Internet privacy has taken center stage in recent months, thanks to a steady stream of revelations about government snooping and a barrage of news related to the privacy of social networks. FULL STORY >

The African Startup environment is an exciting one, with a host of entrepreneurs and companies looking to take advantage of the continent’s ever-growing level of connectedness. Here are four African Startups with heaps of potential and a promising future... FULL STORY >

This week's Geek News has something for everybody with details on the new Dumb and Dumber To film, Noir-filled trailer for Sin City: A Dame To Kill For and Nike Football's animated video for the 2014 Fifa World Cup. FULL STORY >

Stuart Cheverton from Hitachi Data Systems South Africa comments on the changing role of IT vendors. IT vendors are well placed to play a role in bridging the gap between business and IT, says Stuart Cheverton, business development consultant –... FULL STORY >

IBM's SmartCamp Competition is an initiative aimed at the next generation of budding entrepreneurs across Africa. All of whom are vying for the opportunity to become an IBM platform partner. FULL STORY >

One of the biggest surprises of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) so far has come from Nintendo itself, which rolled out one pleasant surprise after the next. FULL STORY >

The Night Light Solar Candle is an cheap, eco-friendly alternative light source, designed and developed in South Africa for impoverished households and poorer communities. FULL STORY >

With Hitachi’s new technology, customers gain the most available, automated and agile IT infrastructure for today’s dynamic business needs. This is what Continuous Cloud Infrastructure offers businesses. FULL STORY >

The popular third-party keyboard app, SwiftKey is now available for free download to Android users on Google's Play Store. FULL STORY >

As an increasing number of organisations consider outsourcing all or part of their IT to improve efficiency or lower costs, managed services become an attractive option. However, there are several points businesses should understand about managed services... FULL STORY >

Many companies are finding themselves swamped in a quagmire of data, wondering how to manage this effectively. Hitachi Data Systems recently launched its Continues Cloud Infrastructure, which address a number of key issues surrounding storage.... FULL STORY >

While there are pockets of South Africans, mostly high-end consumers in gated communities or high-tech office parks, that are ahead and have participated in the new subscription delivery model curve, the majority of the local population... FULL STORY >

Cloud computing offers South African SMEs a new way to consume ICT services that could give them more flexibility and help them reduce technology needs. Lance Harris investigates. FULL STORY >

According to a study done by American mobile solutions provider XCubeLabs, 67% of CIOs and other IT professionals surveyed believe mobility will impact their businesses as much as or more than the internet did in the 90s. Add to this the fact that Gartner notes that... FULL STORY >

As many companies have experienced, when it comes to developing an app for business systems, there is no one size fits all solution, no magic bullet, and no shortcuts – it will take time, effort and commitment to stay the course. FULL STORY >