SMS phishing, or ÔÇ£smishingÔÇØ, occurs mainly when customers receive an SMS from what seems to be a reputable financial institution prompting them to call a telephone number due to a possible fraudulent transaction on their account. FULL STORY >

Victor Dronov is the Product Manager for Kaspersky LabÔÇÖs Mobile Solutions Unit. We chatted to him about the mobile threats users face and the launch of KasperskyÔÇÖs Mobile Security 8.0. FULL STORY >

Reports that Sony intends to develop a PSP device with mobile voice and video chat capabilities have resurfaced. FULL STORY >

Secuvoice micro-SD card encrypts your voice communications, preventing snoops from listening in on your calls. FULL STORY >

Mobile Security 8.0 is designed to protect smartphones from malware and theft. It offers a total mobile security solution. FULL STORY >

Intel and Nokia released a joint statement yesterday announcing a deal to collaborate on the development of new convergence products and technologies. FULL STORY >

African weather monitoring received a boost thanks to a new initiative that mobilises cellular operators to host weather equipment FULL STORY >

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

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

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

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

Kaspersky Lab launched its latest version of Mobile Security, version 8.0, at ITWeb`s IT Security Summit today, held at Vodaworld, Midrand. FULL STORY >

Sky Map from Google is an Android app that allows you to discover and identify stars and other celestial objects in the night sky simply by pointing your phone upwards. The big news is that Google is about to launch an update to the app to make it even better. FULL STORY >

Keiichi Yano, celebrated developer behind some of the industryÔÇÖs most beloved rhythm games, brings his vision of collaborative and social musical entertainment to ÔÇ£Lips.ÔÇØ The first and only singing game that offers interactive motion-sensitive microphones to make your party rock all... FULL STORY >

An eerie green glow that has baffled sailors for ages is almost like a neon sea-based billboard selling sex for fireworms. FULL STORY >