This week in tech, Bill Gates is demoted to the position of world's second richest person, whilst an average woman from New Zealand becomes a social networking star without doing anything special to achieve that goal. FULL STORY >

The internet has been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize and will be up against 236 other nominees. This year's recipient will be announced in October. FULL STORY >

The Tricklesaver from Radiant Lighting and Electrical will cut back on your home appliances power usage, which is usefull especially in light of Eskom's tariff hikes. FULL STORY >

The LG Home Bakery will provide you with delicious fresh bread with the minimum amount of effort from your side. FULL STORY >

How far are you willing to go to track down a serial killer? In Heavy Rain you play four characters going through the stress and emotions of hunting for a killer that targets boys. Desperation, depression, guilt and hope form central themes in this very human story. FULL STORY >

The European Commission has instigated a preliminary probe into Google, to investigate if the search giant has been abusing its dominant position within the industry. FULL STORY >

One of the yearÔÇÖs most anticipated PS3 titles, Heavy Rain, is being released on 24 February in PAL markets, including South Africa. FULL STORY >

Nokia and Intel have merged their Maemo and Moblin OS software to create yet another Linux based OS for mobile devices called MeeGo. FULL STORY >

Symantec has launched a new site that provides you with info and strategies to protect yourself from being a victim of cybercrime while scouring the web for news and info on the 2010 Soccer World Cup. FULL STORY >

This week in gaming sees developer Bungie dashing hopes that Halo: Reach will use Project Natal and tells you how many Xbox 360 DVDs FF XIII will need. FULL STORY >

The latest GreenHeart phone from Sony Ericsson is the first to come out with Windows Mobile 6.5.3, and is the first GreenHeart business smartphone. FULL STORY >

A stylish pair of portable speakers from Divoom that you can use with your notebook or iPod. FULL STORY >

The Yealink VP-2009D video phone sports the TI DaVinci chipset, a 7" TFT-LCD touch-screen with 800 x 480 pixels resolution and a 0.3 megapixel CMOS camera. FULL STORY >

A pair of desktop speakers from Logitech with sound that follows you around like the eyes of the Mona Lisa. FULL STORY >

Amazon is looking to maintain the edge they have over the eBook market as competition stiffens. Opening the platform up to app developers and offering authors and publishers more favourable revenue sharing options is just the beginning. FULL STORY >