In this week’s Geek News Highlights, rights to Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles are bought, a forty year old smartwatch prototype is up for auction, and we say goodbye to a beloved comedic genius. FULL STORY >

Comic book guru Moray Rhoda takes us through the current crop of local SA comics. Read it or miss out! FULL STORY >

Retailers moving into the online space for the first time face risks that don’t exist in the bricks-and-mortar world, says Brendon Williamson, general manager of business development at payment services provider PayGate – and they need to ensure... FULL STORY >

After Earth is not the comeback M. Night Shyamalan is looking for, writes movie critic Spling. FULL STORY >

The GSMA has revealed that sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest-growing mobile market in the world, with a prodigious average annual growth rate of 44% since 2000. FULL STORY >

After recently launching the Xperia active, ray and txt, Sony Ericsson is back on the Android attack with the Live with Walkman. FULL STORY >

Intel looks to get the tech party started by collaborating with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am. FULL STORY >

Twitter boss and co founder steps down from role as CEO to focus on product placement. FULL STORY >

Many companies are now using smartphones to keep their workforce mobile. But apart from email, real integration of content management web applications has not really taken off. TechSmart spoke to Willem Schipper, managing director of... FULL STORY >

The next evolution in gaming is upon us. From the mind of Will Wright, the creator of The Sims, comes SPORE, an epic journey that takes you from the origin and evolution of life through the development of civilization and technology and eventually all the way into the deepest reaches of... FULL STORY >