Turmoil broke out earlier this week with the discovery of the so-called Heartbleed bug, an OpenSSL vulnerability affecting massive portions of the web. FULL STORY >

According to the study Financial cyber threats in 2013 ’ conducted by Kaspersky Lab, cybercriminals are increasingly trying to gain access to the online accounts of users. Last year, the number of cyber... FULL STORY >

Has Garmin's first foray into fitness bands come too late in an already saturated wearable market, or has it learned from the errors made by competitors and designed the best active lifestyle tracker to date? FULL STORY >

Dell today announced the launch of both the Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme notebook and the Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme convertible notebook for customers who require powerful solutions that can survive unforgiving conditions. FULL STORY >

Despite questions around legacy systems and security, the march towards the cloud continues. Iwan Pienaar looks at what is influencing local companies’ viewpoints. FULL STORY >

Brendan Widlake, business development executive at Stratus Technologies,delves into what business critical actually means these days. 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 >

At its Anti-Counterfeiting Africa conference held in Fourways, HP explained why counterfeit goods are everyone’s problem, affecting consumers, businesses and governments alike. FULL STORY >

Internet Solutions made a quiet announcement that belied its importance, as it confirmed the recent deployment of Infinera’s technology. FULL STORY >

Amsterdam-based designers, DUS Architects is aiming to take 3D printed technology to new levels with plans to create the world's first 3D printed house. FULL STORY >

Digital Paper is Sony’s answer to offices cluttered with papers, documents, files and folders. Will this E Ink tablet fare well against its HD counterparts? FULL STORY >

After two years of rumours, some speculation followed by denials, it’s finally official – Microsoft’s Office for iPad is a real app. FULL STORY >

In this week’s GNR: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 gameplay video swings in, 100 games on the way to the PS4 and The Last of Us could be coming to the PS4. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Geek News Highlights, sci-fi fans have much to look forward to, with Prometheus 2 in the works,the Wachowski’s at it again and a new X-Men Days of Future Past trailer looking fantastic. FULL STORY >

Facebook has purchased Oculus Rift for $2 billion, with plans to make affordable VR a global reality. It seems Mark Zuckerberg still has some cash floating around after the WhatsApp deal. FULL STORY >