The Kaspersky Lab study ‘Financial Cyberthreats in 2014’ reports that the number of financial malware attacks against Android users grew by 3.25 times in 2014. Following an initial decrease in March 2014, Kaspersky Lab... FULL STORY >

ESET, the pioneers of proactive cyber-protection, has conducted a survey on social media of smartphone usage ahead of the Mobile World Congress with interesting conclusions: almost ten percent of surveyed users had their phone lost or stolen in the last 12 months, 29... FULL STORY >

The AA has released their free AA Rescue Service mobi app suite, which gives users access to a full suite of rescue services and assistance at a click of a button. FULL STORY >

Artificial Intelligence is not yet a reality but very smart computers are. FULL STORY >

Could you be the next startup to transform the financial services industry? If you can answer in the positive then your entry is needed for the 2015 Innotribe Startup Challenge. FULL STORY >

The TV often takes pride and place in many living rooms. To ensure it stays there, Samsung has littered its 6200 Smart 3D LED TV with a host of features to keep owners viewing. FULL STORY >

Reddit has announced the launch of its new AMA-specific (Ask Me Anything) app to add a streamlined viewing experience to the popular Q&A sessions the website is famed for. FULL STORY >

This week's Geek News Highlights proves that good things come to those who wait, with an original issue of Action Comics #1 from 1938 selling for $3.2 million, Humble Bundle offering up more exclusives and NASA discovering water clouds on... FULL STORY >

Log off and have an actual conversation before you become a social media slave, writes Deep Fried Man. FULL STORY >

For Canon, putting time and effort into its social media presence is already reaping benefits, with its Facebook and Twitter accounts garnering a rapid and constant increase in followers. FULL STORY >

In arguably this year’s most eye-raising acquisition to date, Facebook has acquired popular messaging service WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion (R190 billion). FULL STORY >

Researchers at Princeton University believe that Facebook is heading the same way as Myspace, going so far to declare that in 2017 the social network will only have 20% of its peak user base left. FULL STORY >

Leader in Cloud-Based Loyalty, Mobile and Social CRM Solutions that Help Retailers Drive Sales and Profitability Through Intelligent Customer Engagement forms strategic partnership with Blue Label Telecoms to bring the next... FULL STORY >

Whilst biometric technology, based on fingerprint identification, is considered the most accurate in terms of access control in commerce, HR experts believe facial recognition has captured the attention of decision makers. FULL STORY >

Mxit makes a reinvigorated play for the hearts and minds of IM and social networking mobile users via Mxit 7. FULL STORY >