Nokia South Africa has launched its new version of Maps, and makes a convincing case for why traffic management is more important than ever. FULL STORY >

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 >

SaFPWR delivers a smart and stylish battery case to iPhone users, which will enable them to protect their device and also charge it on the go. FULL STORY >

Beyond its obvious Facebook centric approach, the ChaCha is an exceptionally attractive, well built and feature rich phone in its own right. 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 >