The international ICT scene was dominated by the happenings involving Vodafone. The local ICT market was extremely quiet apart from the speculation of the investments Telkom may make, a couple of sets of results and some positive trading updates.

Consumer electronics vendors have adopted the concept of a "digital lifestyle" to drive marketing campaigns, but it`s about so much more than gadgets.

Virus naming conventions, embarrassing boo-boos, OS X bug fixes and a different kind of phishing play a role in this week`s security roundup.

Women in ICT still don`t take advantage of opportunities available to them, despite the efforts by government and the private sector to open doors

Testing mitochondrial DNA can reveal all sorts of interesting things about your maternal ancestry, but sometimes people aren`t too happy with the results.

Altech withdraws from the race to acquire Prism, thus leaving the way clear for the original bidder, Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

Hacking for fame, lawsuits and jail time, and squashing Microsoft rumours are the issues in this week`s security roundup.

While some vendors are pushing business to adopt the latest WiFi standard, others are already eyeing the home market.

The era of the ultra-clever, ultra-mini PC is about to dawn. I can`t wait.

This "paperless society" idea is rubbish. Never before have we been so overwhelmed with slips, bills and notes.

Last week was quiet on the ICT front, with disappointing quarterly results from Novell.

Social engineering goes mobile and worms jump from PCs to wireless devices. The bottom line in our weekly roundup? If you`re the gullible kind, it will cost you dearly!

Wireless networking equipment vendors are keen to push the market to adopt the latest WiFi standard, but is it really necessary to take things to the nth degree just yet?