Conceived by Cape Townbased Optimal Energy and originally designed by South Africanborn Keith Helfet, South Africas very own allelectric car, Joule, will be proudly showcased at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland this month. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has released its first Android app, Microsoft Tag, and now has apps out for most of its rival mobile OS platforms. FULL STORY >

TechSmart talks to EVOKE games director Jane McGonigal, about this social networking game with high aspirations. FULL STORY >

The Asus external optical drive is a portable DVD writer with a very basic interface to allow quick and easy writing of CDs and DVDs on the move. FULL STORY >

The Bold 9700 is business all the way, with a classy look and all the messaging tools you need to back it up. FULL STORY >

Gaming to help solve Africa's social problems is at the top of Evoke's priority list. But does gaming for humanity appeal to you? FULL STORY >

BenQ's MP515 budget projector is worth looking at since it has both an above average contrast ratio and brightness. FULL STORY >

Google's attitude towards security has intensified in the aftermath of the recent hacking attacks, with the new Chrome browser beta benefiting. FULL STORY >

LG's Portable Super Multi Drive is an elegant, external DVD writer that covers all the basic portable optical requirements. FULL STORY >

Intel has announced another processor in the Atom range that offers a slightly faster core speed over current N-series Atom processors. FULL STORY >

Intel is allowing for Moore's law to tick along nicely with the introduction of their 2010 Intel Core family of processors, based on Intels 32 nanometer manufacturing process. FULL STORY >

The Yari follows on from the Sony Ericsson F305 with gesture controlled gaming. It's stylish and feature packed with a 5 megapixel camera and HSDPA connectivity. FULL STORY >

Last month saw the world's cellphone manufacturers peacocking their latest and greatest at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain. Once again smartphones ruled the roost. FULL STORY >

MSI will be showcasing a wide range of their all-in-one PC systems this week at the CeBIT technology tradeshow that kicks off tomorrow in Germany. FULL STORY >

This week's tech news roundup sees South Africa's second satellite, Sumbandila, starting to make returns on the R32 million investment it took to get it into space. FULL STORY >