Facebook has agreed to buy facial recognition company Face.com. FULL STORY >

Market research firm ABI Research says that Apple and Samsung are responsible for 50% of the smartphone market sales and snap up more than 90% of the profit in this sector. FULL STORY >

A detailed 56 page document detailing Microsoft's next generation Xbox console made a brief appearance on the internet before being removed, providing some details of what to expect in 2013. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is expected to finally lift the lid on its tablet strategy early next week, and we should finally know whether Windows 8 tablets truly are the ones to watch. FULL STORY >

Nokia sells its luxury mobile arm, Vertu, makes changes to its structures and acquires imaging specialists and IP from imagery firm Scalado to cut costs, raise funds and invigorate its mobile devices. FULL STORY >

Lenovo South Africa has announced the availability of its IdeaPad U310 and U410 ultrabooks, powered by the 3rd generation Intel Core processors. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: The Dark Knight and Max Payne are coming to a tablet near you, whilst the Ratchet and Clank Collection goes gold. FULL STORY >

SanDisk has recently released their new Extreme Solid State Drives SSD locally, offering a range of benefits compared to traditional hard drives. We talked to Mandy Duncan, IT sales manager at local SanDisk distributor Tudortech, about the Extreme range. FULL STORY >

Making an effective presentation can be a daunting experience for anyone, however, having the right tools that can be relied on to work can make a significant difference. Here is some top tech to help with great presentations. FULL STORY >

B&D System Engineers believes businesses can transform the way they communicate and save a significant 80 on line rentals and call charges, by taking advantage of 3CX IP PBX VoIP. FULL STORY >

Almost 500 journalists across the globe joined HP last month at the Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai, China, to witness the company unveil close to 80 new products in the consumer, SME and enterprise space. TechSmart was on-hand to get... FULL STORY >

The follow-up to one of the most downloaded games on the iOS and Android app stores, Temple Run, has been released. FULL STORY >

RIM and Vodacom reveal new way for local Blackberry users to pay for their apps obtained from BlackBerry App World. FULL STORY >

Google, Facebook, Twitter and co take on bad advertisements, malware and scams on the net via the Ads Integrity Alliance. FULL STORY >

Samsung makes its budget-friendly Galaxy Pocket smartphone available in South Africa. FULL STORY >