Zoe Hinis's story, The Elder God Detector, won the initial TechSmart Gigabyte Short Story Competition, thereby scoring her an amazing Gigabyte U2440N notebook. Read it here now. FULL STORY >

In this week’s GNR: Far Cry 4 launches, free DLC for Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and new Bloodborne info unveiled. FULL STORY >

This week's news asks gamers to hold out a little while longer, with Blizzard's Overwatch to look forward to in 2015, and a delay on Bloodborne's release. For now though, GTA V on next-gen and Tales from the Borderlands are just over the horizon. FULL STORY >

Movie Fundi Spling details all the new movie releases you can look forward to during November. FULL STORY >

Priced at R2 600, Acer’s Liquid Z5 gives users plenty of smartphone for a wallet friendly price tag. If value for money holds sway over your decision making, there are few better options. FULL STORY >

This week's gaming news is chock full of Halloween-themed goodness, with sales now on for Steam and Humble Bundle. Also in the mix is details of Shadow of Mordor's Lord of the Hunt DLC and a fast paced live-action trailer for COD: Advanced... FULL STORY >

After a year of beta testing and customer feedback, the Accolades app and platform is now live with selected customers. FULL STORY >

Nokia’s name has been dropped and re-branded as Microsoft Lumia FULL STORY >

If a superb game based on the Lord of the Rings world has been the object of your singularly focused fixation, nay, obsession, then get ready to call Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor ‘my preciousss.’ FULL STORY >

Featuring a unique form factor purpose built for the business-focused user, the Passport is BlackBerry's latest flagship and a return to form by the once great manufacturer. FULL STORY >

We've crammed two weeks worth of geek news into one bumper edition, including a re-release trailer for 2001: A Space Odyssey, Sharlto Copley in PlayStation Plus' Powers, and Marvel's Civil War storyline for Captain America 3. FULL STORY >

In this week’s GNR: Go photographing in Mordor, Valve being targeted for lobbying and Steam launches free PC game weekend. FULL STORY >

Taking a cue from its hardwearing machinery, CAT's B15Q is an Android-powered companion for anyone wanting a smartphone capable of handling a little rough and tumble. FULL STORY >

If you haven’t started reading Gofu, do yourself a favour and pick it up ASAP. You will be astounded by what Deon de Lange has achieved. We asked him a few pertinent questions. FULL STORY >

Despite the smartphone that has taken over the function of telling us the hour of day, plus smartwatches’ arrival on the scene, there seems to be a fresh awareness of the traditional timepieces of yore. FULL STORY >