Elysium is the much-anticipated next movie from District 9’s South African-born Neill Blomkamp, who has crafted another epic and spectacular science-fiction actioner that prods us by holding a mirror up against present day society. FULL STORY >

Facebook has released its Global Government Requests Report, showing to what extent governments around the world are interested in certain individuals’ profiles. FULL STORY >

Nokia is rumoured to be bringing out a Windows RT powered tablet soon. FULL STORY >

Acer’s Aspire R7 typifies the latest PC trend towards notebooks that twist themselves into a variety of form factors, in a quest to be both novel and useful. FULL STORY >

For gamers who need their headset performance to match the graphic punch of their range-topping GPU, Razer offers the Tiamat Elite 7.1 Surround Sound gaming headset. FULL STORY >

Google reveals its Africa Connected competition in which five Africans stand a chance of winning $25 000 cash prizes. FULL STORY >

Alienware has launched three new gaming notebooks, adding to its already formidable gaming PC line, with the Alienware 14, 17 and 18. FULL STORY >

Mercedes-Benz announces a new package dubbed Edition C for its C-class sedan, estate, and coupé variants. FULL STORY >

Epson's EH-TW550 projector has gamers lined up in its sales scope, but does it boast enough feature bullets to appeal to this market? FULL STORY >

Steve Ballmer’s impending retirement may have come as a shock, but it also may just be exactly what Microsoft needs. FULL STORY >

GM reveals that it is bringing the Opel Astra sedan back to local showrooms during October. FULL STORY >

Nokia reveals that the Amber software update has begun to roll out to Lumia smartphone users. FULL STORY >

TechSmart spends a week in the driver's seat of the BMW 330d Steptronic M Sport to find out whether the M stand for magical or miserable. FULL STORY >

The Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 62z is the first AIO to be offered at an economical price. Improved productivity using the 3rd generation Intel Core processors, fast boot up, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support while going easy on your pocket. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: Gamescom leaves us with much to look forward to, EA shows more of FIFA 14 and a Watch Dogs movie is forthcoming. FULL STORY >