Citing lack of support from popular browsers like Chrome, Safari and Firefox, Oracle says it will deprecate its Java browser plug-in with the next update, scheduled for 22 September 2016. FULL STORY >

A program that's designed to make web pages load faster than normal, Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages has its sights set on topping Facebook's Instant Articles. FULL STORY >

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company announced that it has contracted with EDP Renewables to construct and operate a 100 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Paulding County, Ohio, called the Amazon Wind Farm US Central FULL STORY >

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. unified communications and collaboration, is hosting a free Web event titled, “Six Top Challenges of Deploying a Multichannel Contact Centre and... FULL STORY >

Fibre is fast becoming accessible for more South Africans and OpenWeb has welcomed the price models. In its effort to help boost fibre, OpenWeb has now launched a range of data broadband products that work on Telkom ADSL, VDSL and Fibre FULL STORY >

At AWS re:Invent announced AWS IoT, a new platform that makes it easy for devices — cars, turbines, sensor grids, light bulbs, and more – to connect to AWS services so that companies can store, process, analyze, and act on the volumes of data generated... FULL STORY >

Set to go live later today, Reddit details its new site Upvoted, which features some of its top curated stories, and curiously no comments or voting for users. FULL STORY >

MWEB has partnered with Sage One to offer its small business clients access to an affordable yet flexible and powerful online accounting solution. FULL STORY >

Technology experts have compared Bitcoin to the Mona Lisa, calling it a masterpiece of technology FULL STORY >

If your work largely consists of e-mailing then the data suggests you’re slacking off in the afternoon. FULL STORY >

According to the 2015 SA Social Media Landscape report, more than 11.8 million South Africans were registered and active on Facebook in 2014 alone FULL STORY >

As a storyboarder and illustrator living in Cape Town, Kay Carmichael is perhaps better known amongst TechSmart readers for her amazing work on the Sophie the Giantslayer webcomic. We chatted to her about creativity, how to get started in comics, and... FULL STORY >

Specifically designed for gaming enthusiasts and home Internet users, OpenWeb has now launched its Home Uncapped PLUS ADSL. The package is a shaped ADSL package designed to deliver a perfect experience for home users and gamers and boasts one of the... FULL STORY >

Until not so long ago “fibre” usually referred to the roughage in breakfast cereals that helps move things along one’s digestive tract a little faster. FULL STORY >

Companies are now for the first time able to host devices, apps and other items on a mobile connection without their publicly accessible IP addresses changing. FULL STORY >