ABI Research's latest research show that more affordable smartphones will constitute nearly half of all smartphone shipments by 2018. FULL STORY >

A new mobile messaging platform launches for iOS mobile devices, offering texting, multimedia sharing services, email and cloud storage. FULL STORY >

Toyota announces its redesigned 2013 Verso multi-purpose vehicle. FULL STORY >

Twitter makes its music discovery service available to general users within select countries. FULL STORY >

Nokia releases its latest (Q1 2013) interim financial report revealing a decrease in feature phone sales, but uptake in Lumia smartphones. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: Watch Dogs to X720; Dead Island Riptide rises up; and Pikmin 3 finally dated. FULL STORY >

MTN reveals that a technical glitch on its system caused its BlackBerry Internet Service (tiered plans) clients to go through their data bundles at a quicker rate. FULL STORY >

MTN makes its latest Anytime contract offerings available to subscribers. FULL STORY >

Three University of Johannesburg computer science students and their supervisor have won themselves a spot at an international competition in Russia, thanks to their social-media savvy innovation. FULL STORY >

Nintendo has lavished its 3DS portable console with love, announcing a raft of new titles that are due for release in the months ahead. FULL STORY >