Pics of an Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Nexus S is liberated from Google's OS freezer ahead of time in this week's Tech News Round-up, whilst Google now sports games. FULL STORY >

TechSmart recently visited Moscow for the prelaunch of Kaspersky Internet Security 2012. We chatted to Kaspersky Lab's chief technological officer, Nikolay Grebennikov, about malware and the future of security. FULL STORY >

Nielsen's Mobile Insights survey reveals a number of interesting trends in SA's mobile space. FULL STORY >

Korean tech giant Samsung, the world's largest Android smartphone maker, reveals its latest Android Gingerbread running edition to the Galaxy range, which sports Nvidia's Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip. FULL STORY >

A new digital to analog converter from Asus is aimed at helping audiophiles bring their music collection into the digital age without sacrificing quality. FULL STORY >

LG has annouced the imminent launch of yet another Optimus smartphone in its range. FULL STORY >

Taiwanese smartphone and tablet maker HTC, forms a partnership with Dr. Dre's Beat Electronics, which will spawn some Beats-integrated HTC smartphone offspring. FULL STORY >

Time is running out for early adopters of the Nintendo 3DS to take advantage of the Ambassadors programme and be eligible for free games. FULL STORY >

LG and Sony kiss-and-make-up by lowering their legal weapons of mass destruction, aka ceasing their patent lawsuits against each other. FULL STORY >

A Professor of Psychology has questioned the impact Facebook in particular is having on young people. FULL STORY >

Sony, Samsung, Panasonic and co team up to collaborate on a standardised form of 3D active glasses. FULL STORY >

Korean tech giant Samsung's Ch@t IM app undergoes a blistering user adoption rate and now also offers users loyalty rewards. FULL STORY >

IT security firm Kaspersky Lab will be discussing the importance of proactive security measures that businesses operating in East Africa must undertake, to safeguard themselves from a range of web-based threats. FULL STORY >

Acer explains how a changing world has compelled it to begin a company-based evolution of its own. FULL STORY >

HTC announces a massive 83.3% year-on-year jump in sales for the month of July, as well as the purchase of yet another company. FULL STORY >