HP has announced the formation of its HP Security Research organisation, as well as the core findings of its most recent Cyber Security Risk Report. FULL STORY >

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 >

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 impressed us when we first saw it at the Samsung Africa Forum earlier this year, and it has only done more so now that we have it in hand to play with. 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 >

EA reveals a few details surrounding its game plan for the latest title in the popular FIFA franchise. FULL STORY >

If the latest figures are to be believed, the number of Distributed Denial of Service attacks might not have increased significantly, but the intensity of these attacks is overwhelming infrastructure. FULL STORY >

The first shots have been fired in the war for SA consumers who want the Samsung Galaxy S4, with Cell C announcing its prices for the unit. FULL STORY >