Available in stores nationwide, Microsoft has officially launched its next-gen console, the Xbox One, as it seeks to gain territory lost to some of its rivals earlier releases. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Gaming News Roundup: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain slated for 2015, Bloodborne is dated and new The Evil Within trailer. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Geek News Highlights: The new Batmobile is revealed, Matt Damon to be Bourne again and Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 trailer surfaces. FULL STORY >

What do IBM’s Smarter Cities, Chipotle's Cultivate a Better World, Patagonia's Common Threads Recycling Program and Coca Cola's Small World machines all have in common? Purpose-driven work making a... FULL STORY >

A change in approach appears to be predominant theme in IT at present, and the familiar concept of backups is similarly calling for a different perspective. Warren Olivier, the regional manager of Veeam South Africa explains. FULL STORY >

IT technology analysts, Gartner, have weighed in on data lakes, cautioning users against being swallowed up by hype. FULL STORY >

Little more than existing infrastructure investments is holding South African contact centres back from a mass migration to the cloud, say key local players. Tracy Burrows investigates. FULL STORY >

TechSmart Business recently attended a presentation by Sage VIP’s risk and fraud division manager, Yolande Schoültz, who presented her findings on the key threats facing the payroll environment for both SMEs and large corporates. FULL STORY >

As global competition for both customers and talent heats up, enlightened companies are realising that being a good corporate citizen is also good for business, and that cultivating empathy is key. FULL STORY >

Marrying the analyses of service, cost, revenue, and now, customer experience FULL STORY >

Networking solutions provider, Exinda, makes the case for an orchestrated approach to bandwidth in South Africa. FULL STORY >

It may well be that business as usual becomes a quaint and curious concept in the years to come, with the trend of disruption coming more to the fore. EMC’s Claude Schuck explains. FULL STORY >

This year celebrates the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s most enduring superheroes, Batman. Comic book guru Moray Rhoda believe that The Dark Knight is probably more relevant in today’s morally ambiguous world than he has ever been before. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Geek News Highlights: Trailers for Halo: Nightfall and Destiny debut, and new U2 album offered for free. FULL STORY >

Armed with a stunningly sharp display, Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 10.5 brings to tablets what the S5 was missing in smartphones, and offers a worthy contender to Apple's iPad Air. FULL STORY >