In some particularly significant news for the world of small and medium businesses in general, EMC together with VMWare, has announced its newest offering, the VxRail hyper-converged Appliance. FULL STORY >

With productivity centred around conversations, Microsoft has recently integrated a new set of features to increase the collaborative capabilities of Skype for Business. FULL STORY >

The dust has settled on Super Bowl 50, but the slew of movie trailers shown during its halftime show has us talking more than the game. FULL STORY >

Elon Musk's supersonic transport system, the Hyperloop, is taking its first few steps towards development, with an eight kilometre test track set for construction. FULL STORY >

In an effort to improve the productivity of its Android app, Skype has added the ability to schedule calls via Outlook and open Office documents straight from the app. FULL STORY >

First seen at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, Aston Martin unveils footage of its new Vulcan hypercar doing its thing on the track. FULL STORY >

The latest Skype update for Android, 6.1.1, will allow users to save voice messages, along with advanced search and conversation management. FULL STORY >

With X-Men: Apocalypse in post production and set for release in May 2016, director Bryan Singer is reportedly onboard to direct the next film in the X-Men anthology. FULL STORY >

If Exodus: Gods and Kings, and Clash of the Titans had a baby, it would indeed be Gods of Egypt. The first trailer for this CGI-laden film has just landed online. FULL STORY >

Having had one of its top financial quarters in recent years, the outlook for PayPal and e-commerce in general is on the up. To that end, the company has conducted a survey to discover what the local landscape is like. FULL STORY >

GoPro is working on a drone, with the first footage from its prototype quadcopter already online via YouTube. FULL STORY >

SimpliVity distributed in Southern Africa by Networks Unlimited, the region’s leading value-added distributor, is offering an unmatched “HyperGuarantee,” making... FULL STORY >

The latest version of Skype, 6.4 has been updated to support functionality for Android Wear on wearables like the Moto 360, Huawei Watch and LG Watch Urbane. FULL STORY >

PayPal announced the launch of its PayPal Refunded Return service in South Africa, following the launch of the service in 33 countries and the findings from a recent study conducted by IPSOS for PayPal. FULL STORY >

Hyper-converged infrastructure is part of the modernisation movement in today’s data centres. FULL STORY >