Facebook has selected 60 finalists from the hundreds of entries it received from across the Middle East and Africa for the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge. FULL STORY >

The SAP Cloud Platform now offers an agile multicloud environment, enabling customers to develop and run apps utilising their choice of infrastructure providers. FULL STORY >

The latest development marks a major milestone for IBM's Quantum computing division. FULL STORY >

Sekete Patrick Maphopha, SE manager for Africa at NetApp, discusses the importance of understanding when and where this new technology will be best deployed, and how this relies on data. FULL STORY >

In a bumper day of announcements for Injustice 2 yesterday, the most significant sees the announcement of the South African Cup tournament. FULL STORY >

Local IT Asset Disposal specialist Xperien has launched Africa’s first mobile hard drive shredder plant, a fully equipped truck that provides state-of-the-art on-site degaussing and destruction. FULL STORY >

Another week, another arena courtesy of Quake Champions. FULL STORY >

Fastly – the edge cloud platform that powers fast, secure, and scalable online experiences for the world’s most popular businesses – continues to grow and expand rapidly, now adding Africa to its fast-growing global network reach. FULL STORY >

Brendan McAravey, country manager of Citrix South Africa, weighs in on why having all your cloud-based services with one provider may present problems. FULL STORY >

The proliferation of Internet of Things endpoints, including smart appliances and wearables, is presenting a significant threat to organisations, says Fortinet. FULL STORY >

Ransomware has emerged as the most serious malware threat of the 21st century, with criminals projected to extort billions from their victims in 2017. FULL STORY >

Italian court bans Uber services within the European country, citing unfair competition for its own taxi drivers. FULL STORY >

Marvel's next comic book project sees their heaviest hitters converge once again in a large scale event. FULL STORY >

Slash joins the mayhem for Quake Champions in new reveal trailer. FULL STORY >

Despite numerous leaks leading up to last night's Galaxy Unpacked event, yesterday was TechSmart’s first official encounter with the Galaxy S8. This is our first impression. FULL STORY >