Until not so long ago “fibre” usually referred to the roughage in breakfast cereals that helps move things along one’s digestive tract a little faster. FULL STORY >

Companies are now for the first time able to host devices, apps and other items on a mobile connection without their publicly accessible IP addresses changing. FULL STORY >

Partnering with Simplon and the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, SAP aims to enhance web development skills and entrepreneurial knowledge with a new youth-focused initiative. FULL STORY >

A recent research paper, “Below the Surface: Exploring the Deep Web”, by the forward-thinking threat research team at Trend Micro, explored a part of the Internet so anonymous that it serves as an online platform for drug dealing, identity and account... FULL STORY >

With Incredible Connection's newly designed e-commerce site set to go live on 1 June, TechSmart readers have the chance to win R1000 worth of online vouchers. FULL STORY >

Internet Solutions launches CloudConnect, a single point of access to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Dimension Data Cloud FULL STORY >

Amazon Web Services has detailed eight top trends that it believes we should watch out for in the months and years ahead. FULL STORY >

Local ISP OpenWeb has introduced instant activation and once-off payment options on its Home Capped Unshaped product range. FULL STORY >

Microsoft Build is now underway, as Windows 10 gets showcased to developers the world over. One new tool they'll be able to play with is Windows 10's new go-to browser - Microsoft Edge. FULL STORY >

Local Internet provider Openweb has introduced Africa’s first bonded ADSL in the cloud. The company has invested in a state-of-the-art cloud backbone that will deliver the lowest bonded latencies in the country. FULL STORY >

The browser wars looked primed to hot up this year, as Microsoft drops Internet Explorer. Now ex-Opera CEO, Jon Von Tetzchner debuts Vivaldi, a new cross-platform web browser. FULL STORY >

The issue of web security is not a new one. However, since our migration to the digital age, organisations are now facing rapidly changing risk landscapes at a frightening pace. Cyber risks are growing exponentially and attacks are becoming more... FULL STORY >

Locally the market towards hosted servers is becoming more accessible to SMEs. But what are the pros and cons of going this route, and what should SMEs look for in their service providers? Iwan Pienaar looks closer. FULL STORY >

This week's geek news is dominated by stories revolving around the San Diego Comic-Con as our own Moray Rhoda prepares a panel discussion on the local comic book scene, images from Avengers: Age of Ultron emerge, Humble Bundle offers... FULL STORY >

Today is the 25th birthday of the internet, an innovation which has left few corners of the globe untouched and unchanged. FULL STORY >