Global information and measurement company Nielsen's latest research has found that more than 70% of US smartphone users use either an Android-running smartphone or an iPhone. FULL STORY >

Local operators Vodacom and MTN will be launching Apple's iPhone 4S smartphone in South Africa on 16 December. FULL STORY >

IBM this week asserted that the world is on the verge of the next era of computing, and explained how smart computing could help solve common problems. FULL STORY >

Uncharted 3 is a jaw-dropping action adventure that we couldn't wait to start playing and that doesn't disappoint, standing out as one of this year's best games. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry holding company Research In Motion makes its new Curve smartphone available in South Africa. FULL STORY >

Market research firm Strategy Analytics has revealed that China has overtaken the US as the biggest smartphone market in terms of volume. FULL STORY >

The Finnish phone giant Nokia rolls out the v1.1 update for its first and only MeeGo-running device, the Nokia N9 smartphone. FULL STORY >

Research In Motion has introduced the successor to the BlackBerry Torch 9800 - its new BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone. FULL STORY >

Apple has revealed the name of its new chairman of the board, as well as the latest member of the board. FULL STORY >

Gartner says that sales of smartphones showed a year-on-year increase of 42% during the third quarter of 2011. FULL STORY >

RIM has revealed its latest smartphone duo to work on the BlackBerry 7 OS, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and Curve 9380. FULL STORY >

HTC has announced the local availability of its first 3D smartphone, the EVO 3D. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up, a trio of Game of Throne games will be making their way to your console or PC in 2012, whilst Ubisoft lines up yet another Assassin's Creed game for 2012. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has apparently slacked its tight grip on hardware requirements for mobile devices running its Windows Phone operating system. FULL STORY >

Samsung reveals its Q3 2011 fiscal results, which sees its telecommunications businesses record all-time high quarterly sales on the back of strong mobile sales. FULL STORY >