In a joint press conference held with FIFA, Hisense announced its status as an official sponsor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first-ever Chinese consumer electronics brand to sponsor the tournament. FULL STORY >

Fitbit has made changes to their Alta smartband, with version 2 now coming with continuous heart rate monitoring, utilising a specially designed PurePulse chip. The company believes this makes the Alta HR the world’s slimmest fitness wristband to... FULL STORY >

At R3 899, Nike's Hypervenom Phantom 3 is about as much as you can hope to pay for a football boot, but they feature a ton of tech and feel built to last. FULL STORY >

The slimmed down Xbox One console will be available for pre-order early next week, with the 500GB model carrying a R4 999 RRP and larger 1 TB version for R5 999 RRP. FULL STORY >

Priced at R3 899 locally and filled to the brim with Nike's latest football boot tech, we take a closer look at the Hypervenom Phantom 3's. FULL STORY >

Facebook is asking developers across the Middle East and Africa to create innovative bots in the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge. FULL STORY >

The Charge 2 from Fitbit is, as you might have guessed, a second generation fitness tracker, bringing with it a larger display as well as heart rate monitoring. FULL STORY >

Making it the single largest magnetic disk drive ever, if it is produced and released. FULL STORY >

Efficiency can be designed, built and enhanced; it’s the goal of any IT department to optimise efficiency and boost productivity, and, increasingly, customers have come to expect that, too, notes Wynand Smit, CEO of INOVO. FULL STORY >

Fitbit may pay between $34 and $40 million to acquire smartwatch maker Pebble. FULL STORY >

Feersum Engine: the multilingual chatbot for WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and more launched today at Botcon Africa 2016. FULL STORY >

Platforms provide partners with new ways to engage and deliver compelling, personalised experiences to consumers. FULL STORY >

Another strong showing from Konami when it comes to gameplay, but the bells and whistles are still missing from PES 2017. FULL STORY >

If the recently released demo is anything to go by, EA Sports has taken a step forward with their latest football title - FIFA 17. FULL STORY >

First in Manchester Red, now donning Manchester Blue, Alex Hunter returns for another look at FIFA 17's new "The Journey" mode. FULL STORY >