Brett Simpson
By Thomas McKinnon 7 May 2009We love free stuff, and if it is free software we can get without downloading it from the Internet even the better. The Freedom Toaster kiosks do just that ÔÇô give you useful free software and content. We talk to Brett Simpson, MD of Breadbin ?¡Interactive, the ?¡distributors of... FULL STORY >
Seth Rotherham of 2oceansvibe
By Mike Joubert 7 May 2009Seth RotherhamÔÇÖs blog 2oceansvibe strutted away with six awards at this yearÔÇÖs SA Blog Awards, held last month in Cape Town. TechSmart caught up with him to catch some tips on blogging, his favourite blogs and making money. FULL STORY >
How to Make an Infrared Camera
By Andrew Gould 7 May 2009The only way to see IR light (with its wavelength of 750 nm to about 100 ?Ám), is with an IR camera. Now you could go out and buy one, but you probably canÔÇÖt afford one, and then IÔÇÖd have nothing to write about. The alternative is to make your own. What we... FULL STORY >
Power to the people
By Andrew Gould 6 May 2009The Internet is putting the power to choose, and create, back in the hands of the public. Andrew Gould looks at how the old is making way for the new. In the not-so-distant past the producers of products and services had 100% of the control as to what was delivered and by... FULL STORY >
The New Brain
By Mike Joubert 6 May 2009Just how far are we from recreating the human brain? Now movies like A.I., The Matrix, iRobot seem to suggest that machines can attain a level of human like intelligence.Two big scientific attempts the past number of years show that ?¡recreating the human brain might just be... FULL STORY >
Google Android OS
By Thomas McKinnon 6 May 2009Android is an operating system for cellphones, just like the Windows Mobile platform, or the Symbian platform youÔÇÖll find on Nokia phones. So why the big fuss? Well two reasons. Firstly, it was developed by Google, and we all know what Google did for the web. Secondly, it... FULL STORY >
Free cloud-based antivirus
By Thomas McKinnon 5 May 2009Panda Security has announced the global beta release of Panda Cloud Antivirus, the industryÔÇÖs first and only free cloud-based antivirus. FULL STORY >
Nokia Music Store now in SA
By Mike Joubert 28 April 2009As the 16th country worldwide in which the Music Store has been launched, the site is not only populated by all the well known international artists, but also by a very decent amount of SA talent as well. FULL STORY >
Who to vote for
By Thomas McKinnon 16 April 2009ollowing the lead of various US sites covering elections, the Mail & Guardian has launched an interactive quiz that is designed to discover where you actually stand on some of the more pressing election issues. FULL STORY >
Ninja Blade
By Thomas McKinnon 15 April 2009High atop the towering skyscrapers of modern-day Tokyo, Ken Ogawa and his team of skilled ninjas are deployed to destroy the infected monster horde and stem the spreading disease as humanity hangs in the balance. Matters quickly take a turn for the worse as Ogawa and his team are... FULL STORY >
Microsoft Sidewinder X8
By Thomas McKinnon 13 April 2009Introducing the ultimate wireless gaming mouse. The SideWinder X8 Mouse offers the world\'s most advanced tracking with Microsoft BlueTrack Technology, as well as the convenience of a wireless mouse with wired gaming performance. FULL STORY >
Project P.U.M.A
By Thomas McKinnon 8 April 2009Congestion and pollution are two of the biggest challenges that cities around the globe are currently faced with. FULL STORY >
Halo Wars
By Thomas McKinnon 7 April 2009ÔÇ£Halo WarsÔÇØ is an all-new real-time strategy game based on the legendary ÔÇ£HaloÔÇØ universe and designed exclusively for Xbox 360 by Ensemble Studios, creators of the ÔÇ£Age of EmpiresÔÇØ franchise. FULL STORY >
Publish personal webpages
By Lance Terner 1 April 2009Getting a personal webpage up on the Internet is not as difficult as it may seem. There are lots of different types of webpage editors freely available. FULL STORY >
Creative Xmod
By Mike Joubert 1 April 2009MP3s and other digital music are great because they are small and fast to download. But because this music is compressed, your songs sound squashed and lifeless. Xmod intelligently restores the highs and lows for rich, crystal clear music playback. FULL STORY >
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