Facebook buys FriendFeed
By Thomas McKinnon 11 August 2009Facebook announced yesterday, 10 August 2009, that it had acquired social aggregation service FriendFeed. FULL STORY >
Twitter offer front page search
By Thomas McKinnon 30 July 2009Twitter has had a little rethink about their landing page in a bid to attract new users. FULL STORY >
AirLive AirMax 5 CPE
By Thomas McKinnon 16 July 2009The AirLive AirMax5 is an all-in-one wireless 5GHz CPE. If you are looking for a cost effectively way to build a wireless outdoor network then the AirMax5 is an ideal solution. It features a weather proof casing, can cover up to 3 km and can be powered via Ethernet. FULL STORY >
Prepaid airtime on credit
By Thomas McKinnon 15 July 2009MTN announced the launch of its new Eazi Recharge service which allows customers to buy prepaid airtime by using their credit card and their cellphone. FULL STORY >
Obama says yes MXit can
By Mike Joubert 8 July 2009President Obama to use SA based MXit to talk to African youth FULL STORY >
Security Monitoring
By Thomas McKinnon 3 July 2009Security Monitoring- Managing Risks, written by network security experts from Cisco Systems, is a must read of anyone managing a business network. FULL STORY >
EDIMAX NS-2502 SATA NAS Server
By Andrew Gould 22 June 2009The NS-2502 is a two-bay network attached server that can accommodate two SATA drives and has two Ethernet connections. FULL STORY >
New Facebook usernames
By Thomas McKinnon 11 June 2009Choose your own Facebook username from 13 June 2009. No longer do you need to be just a number. FULL STORY >
Justin Hartman Interview
By Mike Joubert 4 June 2009Justin Hartman is one of AfricaÔÇÖs Internet pioneers. As MD and co-founder of Afrigator - Africa\'s largest social media aggregator and blog directory, he is blazing a trail for the rest of us to follow. TechSmart caught up with him to discuss Gatorpeeps- their... FULL STORY >
MTN dropped calls issue
By Mike Joubert 15 May 2009Cellular service provider MTN says that recent problems with dropped calls boil down to problems with either a) Telkom, or b) Eskom. FULL STORY >
SA gets own Twitter
By Mike Joubert 12 May 2009There are South African alternatives popping up for a lot of the international Web 2.0 services out there. Think Muti vs Reddit, Zoopy vs YouTube and Afrigator vs Technorati. The latest is GatorPeeps. FULL STORY >
Power to the people
By Andrew Gould 6 May 2009The Internet is putting the power to choose, and create, back in the hands of the public. Andrew Gould looks at how the old is making way for the new. In the not-so-distant past the producers of products and services had 100% of the control as to what was delivered and by... FULL STORY >
Edimax HP-2001-AV
By Mike Joubert 3 February 2009The HP-2001AV turns the existing electric wires in your home or office into a high-speed network. You do not have to install the network cables and be annoyed with the cables planning- just use the wires that already run through the building. HP-2001AV enables you to create a... FULL STORY >
Fallout 3
By Kirsty Melville 19 January 2009Limitless Freedom! ÔÇô Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin! You make the choices that define you and change the world. Just keep an eye on your Rad Meter! FULL STORY >
BiPAC 2072 HomePlug AV 200
By Thomas McKinnon 29 October 2008Extend your home networking through power lines. Just plug the BiPAC 2072 into any power outlet, connect a network cable, and data signals are automatically transmitted through the power lines. The BiPAC 2072 can be used to bridge Ethernet devices such as modems,... FULL STORY >
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