To get an indepth behind the scenes view of Microsoft in action, TechSmart was invited to spend some time with the company from its headquarters in Seattle. Ryan Noik reports back. FULL STORY >

Taking out ads in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post, Samsung apologises for the Galaxy Note 7's exploding batteries and the failed recall attempt. FULL STORY >

Honouring a hallowed day for Mass Effect fans, the cinematic trailer for Andromeda has all the makings of an epic. FULL STORY >

We may have said goodbye to six seconds prematurely as Twitter reportedly has five companies bidding to buy Vine. FULL STORY >

After its launch, we spent a few hours in Marienplatz, Munich's city centre, putting the Huawei Mate 9 and its second gen Leica-certified dual camera through its paces. Here's what it yielded. FULL STORY >

It’s been a good twenty years since Mark Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie graced us with their Scottish presence. The boys are indeed back in town with a first official trailer (not just a teaser) for T2: Trainspotting, the follow-up... FULL STORY >

With Huawei making improvements across the board on its latest phablet, here's five that stood out for us in Munich at their A Step Ahead launch event. FULL STORY >

We get a closer look at Huawei's new flagship devices, both sporting enviable specs, but one designed by Porsche and the other with a 5.9" display. FULL STORY >

Christened the "world's thinnest laptop," by HP when it was unveiled in April this year, the 13" Spectre will be available in South Africa from mid-November for R29 999 and up. FULL STORY >

Ahead of the Mate 9 launch later today, a new fitness tracker has been revealed by Huawei. FULL STORY >

Moving swiftly along from the death of Vine, two of the app's creators have debut a new live streaming offering - Hype. FULL STORY >

With the end of year approaching faster than a taxi without brakes, there are at least a few thrilling flicks coming up to help with a time-out from all the madness. Below is what we believe to be the best – from magicians and magic, to Death Stars and deadly... FULL STORY >

With much expected from Android phablet fans in the wake of the Galaxy Note 7 faltering, here's five things we'd want the Huawei Mate 9 to boast in order to prove a success. FULL STORY >

Fans of Mass Effect will be happy to know that Bioware has released a new trailer for Andromeda, the next game in the series. FULL STORY >

Coming to new Android phones soon, at least those that can support it, is Google’s Tango Augmented Reality (AR) technology. And the first consumer phone offering this on board, Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro, has just been released FULL STORY >