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 >

Armed with a sleek and simple interface, the newly designed MSN online portal from Microsoft, aligns its cloud-first, mobile-first vision for the local internet user, as well as integrating new Bing apps for multiple form factors and OS use. 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 >

Progressive airlines, a good travel pillow and a cheescake factory - we talk travel with Brad Pulford, Dell SA’s Director of Enterprise Solutions Group 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 >

Fortinet’s Jonas Thulin speaks to TechSmart Business about why Advanced Persistent Threat attacks are not your ordinary intrusions and how enterprises can cope. FULL STORY >

Long gone are the days where a simple anti-virus was all you needed to keep your company protected. Luckily, anti-virus software vendors are taking the fight against cybercrime seriously. Gavin Smith looks closer. FULL STORY >

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

One of the more interesting concepts being discussed at present is that of disruption. The MD of Internet Solutions believes positive disruption can hit even the most stable industries. FULL STORY >

In this week’s GNR: Destiny becomes a sales star, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor delayed and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 details revealed. FULL STORY >

With so many villains we love to hate, movie fundi Spling goes to the dark side in search of the top 5 best ones. FULL STORY >

To drive success in this new landscape, businesses need to turn distance and location into a competitive advantage by ensuring flawless application performance and the best user experience, regardless of location. In... FULL STORY >