Another year, another wildly expensive Leica that we’ll never be able to afford. For the low-low price of $15 750 you can order the Leica M Monochrom (Type 246) ‘Stealth Edition’ rangefinder. FULL STORY >

According to Kaspersky Lab researchers, cybercriminals have started using sophisticated infection methods and techniques borrowed from targeted attacks in order to install mining software... FULL STORY >

New research from PayPal shows how attached South Africans are to their mobile phones and highlights potential for mobile eCommerce. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is rolling out a trimmed down version of Skype for Android devices sporting 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) to 5.1 (Lollipop) of the operating system. FULL STORY >

Encryption exists to protect data from unauthorised access by translating it into a format that is unreadable without a decryption or secret key. However, the very method used to keep data safe is also being used to compromise it. FULL STORY >

alon.com is going a different route by introducing a “Suppress Ads” option which mines the cryptocurrency Monero by using readers’ PC’s processing power. FULL STORY >

Prashant Prakash, Blockchain lead for Financial Services practice at Accenture in South Africa talks about the impact of blockchain on the banking industry and how organisations have expressed interest and are exploring... FULL STORY >

Cape Town recently hosted the continent’s largest blockchain hackathon, as well as the city’s first ever Blockchain Symposium. FULL STORY >

If you’re seeing no more annoying ads for cryptocurrency while browsing Facebook, here’s why. FULL STORY >

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange confirms that hackers stole $400 million in a recent security breach. FULL STORY >

Gron Digital releases self-sustaining gambling and betting ecosystem designed to protect the player. FULL STORY >

It just became more difficult to monetise your videos on YouTube, with the video streaming service’s tightening the requirements to become part of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). FULL STORY >

The photography specialists have jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon and launched KODAKOne as a digital ledger for photographers to have greater image right controls. FULL STORY >

The cryptocurrency continues to surge in value, most recently crossing the $15 000 threshold. FULL STORY >

The cryptocurrency will no longer be accepted by Steam, with the site stating it's too unstable and costly. FULL STORY >