As part of its annual science day, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) hosted 250 high school students at its Pretoria campus. FULL STORY >

This week's geek news is filled with Spidey-themed stories, as details on a Venom Carnage movie and an all-female Spider-Man spin-off emerge, as well as the rumoured all-female cast of the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot. FULL STORY >

With the increasing affordability and pervasiveness of smartphones and tablets, apps have rapidly become a part of everyday life. From games and messaging to banking, handy tools and more, apps have revolutionised the way people interact... FULL STORY >

In the wake of Tempo Smart Calendar’s latest substantial update, the company’s San Francisco based co-founder and CEO Raj Singh spoke to TechSmart Business about personal information management and what lies ahead for its personal digital... FULL STORY >

When you get behind the wheel of a luxury 4x4, few vehicles can match their intoxicating combination of size, power and comfort. With those qualities in mind, we've listed the top four luxury 4x4s money can buy. FULL STORY >

TechSmart’s resident astrologer, Merlin (Badmotorfinger) Mendacium, predicts the month ahead. FULL STORY >

Some movies has a certain je ne sais quoi that keeps on pulling in fans ages after its release. Movie fundi Spling separates the wheat from the chaff to bring you only the best cult movies ever. FULL STORY >

The storage segment of the IT industry used to be a tad, well, boring, but big data and cloud computing are spurring innovation. Lance Harris investigates. FULL STORY >

For those that are ‘always on the go’, protecting your notebook and ensuring you have space for all your documents and files is essential. However, you won’t want to compromise on style, and now Targus and DCC have you covered with the Targus Toploading... FULL STORY >

This week's gaming news sees a few old favourites returning as Beyond Good & Evil 2 is rumoured once again, new trailers from the Shadow of Mordor and Elise revealed as Assassin's Creed Unity's new female character. FULL STORY >

Movie fundi Spling dishes on all the new films worth watching in August. FULL STORY >

Biometric technology is increasingly becoming a part of everyday life. However, it still remains confined to specific applications, where the need for identity authentication is paramount. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Geek News Highlights: New trailers for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Predestination emerge, and Wonder Woman joins Dawn of Justice roster. FULL STORY >

The first smartphone to debut in 2014 from BlackBerry locally is not a new expensive flagship, but rather the entry-level Z3. Favouring function over form, the Z3 offers a utilitarian BlackBerry experience at an attractive price point. But is that enough? FULL STORY >

Getting stranded on an island as in Lost is already troublesome enough, but what if you end up on an alien planet with no signs of intelligent life and strange giant creatures swarming around you? That's what the anime series, Uninhabited Planet... FULL STORY >