The local and international ICT markets were quiet last week, with little significant news.

Company PCs could be under the control of hackers without the company ever knowing it; and employees may be hiding malicious code on PCs` flash memory.

Microsoft is still chasing new markets, but the older and wiser company appears to be planning real benefits for customers and end-users. Or is that just marketing spin?

Is a Bluetooth headset all the marketing people say it is? Or is it just creative jewellery?

Although blogs have become a global online publishing frenzy, it is difficult to find a full complement to reflect your interests.

The appointment of a CEO for the second national operator was a significant step forward for Telkom`s competitor.

Rising threats, escalating costs of online crime and new phishing scams that exploit user ignorance top this week`s security roundup.

One can only marvel at the exponential rate of technological development, but what`s the point if most people are being left behind?

A photographer mourns the passing of photographic film, and looks forward to a new era of digital possibilities.

A new Web site is offering global travellers a network of places to stay - in other people`s houses!

Last week saw the start of the quarterly results flood, with good numbers from Apple, eBay and Yahoo.

High-speed downlink packet access technology is described as a major evolutionary step in mobile data transmission. So why are the local networks so unwilling to talk about it?

Allowing prisoners to appear in front of magistrates from the discomfort of their own cell shows how far the 'virtual realm` has grown.