An interview with Mark Shuttleworth
07/08/2010 • Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS is a major release of the operating system Mark Shuttleworth and his company Canonical first released in 2004. In this interview with Simon Dingle Shuttleworth discusses the significance of the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, competitor operating systems, the move to cloud services, open source advocacy and how it has changed in recent years, application distribution, social networking, smartphones and other topics. ...more
Game of the week: Super Mario Galaxy 2
06/24/2010 • One of the best days of my life, as a kid, was being 10 years old and using saved up pocket money to buy a Famicom (Japanese NES) 8-bit console. I had enough cash to get two games with it and chose Goonies and Super Mario Brothers. I had played Atari and other early consoles but the NES was a milestone and Super Mario set the stage for a new era in console gaming. Anyone old enough to remember MacGyver, The A Team and Airwolf will likely also have some nostalgia attached to Mario. But you don't have to be a child of the eighties to appreciate Super Mario Galaxy 2 which once again raises the bar for platform games. ...more
LG blocks vuvuzela
06/22/2010 • LG says its televisions are the best way to cut the sound of the vuvuzela out of World Cup 2010 broadcasts - but only if you want to, of course ...more
Game of the week: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
06/17/2010 • Platform: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Price: R400 - R600 Verdict: The best official FIFA title to date. I'm not big on sports games, ...more
Xbox Live finally coming to SA
06/14/2010 • Microsoft announced on Monday that it will be launching its Xbox Live online gaming and content service in nine additional ...more
Country codes for world cup tweets
06/14/2010 • The FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa has been featured solidly on Twitter since kickoff on Friday 11 June ...more