Echo Social’s launch of its new social media monitoring tool into the South African market is intended to help businesses get a grip on social media. FULL STORY >

The last few weeks have been pretty eventful for the motor industry, here are a couple of news highlights from the world of cars. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry enters into a preliminary, non-definitive agreement to be acquired for about $4.7 billion. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry hits the pause button on rolling out BBM for other platforms. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry is making its popular BBM instant messaging service available as a free download for the iPhone and Android smartphones this week. FULL STORY >

Naamsa releases its latest vehicle sales figures, revealing the sales performance of the South African motor industry last month. FULL STORY >

Twitter reveals more feature enhancements for its official Twitter applications for Android and the iPhone. FULL STORY >

Google reveals its Africa Connected competition in which five Africans stand a chance of winning $25 000 cash prizes. FULL STORY >

Wacom has finally unveiled its two new tablets , catering specifically for artists and creatives. FULL STORY >

Babies reading faces, electrical spider webs, and our amazing ability to throw things, all feature in this month's SciNews. FULL STORY >

Both WeChat and WhatsApp have introduced a version update boasting new features that add to the capability of each of the apps. FULL STORY >

Twitter reveals some security as well as feature updates for the official Android and iPhone applications. FULL STORY >

Naamsa releases its latest vehicle sales figures, revealing the best selling cars in South Africa last month. FULL STORY >

Cisco’s latest Visual Networking Index has pointed to a near future characterised by mind boggling exponential growth of IP connections. FULL STORY >

Nissan Juke fans can now opt for diesel power, courtesy of the newly launched 1.5 dCi Acenta+. FULL STORY >