

Microsoft???s Arc mouse raised a few eyebrows with its rather odd design last year. We chatted to the User Experience Designer responsible for the Arc concept. FULL STORY >

Spescom have launched a voice recording and data backup mobile app. Backup your text, pictures and conversations online. FULL STORY >

Microsoft???s new search engine, Bing, has surprised many by grabbing 11.1% of all US searches in its first week online. FULL STORY >

hertenberger.co.za is one of our favourite South African gadget blogs. We chat to the man behind the blog about the new Android phones, blog tools and citizen journalism. FULL STORY >

Magazines.co.za is a magazine preview website which allows you to preview cover stories, regulars, competitions and the contact details of SA???s most popular magazines. FULL STORY >

Freeware offers a cheap (read FREE) alternative to often overpriced products. Freeware is software that can be freely used, modified, and redistributed by anyone. FULL STORY >

If you???re upgrading from an old tube-style TV to a flat screen, or if your current flat screen is just not big enough, why don???t you consider a rear projection screen. FULL STORY >

Our DIY Dude put on his safety goggles and went to find the best DIY tools money can buy.

The WiiMotionPlus will at long last be available in South Africa. The Wii MotionPlus gives better accuracy and tracks users motions while playing in finer detail. FULL STORY >

All PCs sold in China, even imported PCs, will have to be pre-installed with \"Green Dam Youth Escort\" filtering software. FULL STORY >

The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), headed by Robin Gibb of Bee Gees??? fame, is hosting the second World Copyright Summit this week in Washington DC. FULL STORY >

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 >