Research In Motion and Samsung are being sued by Varia Holdings over alleged patent violations regarding the use of emoticons. FULL STORY >

LG has lifted the lid on its approach to Smart TVs, while reaffirming its commitment to the connected TV movement. FULL STORY >

The US ITC hands down its final determination in the Apple vs. Motorola Mobility case, upholding a previous decision that cleared Motorola Mobility of patent infringement. FULL STORY >

Mozilla provides users of its popular Firefox browser with a look at whats to come later this year. FULL STORY >

In part 1 of this week's Gaming News Round-up: Diablo 3 gets dated, the Nintendo DS Lite receives a value pack, and a long desired HD collection is finally announced. FULL STORY >

ARM announces its latest processor dubbed the Cortex-M0, which the company says is the world's most energy-efficient microprocessor. FULL STORY >

Google is about to set in motion a change to its search functionality that is being called the largest in the search giant's history. FULL STORY >

Nikon in South Africa has announced an exclusive five year warranty on Nikon D7000, D5100 and D3100 DSLR bodies. FULL STORY >

Mozilla releases the latest version (11) of its popular Firefox web browser, which adds the ability to migrate your bookmarks and history from Google's Chrome. FULL STORY >

Gartner takes a look at the major trends that are driving a new era in computing, whereby the personal cloud will gain prominence. FULL STORY >

Sony pulls the wraps off its new Xperia sola smartphone which sports NFC as well as the company's new floating point technology. FULL STORY >

Marvel has announced a new format for digital comics that will offer enhanced reading experiences on tablets. FULL STORY >

comScore releases its latest statistics on the US mobile phone market for the period between November 2011 and January 2012. FULL STORY >

In part 2 of this week's Gaming News Round-up: Mass Effect 3 apparently falters on the PS3, Sorcery is given a firmer release date, and new DLC is announced for Uncharted 3. FULL STORY >

CompTIA shares some statistics gathered by the ITWeb team as published in the ITWeb Annual Salary Survey 2011. FULL STORY >