As Smart TVs continue to gain popularity Samsung shares a number of its recent app successes, giving us even more reason to get a smarter TV. FULL STORY >

A shocking report arises around Chinese prisons forcing inmates to earn virtual goods online. FULL STORY >

Opera Software makes the latest version of its Opera Mini mobile browser available to iPhone and iPad users. FULL STORY >

Microsoft unveils its latest forthcoming update to the Windows Phone OS, dubbed Mango. FULL STORY >

YouTube shares some user figures in celebration of the popular site's sixth birthday. FULL STORY >

Western Digital unveils its largest SATA drives to date in the form of new 2.5 and 3.0 TB devices. FULL STORY >

A security company named ElcomSoft cracks Apple's password and encryption measures for iOS devices. FULL STORY >

MWEB upgrades its uncapped 512 Kbps subscribers to 1 Mbps lines at no extra cost. FULL STORY >

A number of software firms announce their plans for the Linux-based mobile operating system, MeeGo, during the MeeGo Conference taking place in San Francisco. FULL STORY >

GPU and mobile chipset maker Nvidia has won a top tech honour for its mobile processor the Tegra 2. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is set to unveil the first major update to its Windows Phone 7 OS later today in the form of WP 7.5, codenamed Mango. FULL STORY >

Sony Coporation is facing its biggest financial loss in 16 years, due mainly to the Great East Japan Earthquake which struck this March. FULL STORY >

Vodacom unveils a new service for its prepaid clients, enabling them to make calls, send messages and go online even when they have no airtime. But at a price. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone and tablet maker Research In Motion gives BlackBerry users some tips to keep their emails, contacts, appointments and multimedia content safe in the event that they lose their device. FULL STORY >

This Friday an explosion at a Foxconn plant in China caused the death of at least three workers while injuring some 15 others. FULL STORY >