Among the plethora of social media services that have exploded into existence recently, these are some of the services that have caught our eye:

A new local online financial management service, 22seven, has gone live today. The service, created by former 20twenty CEO Christo Davel, uses behavioural science and 'gamification' to help users manage their finances.

The Consumer Protection Act may preclude direct marketing via SMS, based on technicalities.

Desktop entertainment and gaming in eye-popping 3D quality in the privacy of your own home are now within reach for many consumers, courtesy of an affordably priced 3D monitor by AOC.

The first Nokia Windows phone has arrived in SA. The Lumia 800 goes on sale at Vodacom today, marking what Nokia hopes is “a new dawn” for the phone manufacturer in the local market.

Yesterday's solar flare set social networks alight with apocalyptic comments and quips that “the end was nigh” and scares as to the dangers of the astrophysical phenomenon.

A self-taught South African musician, who has been sharing videos of himself playing on YouTube, has drummed up more than 100 million views on the social sharing website.

Google has announced significant changes to its privacy policy and terms of service, which will allow the search giant to combine its user data from across its services.

Ready or not, all Facebook users will be automatically upgraded to the new Timeline profile design.