Small improvements across the board from EA Sports has made FIFA 18 one of the best all-round sports gaming titles in quite some time. FULL STORY >

The workplace collaboration platform shows no signs of slowing down as SoftBank closes an estimated $250 million round of funding, valuing Slack at $5 billion in the process. FULL STORY >

The company's latest football title ropes in the talents of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and James Harden, as FIFA 18's The Journey expands its scope. FULL STORY >

The Japanese developer’s latest football title will be available to play as a demo on 30 August, with more details being revealed at Gamescom. FULL STORY >

If you've been wanting an early taste of PES 2018's multiplayer, a beta kicks off this week and finishes on 31 July. FULL STORY >

For Arsenal fans, we have a home jersey (XL only) to giveaway to one lucky TechSmart reader, courtesy of Puma South Africa. FULL STORY >

Following its reincarnation from Telkom DGL to VS Gaming, the eSports company will be hosting a football festival next month at Gallagher Convention Centre. FULL STORY >

Built with a newly designed type of foam, Nike unveils its new React basketball shoes. FULL STORY >

Fresh off his Champs League win, Cristiano Ronaldo features in the first trailer for FIFA 18, with EA already opening up pre-orders in select regions. FULL STORY >

The company's next footballing game will hit consoles and PCs later this year, featuring the most new additions that Konami has made in the past decade. FULL STORY >

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 >

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 >

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 >